TOMBSTONE GUIDED TOUR FIELD GUIDE
Down the Shaft: A 45‑Minute Descent into Tombstone’s Good Enough Silver Mine
A fully narrated, 45-minute walking tour that takes you 100 feet below the streets of Tombstone into an authentic 1880s silver mine—this guide explains what you’ll see and how to plan for the stairway descent and easy underground walking.
Down the Shaft: A 45‑Minute Descent into Tombstone’s Good Enough Silver Mine.
The Good Enough Mine Underground Tour drops visitors into a real 1880s silver mine beneath Tombstone, Arizona. On a well‑lit, easy walking path a guide leads a fully narrated, 45‑minute tour that reaches roughly 100 feet below the surface to original workings, ore exposures, minerals and artifacts; the route explains how miners extracted and processed silver by hand with candle light at the height of Tombstone’s boom.
Highlights
Outing Highlights
An authentic 1880s working mine
You enter an actual 1880s silver mine and hear the story of miners who carved the workings by hand and candle light—evidence of the rush that made Tombstone a regional boomtown in the early 1880s.
A short descent to 100 feet of workings
The tour takes visitors about 100 feet below the surface along a well‑lit walking path to see silver ore, mineral specimens and original artifacts in situ.
Context on the scale of Tombstone’s mines
Guides place the Good Enough workings in the wider landscape of Tombstone mining—part of the hundreds of miles of workings that underpinned the town’s 1880s silver boom—and explain ore processing methods and visible tools and artifacts.
What the day feels like
What the tour feels like
Expect a brisk, interpretive walking tour: a fully narrated 45‑minute visit that follows a well‑lit path, descends a stairway and moves through original mine workings where guides point out veins of silver ore, minerals and preserved artifacts while explaining how miners worked and processed ore without power tools.
Suitability
Who it's for
Who this tour suits — and who should take caution.
Practical planner
Details to review before reserving
The tour runs approximately 45 minutes.
The route is well lit and involves easy walking; visitors are explicitly allowed to bring dogs on the tour.
The tour includes a 60‑step stairway with handrails—plan accordingly for anyone who may have difficulty with stairs.
Review cancellation policies before reserving.
Frequently asked questions
Planning Your Outing
How long is the Good Enough Mine tour?
The tour is 45 minutes long.
How deep underground does the tour go?
The walking tour reaches about 100 feet below the surface into original 1880s workings.
Is the mine walk difficult?
The path is described as well lit and easy walking, but the tour includes a 60‑step stairway with handrails.
Will I see real silver ore and artifacts?
Yes—guides point out silver ore, minerals and original artifacts and explain how ore was processed.
Can I bring my dog on the tour?
Yes—visitors are explicitly permitted to bring their dog on the tour.