• Artist rendering of Pioneer Square during Klondike Gold Rush

    Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit

    National Historical Park Washington

Indoor Activities

 Fall - Spring Activities

Between September 7, 2011 and June 18, 2012  no ranger-led activities are scheduled. Movies are shown on request.

 

 

Summer Activities

 

Gold Panning and Mining Demonstration

Starting June 19, 2012 through Sept 6, 2012 gold panning and mining demonstrations are scheduled daily at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the visitor center basement. This free 20 minute talk is geared to all ages.

Learn about permafrost and the difficulties encountered in the how the difficulties of the sub-arctic environment of the Klondike made locating and mining gold so difficult.

 

Movies

Between June 19, 2012 and September 6, 2012 movies are scheduled every 30 minutes on the hour and half-hour.

9:30 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields (25 minute video), 

 

10:00 Gold Panning Demonstration (approximately 30 minutes)

10:30 Days of Adventure, Dreams of Gold (25 minute video) 

 

11:00 Gold Fever: Race to the Klondike (25 minute video)


11:30  Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields

 

12:00  Hiking the Chilkoot Trail (25 minute video)  

 

12:30 Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields 

 

1:00   Gold Fever: Race to the Klondike 

   

1:30   Days of Adventure, Dreams of Gold   

 

2:00  Walking Tour of Pioneer Square (approximately 60-90 minutes) 

 

2:00   Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields

 

2:30   Gold Fever: Race to the Klondike 

 

3:00   Gold Panning Demonstration 

 

3:30    Seattle: Gateway to the Goldfields

 

4:00   Gold Fever: Race to the Klondike

 

  

 
 

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