Silver King Mine Hike for members with Heather Tourkin-REGISTRATION CLOSED

If you are a member and would like to join us on one of these hikes, please contact Diane Knispel, at education@parkcityhistory.org with the following information:

• Names of people going on the hike.
• Email address associated with your membership.
• A contact phone number (preferably a cell phone that you will have with you morning of the hike)
• Do you need a lift ticket for your hike or not?

If you are not a member and would like to join us for a hike, please register as a member on our website at https://parkcityhistory.org/membership. Once you are registered, please contact Diane Knispel with the information needed that is listed above. Thank you!

I will send you a confirmation email closer to the time with the place to meet and parking information.

Silver King Mine Hike August 29th with Heather Tourkin

This hike has a vertical elevation of nearly 1,200 feet and is eight miles plus the walk between the parking lot at PCMR and the trailhead. Definitely a strenuous hike, but it is shaded, filled with mining relics, and the views of downtown Park City are gorgeous.

The hike follows the extant Silver King Aerial Tramway towers, skirting the counterweight, as we make our way up Sweeny’s Switchback/John’s Trail/Jenny’s Trail to the Silver King Mine Coalition Shaft House at the base of Bonanza lift. Just east of the shaft house in Woodside Gulch is the Silver King Mill. The Silver King Mine has the largest remaining collection of mining structures within the Park City Mining District, so lots to look at and talk about here.

Bring a snack to enjoy as we are looking at the mining structures, water, sunscreen and comfortable hiking shoes. This hike will take 3.5 to 4 hours.