Eldorado Historic Area

Eldorado Historic Area, located on Wangaratta-Eldorado Road in Eldorado, Victoria, offers a captivating glimpse into the region's rich gold mining heritage. Visitors can explore the Eldorado Dredge Historic Reserve, home to one of the largest dredges in the Southern Hemisphere, which operated from 1936 to 1954, extracting over 70,000 ounces of gold and 1,300 tons of tin concentrate. The area also features Reid's Walk, a 1.5 km shared path that winds through former alluvial gold mining sites, providing insights into the town's mining history. For those interested in a self-guided experience, the Eldorado Historic Sites Walk encompasses 31 significant mining and commercial sites from the 1850s to the 1950s, allowing visitors to immerse themselves in the town's storied past.