Yuma County · Castle Dome Mountains off US-95 · Ghost town and mine museum
Castle Dome Mines Museum & Ghost Town
Wander more than 60 buildings of an old silver-mining town, then follow a guide 600 feet into the Hull Mine to see a silver vein and a glowing fluorescent room.
Opens the museum’s visitor page. Tickets are sold on site, there’s an ATM there, and summer visits are by phone, so call before you drive out.
Details checked October 2026
Type
Ghost town & mine museum
Privately run, with an underground mine tour
Admission
$20 adults
Ghost town walk; mine tour $75; plan on cash
Hours
Oct 15–Apr 15, 10–5 daily
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas; summer, call first
Time needed
Half a day
1.8-mile walk plus about 50 min each way
Parking
Lot at the road’s end
10 mi off US-95, about 7 mi of dirt; take the toad
Buildings
60+
Mining here ran from the 1860s to 1979
What you’ll see
A ghost town walk and a trip underground
Choose a self-paced walk through Castle Dome City, or add a guided tour into the Hull Mine.
Underground tour
Inside the Hull Mine
The mine tour takes you 600 feet into the mountain, down to the 100-foot vertical level, where it stays between 70 and 80 degrees all year. Along the way you’ll see artifacts from the 1860s, jeans found in a drift, a vein of silver, a desperado hideout, a blacksmith shop and a fluorescent room lit by short- and long-wave blacklights.
RV tip: the mine stays 70 to 80 degrees, so it’s a good choice for the warmer part of the day.
More to see
- Castle Dome CityA 1.8-mile walk past more than 60 buildings, from the schoolhouse and mercantile to the barber shop, bank, sheriff’s office and hotel, with thousands of artifacts along the way.
- The Lady in WhiteThe museum says a Lady in White has been seen upstairs in the old hotel, so keep an eye out.
- Metal animal tourA $75 guided tour of the metal animal sculptures and the buildings out by the Hull Mine.
- Cemetery and first cabinNewer additions along the path include the cemetery, the site of the first cabin, a doctor’s office and the post office.
Why go
A silver-mining town in the Kofa backcountry
Mining in the Castle Dome district started in the 1860s and carried on, off and on, until 1979. Today the museum gathers more than 60 buildings salvaged from the desert by Stephanie and Allan Armstrong, filled with the tools, furniture and everyday things miners left behind.
It’s a working museum rather than a staged set: you walk at your own pace on an enclosed path, reading the signs and peering into the saloon, hotel, bank and machine shop. The guided Hull Mine tour adds the underground side of the story.
The museum is open daily from October 15 to April 15, 10 am to 5 pm, except Thanksgiving and Christmas, which lines up nicely with Yuma’s snowbird season. In summer you need to call first. Go in the morning, bring cash, water and walking shoes, and leave yourself daylight for the dirt road back.
Photo: Richard J. Rehman on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Why it made our list
- More than 60 old mining-town buildings
- A rare guided tour inside a real mine
- Fluorescent mineral room under blacklights
- Open daily in the snowbird season
- Easy day trip from Yuma on US-95
For RVers
Getting the rig, or the toad, to Castle Dome
The practical stuff we wished someone had told us before we pulled in.
Leave the big rig behind
Turn off US-95 at mile marker 55 and follow the road 10 miles to its dead end at the museum. The museum says the first 3 miles are paved and the rest is dirt, so this is a tow-vehicle trip. Drop the motorhome or trailer at your RV park.
Parking at the road’s end
You park at the museum where the road ends. There’s no published room for big rigs, and the dirt section can be rough, so a car or tow vehicle is the easy choice.
Ask about dogs first
The museum doesn’t publish a pet policy. Call (928) 920-3062 before you bring a dog, and never leave one in a parked vehicle in the desert sun.
Season, cash and daylight
Regular hours run October 15 to April 15. Bring cash (there’s an ATM on site), fuel up in Yuma, carry water for the 1.8-mile walk, and plan to be back on pavement before dark.
What visitors say about Castle Dome Mines Museum & Ghost Town
The visitor report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked October 4, 2026.
Take your time for there are writings along the way, thousands of artifacts to see.
Castle Dome Mines Museum, on the ghost town walk · castledomemuseum.org
What visitors often mention
Recurring topics in Google’s review highlights
Mine tourGhost townGravel road
Google’s review topics point to the mine tour (99 reviews), the ghost town itself (47) and the gravel road in (34). Checked October 4, 2026.
What each tour costs
Prices from the museum’s visitor page. Children 6 and under are free on both tours.
Good to know
Ghost town walk$20 ages 7–11 $7
Hull Mine tour$75 ages 7–11 $35
Private tour$1,500 up to 6 people
BringCashWaterWalking shoes
Prices and hours from castledomemuseum.org, checked October 4, 2026. The mine tour price is listed as cash, and there’s an ATM on site. In summer, call (928) 920-3062 before you go.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
Castle Dome Mines Museum & Ghost Town
- AddressCastle Dome Mine Rd., off US-95 at mile marker 55, Yuma, AZ 85365
- HoursOct 15–Apr 15, 10–5 daily
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas; summer, call first - Phone(928) 920-3062
- TicketsSold on site · see prices
- Getting thereTake US-95 north from Yuma to mile marker 55, turn onto Castle Dome Mine Road and follow it 10 miles to the dead end. The first 3 miles are paved, then it’s dirt.
- ParkingPark at the museum at the end of the road. Bring the tow vehicle or car rather than the RV.
Open daily October 15 to April 15, 10 am to 5 pm, except Thanksgiving and Christmas. In summer, call before you drive out.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near Castle Dome Mines Museum & Ghost Town
We haven’t written up Yuma’s RV parks yet, so here are three well-reviewed resorts, all adult communities, with drive times to the museum. Castle Dome is a day trip from any of them.
About 49 min · 34 mi via US-95 N
Westwind RV & Golf Resort
55+ resort on East 32nd Street with its own golf course, a heated pool and spa, pickleball, and a restaurant and bar.
About 51 min · 36 mi via US-95 N
Sun Vista RV Resort
55+ resort on East 32nd Street since 1984, with 30- and 50-amp full hookups, indoor and outdoor heated pools, and pets welcome.
About 1 hr 12 min · 50 mi via US-95 N
Cocopah Bend RV & Golf Resort
Adult RV community by the Colorado River on Yuma’s west side, with an 18-hole golf course, pickleball and a 2.5-acre pet exercise area.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
The questions RVers ask most before pulling in.
Oct 15–Apr 15 · Daily 10 am–5 pm
Call before you drive out
Confirm today’s hours and mine tour times by phone, then bring cash, water and your tow vehicle.
Thank you to the people behind these photos and these videos. Please support them by giving their work a look. Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Richard J. Rehman (Castle Dome Peak; CC BY-SA 4.0), Patrick Alexander (Castle Dome Mountains and King Valley; CC0) and the U.S. Geological Survey (1926 photo; public domain); the images were resized. These show the country around the museum, not the museum itself. Videos: Sidetrack Adventures on YouTube (ghost town) and PatandDuckie on YouTube (museum Short). Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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