Welcome to the
Basecamp for the Park City Historic Mine Route
Start your exploration of Park City's rich silver mining history
24
Historic Sites
~7
Miles Full Loop
1,200
Ft Elevation Gain
Free
Audio Guide
About the Route
The Park City Historic Mine Route combines two Park City passions: outdoor adventure and Western silver mining history.
The HMR is a storytelling route connecting 24 sites of historic interest to a free audio guide with colorful stories by local historians and mining experts. Along the trail, 18 interpretive signs add additional stories. A robust website, hmr.parkcityhistory.org, provides historic photos, trail descriptions, and more.
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Hike & Bike Options
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Historic Sites
Park City's historic silver mining structures saved by the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History
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The massive Silver King Mine complex in a historical photo from the 1920s.
Crown Jewel of the Route
Silver King Mine
The mighty Silver King Coalition headframe building — site #11 — sits within a 31-acre National Historic District designated in December 2024. It's the centerpiece of one of the largest collections of surviving silver mining structures in the Park City Mining District.
The Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History raised more than $1.6 million dollars to restore the iconic building to how it looked in 1953, when mining ceased at this location. The four-year project was completed in 2025 and won two historic preservation awards.
Along the full Park City Historic Mine Route loop you'll encounter aerial tramways, rail stations, explosive magazines, watchman's cabins, milling facilities, and water drain tunnels — all preserved in Park City's mountain landscape.
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