Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr Coal Mine Tours
Tours run Memorial Day through September, so none run now; they return around Memorial Day 2027.
Two-hour guided bus tours of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr surface coal mines near Gillette, Wyoming, Monday to Friday from Memorial Day through September, $15 a person.
Ways to visit
Coal mine tour (Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr) Seasonal
Memorial Day through September; none run in the off-season.
- What you see
- Inside tourvisitgillettewright.com (agency or tourism page), 2026-11-05
- How
- Scheduled tour · about 2 hoursvisitgillettewright.com (agency or tourism page), 2026-11-05
- When
- MonTueWedThuFriSatSunMonday to Friday at 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Memorial Day through September. The tour lasts around two hours.Season: 09-30 (Memorial Day through September; the exact 2027 start date is not stated.)Closed: Saturdays and Sundays, October through the days before Memorial Dayvisitgillettewright.com (agency or tourism page), 2026-11-05
- Booking
- Required · online or by phoneBook through the page's booking button or call 307-686-0040. The page does not say how far ahead.visitgillettewright.com (agency or tourism page), 2026-11-05
- Cost
- PaidTour, per person: $15Children four and under are free. Transportation is provided by the visitors center.visitgillettewright.com (agency or tourism page), 2026-11-05
- Requirements
- None stated.
About
The Gillette Visitors Center runs guided tours of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr coal mines, showing large mining machines at work and the work done to reclaim the land. The tour takes about two hours, with transport from the visitors center, at 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on weekdays. It runs from Memorial Day through September only. Tours are booked by phone or through the page's booking button.
Run by: Visit Gillette & Wright (Gillette Visitors Center).
Getting there
314 S Gillette Ave, Gillette, WY, 82716
The address is the Gillette Visitors Center, which provides the transportation. The coordinates are for the Eagle Butte mine, not the visitor center.
The pin marks the site itself, not necessarily the entrance (44.35560, -105.49900). Apple Maps directions go to the street address instead. Show on our map · Google Maps · Apple Maps
Gillette Visitors Center: 307-686-0040
Last checked 2026-11-05. Sources are listed below.
Sources
- visitgillettewright.com/things-to-do/all-attractions/… · official tourism or agency page · read 2026-11-05For: name; street address; who runs it; phone and email; Coal mine tour (Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr): open or closed; Coal mine tour (Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr): what you see; Coal mine tour (Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr): kind of visit; Coal mine tour (Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr): days and hours; Coal mine tour (Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr): booking; Coal mine tour (Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr): cost; Coal mine tour (Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr): requirements
- wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityData/Q5325… · Wikidata · read 2026-11-05For: location
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