The Vicksburg Mining Camp Interpretive Site carries an official listing on the National Register of Historic Places, Reference #77000364, which is not a small thing. It is a documented piece of American mining history worth the drive. If you push through quickly, you miss the gradual unwinding that makes arriving at the camp feel earned rather than accidental. At Vicksburg, visitors encounter mining equipment and relics that have been sitting in the mountain air long enough to become sculptures. The two camps together create a self-guided tour of Colorado mining history that fills a morning or afternoon with genuine substance.