Events
Copper Mine Tour
December 23, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Tom Mays Access Rd., El Paso, TX 79911
- Admission:
- $8.00 per adult 13 years of age and older, $3.00 for Texas State Park Pass holders, and $1.00 for children between the ages of 5 and 12. You can purchase your tickets at the Visitor Center as you enter the Tom Mays Unit.
- Contact Name:
- Lydia Pagel
- Contact E-mail Address:
- Lydia.Pagel@tpwd.texas.gov
- Contact Phone Number:
- (915) 444-9121
Join us for a hike out to the copper prospecting mines.
There will be two tours; one leaving at 11:00 and one leaving at 2:00.
Meet us by the West Cottonwood Springs trail head in the Tom Mays unit.
Reservations required; to reserve your spot, call the office at (915) 444-9121.
Note Due to the small size of this mine, only 15 participants are allowed per tour.
Bring: water, flashlights, snacks, hiking boots/shoes, and comfortable clothes.
Optional: climbing/biking helmet or hardhat, binoculars, hiking stick, camera, and a map.