Historic Sutro Tunnel & Site - August 2026 Guided Tours

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Witness History in the Re-Making For Yourself At the Sutro Tunnel & Historic Site in Dayton, NV

Visit the historic Sutro Tunnel site and see our progress! We are revitalizing and restoring the site and Tunnel daily. Join one of our guided history tours and see history in the making. Guided History Tours are offered twice a month starting at 10:00am April - June & Sept - Oct, and starting at 9:00am in July & August. Tours last approximately 1.5 to 2.5 hours. 

Guided tours are led by experienced historic docents that include Pat Neylan (co-curator/docent at St. Mary’s in the Mountain’s Museum in Virginia City and local historian), Lee Brunnell (of the Donovan Mill in Silver City, CA), Dan Webster (author of Mills Along the Carson River) and/or Chris Pattison (Friends of Sutro Tunnel Charity).

Learn the history of Adolph Sutro and how this famous tunnel came to be.

View historic machinery that has stood the test of time, an electric mule ore cart, the site’s historic buildings, our private lake that is fed from water that still runs from the tunnel, the original foundation of Adolph's mansion, our museum, and of course, the iconic Sutro Tunnel Portal and entry inside the Sutro Tunnel itself--which has how been restored to a distance of 315+ feet, based on Adolph Sutro's original design!

Historic places like this are fading to time and being pillaged. Thankfully, this historically significant 28-acre site has been donated to our 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Friends of Sutro Tunnel Charity.

Restoration of the Sutro Tunnel & the site’s 11 historic buildings is made possible through the sale of tours tickets and generous donations by visitors like you. Thank you for supporting Friends of the Sutro Tunnel, the community, and Nevada's history.

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Not seeing a tour date that works for you? We also offer private tours, group tours, school tours and event space rental at the Sutro Tunnel & Site. Contact us to learn more.

Visit our website to learn more about the Sutro Tunnel & Site restoration efforts.

3-D rendered and Lidar video of the Sutro Tunnel and Site:

We're opening the Tunnel!