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Things to do at the Atlas Coal Mine Special Events Admission Rates Visitor Information Hours of Operation Maps and Directions Contact Information |
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Things to do at the Atlas Coal Mine |
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At the Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site, you can take a guided tour up into the giant tipple mine - eight stories high amongst the giant machinery and miles of conveyor belts. Your guide will also take you for a short ride in the antique coal cars (also called a mantrip). If you arrive after a tour has already started, the next one will be starting soon. In the meantime, enjoy the exhibits and the documentary Thunder in the Valley, or simply soak up the ambiance of the most complete coal mining museum in Canada. While you're exploring, be sure to visit the restored mine offices, wash house, battery shack, and the original miner's shack - built of straw, mud, and manure. |
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| Special Events at the Atlas Coal Mine |
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Be sure to check the Drumheller Calendar of Events before you arrive because the Atlas Coal Mine hosts many great events throughout the year. It's most famous and frightening being the Haunted Atlas Coal Mine, which takes place every year, right before Halloween (). |
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| Atlas Coal Mine Admission Rates |
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Regular rate: $7.00 per person (children under six are free) Family rate: $21.00 per family (2 adults, 2 kids) Group rate: $5.50 per person School rate: $4.50 per person Prices include a tour with an Atlas Coal Mine interpretive guide. Admission also includes any Atlas Coal Mine public programs offered on the day of your visit (special event prices may vary). |
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| Visitor Information for the Atlas Coal Mine |
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This is an outdoor attraction so dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes, and if you’re tall, be prepared to duck because miners were pretty short in the old days. And while the Atlas does not offer underground tours, it is the only tipple mine left standing in Canada - making a tour of the Atlas like no other experience in the country. |
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| Atlas Coal Mine Hours of Operation |
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| The Atlas Coal Mine is open daily from May 1 to October 9 each year. Because it is an outdoor attraction, the site is closed during the winter months (except by appointment and for school programs). Summer Hours of Operation May and June - 9:30am to 5:30pm, daily July and August - 9:30am to 8:30pm, daily Winter Hours of Operation September to October 8 - 10:00 am to 5:00pm, daily October 10 to April 30 - CLOSED (except by appointment) To arrange an off-season group tour or to book a school tour, phone the Atlas Coal Mine at 403.822.2220. |
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| Maps and directions to the Atlas Coal Mine |
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To get to the Atlas Coal Mine from Drumheller, simply drive 24 km east along the Hoodoo Trail (Hwy 10). Along the way, you will pass the famous Hoodoos site as well as the historic Rosedale Suspension Bridge. Click to see details on these and other attractions on the Travel Drumheller Self-Guided Tour page. |
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| Contact the Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site |
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| For more information about the Atlas Coal Mine and its programs, contact the Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site by phone at 403.822.2220. You can also visit the Atlas Coal Mine Website. | ||
