Pisgah Forest Gem Mine
Pisgah Forest Gem Mine
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11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Gem mining just minutes from downtown Brevard and Sliding Rock. Just a short drive from Asheville. We have the perfect bucket waiting for you. You can find Rubies, Sapphires, Amethyst, Geodes, and many, many more minerals and gemstones. Bring the whole family and share a bucket. We are pet friendly too! Come visit us today, we will keep your bucket ready!
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Deborah G
7 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
This was a great family experience. Jill was friendly and knowledgeable. We found surprisingly large gemstones and geodes. Don't make the mistake we made, and go for a small bucket. It's is done with too fast and the gems are not as big or as special. Once over the sticker shock, it is more econominal to go with the $70 super bucket that we shared and has much better gems. We found a huge sparkling amethyst and more. Caution to RV drivers. The parking lot is small and there is no way to turn around if you are towing anything. We were stuck. But thanks to Jill and her "can do" attitude, she arranged for others to move their cars so then we had the space to drop the car and manuver around and reattach the car to the RV. Lack of RV parking aside, we highly recommend this experience
Written 17 July 2022
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Melanie P
20 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
Fun activity for the kids (and even the adults). My 8 year old son’s favorite activity of the day and my teenager had almost as much fun! I mean, who doesn’t love searching for buried treasure knowing they are guaranteed to find something? It’s outdoors, but in the shade/covered so can be done rain or shine. There are benches by the “stream”, so you can sit or stand, whatever you are comfortable with. I think the location and being outdoors added to the charm. Range of price points to accommodate any budget. The employees, Gerit, Coner and Joenuh, were top notch. Very friendly, personable and knowledgeable about the gems, rocks and fossils found in the mining buckets. We will definitely be back if ever in the area again and would recommend to anyone wanting a few hours of fun!
Written 13 June 2021
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Thank you for mining with us! See you again soon.
Written 10 August 2021
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Leigh P
Stony Point, NC13 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
We had a blast at the gem mine today! The prices are reasonable, the facility is nice, and we found some great stones! Also, Garrett was extremely helpful and informative. We are already looking forward to our next trip!
Written 11 June 2021
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Great! See you soon. Thank you for the review!
Written 10 August 2021
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jdee61
Pennsylvania7 contributions
May 2021
My wife, son, his girlfriend and I went over the Memorial holiday weekend. Jesse, Jorge, Keenan, & Garrett could not of been anymore cheerful and helpful. They really went out of there way to answer all of our questions. You could tell right away that they were extremely knowledgeable. There are true Rockstars. !!!
Written 2 June 2021
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Thank you for the great review! Hope to see you again soon.
Written 10 August 2021
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Marsha D
Greenville, SC14 contributions
Aug 2020
Great value. The kids really enjoyed panning for the gems. We were very impressed with what all we found in our buckets. We plan to visit this place again in the future. When we visited, it was raining, but we still had a blast and it did not interrupt our fun at all.
Written 8 March 2021
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Thank you for the review!
Written 27 April 2021
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Fritzy T
5 contributions
Mar 2021
Pisgah Gem Mine has got it going on. It was the most fun that my husband and I have had in a long time. We found so many cool things here! I highly recommend it to anyone seeking a adventure getaway! The staff was just amazing and super friendly! A++++
Written 8 March 2021
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Thank you for your review!
Written 27 April 2021
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William Murray
Gastonia, NC6 contributions
Sep 2020 • Family
Bought a deal off of Groupon, well worth it! Staff is very helpful and courteous as well as knowledgeable about the area. Kids had a blast searching through the buckets finding all sorts of different rocks and gems to bring home. Definitely recommend for families with both younger and older children.
Written 7 October 2020
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Thank you for the review. We appreciate yiu dropping in to see us!
Written 18 April 2021
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Araseli C
Concord, NC44 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
Mining is always fun my son has a huge collection of rocks, gems, and shells and every time we go the mountains we mine.
Written 13 August 2020
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Thank you for mining with us!
Written 18 April 2021
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Lydia Keller
Poplar Bluff, MO37 contributions
Aug 2020
We visited on the weekend and had a blast! We got the “small specialty bucket” and we had 3 adult diggers. We spent about an hour digging through the buckets and found a nice array of fossils, geos, and gemstones! Everything we found was decent sized, too.
Written 11 August 2020
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Thank you for your review!
Written 18 April 2021
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DAY
2 contributions
Aug 2020
They don’t have they own mine and makes it hard to find anything good. I got the $65 buckets and it was disappointing. I got a bunch of canine teeth that was very nasty and creepy and full of sand. Will definitely will not go back to this place, feels like they are getting their stuff from the store and putting them on a bucket full of sand for you to find it. I was at the Gem Mountain and that was amazing. I was hoping to get the same experience in this mine but is not really a mine at all.
Written 5 August 2020
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Thank you for your review. I would love to have a chance to talk to you more about your experience and see some pics. Please give me a call at (828)367-8330. While we do not have a mine to go in, all of our mining mixes are shipped to us directly from mines in Franklin,NC, Brazil, Madagascar, Mexico, Uruguay and Morocco. They are all unsearched and random. I have never seen a canine tooth in the 5 years we have been open. We do see shark teeth, megalodon teeth and the occasional fossilized horse or bear tooth. I purchase from mines that have sand as a substrate because people can search them and not get completely filthy with mud. Thanks again for stopping by. I hope we can have a chance to up your experience!
Written 8 October 2020
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Roel V
2 contributions
My group went to one of the mines and I'm trying to take my youth group to the same one. The mine we went to several years ago also had a trail to walk through and some of the kids actually were sluicing in the stream. I was wondering if this were your place. There are 32 of us and was also wondering if you gave church discounts or large group discounts. Any help would be a blessing!
Daryl W
Asheville, NC72 contributions
We have been in Pisgah Forest for 2 years. We do have a stream that kids can play in but we do not mine in the stream for eco reasons. We do have group discounts and can accommodate groups up to 120. We are also minutes away from some of the most beautiful waterfalls in the southeast. Call us at 828-367-8330 for more details. Thanks for the great question! Daryl Waldrop, owner
JSanseverino
Port Orange, FL11 contributions
Are you pet friendly?
Daryl W
Pisgah Forest, NC30 contributions
We are! We even allow them in the store unless they have been in the river- that includes 2-legged visitors haha!
How much does this cost?
Daryl W
Pisgah Forest, NC30 contributions
Prices start at $10 for a 1 gallon bucket. Our most popular buckets are the $30 Big Bonanza, $40 Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald bucket, and the $60 Super bucket. Complete pricing can be found online. Just google Pisgah Forest Gem Mine. Thanks for checking!
PISGAH FOREST GEM MINE - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
Frequently Asked Questions about Pisgah Forest Gem Mine
- Pisgah Forest Gem Mine is open:
- Sun - Sun 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Mon - Wed 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Thu - Thu 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Fri - Fri 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Sat - Sat 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Hotels near Pisgah Forest Gem Mine:
- (1.33 km) Pilot Cove : Forest Lodging
- (0.82 km) Hampton Inn Brevard
- (6.56 km) The Bromfield Inn
- (12.39 km) Bed and Breakfast on Tiffany Hill
- (1.21 km) Davidson River Campground
- Restaurants near Pisgah Forest Gem Mine:
- (1.08 km) Sora
- (1.35 km) Hawg Wild Bar-B-Que Co
- (1.37 km) Dolly's Dairy Bar & Gift Shop
- (1.16 km) Pisgah Fish Camp
- (6.50 km) Bracken Mountain Bakery