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By Portage River Paddling Co.
Free cancellation available
Price is $6 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

    • Feel the thrill of discovering real gemstones and fossils
    • Choose from seven different bags of mining rough, each with treasures
    • Dip your box in the sluice and watch as the soil washes away
    • Take home a collection bag and a fossil or gem ID card
    • Enjoy a fun and educational activity for all ages

Activity location

    • Port Clinton
    • Port Clinton, Ohio, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 3134 W Harbor Rd, Port Clinton, OH 43452, EE. UU.
    • Port Clinton, Ohio, United States

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

Check availability

Valid for 0 Hour, Port Clinton: Gem Mining Experience - Prospectors

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m

2 lbs - 3+ oz of gemstones

Price details
$6.00 x 1 Adult$6.00
Total
Price is $6.00

Valid for 0 Hour, Port Clinton: Gem Mining Experience - Paydirts

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m

3 lbs - 6+ oz of gemstones

Price details
$7.50 x 1 Adult$7.50
Total
Price is $7.50

Valid for 0 Hour, Port Clinton: Gem Mining Experience - Fossil Finds

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m

3 lbs - 4+ oz of fossils, 1/2 oz of shark teeth

Price details
$9.00 x 1 Adult$9.00
Total
Price is $9.00

Port Clinton: Gem Mining Experience - Lucky Strikes

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m
  • Opening hours: Fri 10:00am-8:00pm

5 lbs - 9+ oz of gemstones

Price details
$11.00 x 1 Adult$11.00
Total
Price is $11.00

Port Clinton: Gem Mining Experience - Fossil Digs

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m
  • Opening hours: Fri 10:00am-8:00pm

5 lbs - 8+ oz of fossils, 1/2 oz of shark teeth

Price details
$12.50 x 1 Adult$12.50
Total
Price is $12.50

Valid for 0 Hour, Port Clinton: Gem Mining Experience - Emerald Strikes

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m

5 lbs - 6+ oz of gemstones, 3 oz of emeralds

Price details
$12.50 x 1 Adult$12.50
Total
Price is $12.50

Port Clinton: Gem Mining Experience - The Motherlodes

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m
  • Opening hours: Fri 10:00am-8:00pm

10 lbs - 10+ oz of gemstones, 2 arrowheads, 4 oz of fossils, 1 oz of shark teeth (15-20) and 1 large specimen of amethyst druzy

Price details
$25.00 x 1 Adult$25.00
Total
Price is $25.00

Port Clinton: Gem Mining Experience - Mega Strikes

  • Activity duration is 30 minutes30m
    30m
  • Opening hours: Fri 10:00am-8:00pm

20 lbs - 20+ oz of gemstones, 2 arrowheads, 8 oz of fossils, 2 oz of shark teeth, mega specimen of amethyst druzy, 1 large crystal

Price details
$50.00 x 1 Adult$50.00
Total
Price is $50.00

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Bag of mining rough
  • Inclusions
    Take home collection bag
  • Inclusions
    Fossil or gem ID card
  • Exclusions
    Transportation to the location
  • Exclusions
    Food and drinks

What you can expect

  • Pan for real gems and fossils from all over the world on a 116-foot-long gem mine, complete with three series of waterfalls at the Port Clinton location.

    Choose your bag of mining rough, place part of the rough from the bag in a screened bottom box, and dip the box in the sluice. Watch the gemstones appear as the soil washes away.

    Choose from seven different bags of mining rough, each containing a guaranteed amount of real treasure to be found. Each purchase of mining rough includes a take-home collection bag and a fossil or gem ID card.

Location

Activity location

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    • Port Clinton
    • Port Clinton, Ohio, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 3134 W Harbor Rd, Port Clinton, OH 43452, EE. UU.
    • Port Clinton, Ohio, United States
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • 3134 W Harbor Rd, Port Clinton, OH 43452, EE. UU.
    • Port Clinton, Ohio, United States