The Little Nell Mining Claim, located just four hours from convention on the back slopes of Pikes Peak, is at an elevation of 10,000 feet. There are 4 Acres of camping, a mini cabin and yurt are available for your use, as well as an outhouse and a small stream located within walking distance.
We are situated between two open caving areas: Williams Canyon and Shelf Road, each are about 45 minutes away. The world’s deepest granite cave, Hurricane, is also within an easy drive.
The cost is free for NSS members.
Dates: TBD
Contact: Mike Frazier at 719-475-1492 or frazier22@msn.com for more information
There are lots of other local attractions nearby:
- Molly Kathleen Mine–go 1000 feet underground, five minutes from property.
- Cripple Creek District Museum
- Old Homestead Parlour House Museum
- Pikes Peak Region’s Memorial Wall
- Cripple Creek Heritage Center
- Outlaws & Lawmen Jail Museum
- Academy Riding Stables
- Buckskin Joe Frontier Town & Railway
- Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
- Cripple Creek & Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Echo Canyon River Expeditions
- Flying W Ranch
- Garden of the Gods Trading Post
- Ghost Town Museum
- Iron Springs Melodrama
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings
- Historic Manitou Springs
- May Natural History Museum
- Miramont Castle Museum
- Pikes Peak Cog Railway
- Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame
- Royal Gorge Bridge & Park
- Santa’s Workshop/North Pole
- Seven Falls
- USAFA Visitor Center
- Western Museum of Mining & Industry
- Bishop’s Castle
- UFO Campground and Observatory
- Alligator Farm
- Sand Dunes
- American Eagles Scenic Overlook & Mine
- Crags Trail
- CC & V Modern Gold Mine Tours
- Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center
- Florissant Fossil Beds Nat’l Monument
- Florissant Fossil Quarry
- Pikes Peak Historical Society Museum
- Gold Belt Nationall Scenic Byway
- Gold Camp Road
- Grey Wolf Ranch
- Mueller State Park
- Pancake Rocks Trail
- Skaguay Reservoir and Beaver Creek Reservoir
- Trails of Gold
- Canon City Dinosaur Depot
- Woodland Park Dinosaur Museum
- Canon City Museum of Colorado Prisons
- Eleven Mile Canyon/Reservoir
- Royal Gorge Bridge and Railway
- Ute Pass Cultural Center
- The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey