Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site

		Things to do at the Atlas Coal Mine Special Events Admission Rates Visitor Information Hours of Operation Maps and Directions Contact Information

Things to do at the Atlas Coal Mine
Join our fun and fascinating guides to tour the last wooden tipple in Canada, explore the 210 foot underground coveyor tunnel, hike up the newly restored Blacksmith Shop and ride on the 1936 Mancha mine locomotive. 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
		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 (warning: event not suitable for the faint of heart!).
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Atlas Coal Mine Admission Rates
Tunnel Tour: $12/person or $36/family site admission and GST included in tour price. 1.25 hours* Venture underground through 120 feet of newly re-timbered tunnel and walk the path of the miners up to the mine terrace, mine entry and newly restored Blacksmith shop! Students will don helmets and lights and hear the stories of real men who worked underground. Offered at scheduled times throughout the day. The tour does not include the tipple or mine train. Good footwear is essential. Tipple Tour: $9/person or $27/family site admission and GST included in tour price. 45 minutes* Explore the mine site with an entertaining guide. Climb the last wooden tipple in Canada, ride on an authentic mine locomotive that was once used underground, learn about the men who worked at the mine and some of the adventures they encountered underground! Guided explorations and hands-on learning. Offered at scheduled times throughout the day. The tour does not include the underground tunnel. T 'n' T: $14/person or $42/family site admission and GST included in tour price. 2.25 hours* The best of both worlds! Ride the mine train, explore the tipple, don caps and lamps and go underground, hike the hill, discover the Blacksmith shop and enjoy the view from high atop Badlands! This is a fast-paced and exciting tour that is perfect for the adventurous and inquisitive soul. Offered at scheduled times throughout the day. Good footwear is essential. Water bottles should be carried on hot days. Site Admission: $7/person or $21/family GST included in the price. Wander through the original historic surface plant buildings at your own pace. See the wash house, lamp house, supply house, mine office, miner's shack and interpretive building. Walk the footsteps of the miners around the tipple trail and read the interpretive panels. Tours book up fast, so if you would like to pre-book a tour, call 403.822.2220* and provide us with a credit card number. Sorry, no refunds if you miss your tour.
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Visitor Information for the Atlas Coal Mine
		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. There are washrooms on site, picnic tables and the Miner's Lamp Gift Shop. We do not have cafeteria services, but we do offer light snacks, water and beverages in the gift shop. Bug spray is an asset in the summer, as are sunhats.
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Atlas Coal Mine Hours of Operation
2009 Hours of Operation Spring: May 1 to June 26 9:30 am to 5:30 pm Summer: June 27 to August 31 9:30 am to 8:30 pm Fall: September 1 to October 12 10:00 am to 5:00 pm 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
		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
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.
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