Musuem Hours & Off-Season Visits
The Black Hills Mining Museum is closed for the season as of October 17, 2026, with regular operating hours resuming May 13, 2027.
Although we do not have scheduled hours during the off-season, visitors are welcome to stop in and explore our exhibits and displays whenever staff are on-site.
Museum Admission: $10 adults | $6 Children (ages 7-12)
Please note that off-season visits are subject to staff availability.
Recreated Underground Tours
Interested in exploring our recreated underground mine? Guided tours may still be available during the off-season!
Please contact us at least 24 hours in advance
So we can check tour guide availability.
Tours are available for groups of at least 4 paying adults
$15 each or seniors $13 each
Tours are subject to the availability of a tour guide
at the requested time.
Want to plan a tour? Give us a call at 605-584-1605 and leave a message. We’ll be happy to help arrange a tour if a guide is available.
Experience the Black Hills as the first miners did.
Welcome to the Black Hills Mining Museum, located in the mile-high city of Lead, South Dakota. Our non-profit educational corporation is dedicated to the preservation of the rich mining heritage of the Black Hills of South Dakota. We invite you to visit us and enjoy our numerous exhibits and activities. For more than a century, gold mining was the number one industry in Lead and in the northern Black Hills. Today that mining heritage is cleverly depicted as an educational and fun Black Hills and Badlands Association Family Approved Attraction.