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Hendersonville Gem Mining: Goat Farm Tour
4.9
462 Ratings
Hendersonville
Immerse yourself in our farm adventure. Interact with the goats, take a tour of the birdhouse, browse through the biggest crystal shop in North Carolina and engage in many more activities.
Immerse yourself in our farm adventure. Interact with the goats, take a tour of the birdhouse, browse through the biggest crystal shop in North Carolina and engage in many more activities.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine and Goat Farm - Mine for gems and fossils along covered outdoor or indoor rushing water flumes. Keep what you find. Explore the property and visit the goats at the goat barn. Visit the aviary to see peacocks, pheasants and more. Explore NC’s largest crystal and fossil store.
- Elijah Mountain Gem Mine and Goat Farm - Mine for gems and fossils along covered outdoor or indoor rushing water flumes. Keep what you find. Explore the property and visit the goats at the goat barn. Visit the aviary to see peacocks, pheasants and more. Explore NC’s largest crystal and fossil store.

What's Included
- Explore an aviary and goat farm.
- Tackle an exciting obstacle course.
- Discover natural beauty during creek exploration.
- Gem mining equipment provided.
- Explore an aviary and goat farm.
- Tackle an exciting obstacle course.
- Discover natural beauty during creek exploration.
- Gem mining equipment provided.
Location
2120 Brevard Rd
Brevard Road
Meet us at the entry
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(462 Ratings)
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Wendy
Mar 12, 2026
Fun day at Elijah Mountain - Gem mining was so much fun. Several gemstones found.. gift shop has many beautiful pieces to choose from. Enjoyed the goats. Good place for one person or your whole family to enjoy the day. Everyone was very helpful and friendly.
Give it a try. You will be glad you did.
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Anthonycf7959bp
Feb 15, 2026
Family fun - Great experience, especially with young kids who really enjoy discovering things. Wonderful gift shop and outdoor area.
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T2461afjenk
Dec 15, 2025
A birthday to remember - We went as a family to celebrate my daughter’s 6th birthday and she had an amazing time! Heather was so helpful answering my questions in advance to make sure she had a nice experience; she had everything already set up for us when we arrived. The girls got tons of gems, many of a substantial size. it was well worth the cost.
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Linda_s
Nov 8, 2025
Perfect day trip - Absolutely the best thing we have done in years!!! Would have loved to do this for days but we had to stick to an itinerary. Would have scrapped everything after if we would have known how much fun this would be.
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Angieva112na
Oct 31, 2025
Awesome! - My experience at the Elijah gem mine was the best. Especially my experience dealing with Reece. He even sang Happy Birthday 🎁 to me because it was birthday. Kayne was hilarious and Joe was very helpful and knowledgeable about the gems. But my fav was Reece❤️
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Michellemc2356kb
Oct 25, 2025
MUST DO !!! Elijah Mountain Gem Mine and goat farm. - Reese was so helpful with our 1st time experience. Highly recommend if in Hendersonville. He also suggested a great winery, lunch place and Falks to visit that were all nearby and made our day trip memorable. Feeding the goats was so fun. Definitely worth a trip back !!!
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H7530uekatied
Oct 23, 2025
great stop for the whole family - stopped here passing through town to have a little fun sifting for cool rocks. the staff is wonderful and spent time going through my haul with me and identifying my treasures :)
cool gift shop and the peacock was a great bonus !
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Coachdavidtjohnson
Oct 22, 2025
Homeschool family fun day! - Great experience and loved mining with the kids! Reece was very personable and helpful! Loved the overall experience and will be back again!
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M6808hyjennifert
Oct 20, 2025
Fun for the whole fam! - Always a fun experience for the whole family! Staff is always friendly and accessible and you can tell they love working here. We love it here and highly recommend! You won’t be disappointed….there is something for everyone!
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789acc
Oct 8, 2025
Tourist trap - This experience was significantly overrated. It's not really a "goat farm". There is one pen that has goats and you can pay an additional $3 fee to feed them. The area is very small- definitely not a walking tour.
The front desk staff were rude and unfriendly. They mostly ignored us, gestured to the buckets of gems for mining and then barely acknowledged us when we brought the empty bucket back. They clearly weren't interested in trying to make sure we had a good experience.
Your money is way better spent at a place where you can spend more time and actually get something useful at the end.
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