Copper Mine National Park Travel Information and Travel Guide - British Virgin Islands

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Introducing Copper Mine National Park

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You’ll drive a heck of a winding road to reach this forlorn bluff at Virgin Gorda’s southwest tip, but it’s worth it to see the impressive stone ruins (including a chimney, cistern and mine-shaft house) that comprise Copper Mine National Park (admission free; sunrise-sunset). Cornish miners worked the area between 1838 and 1867 and extracted as much as 10, 000 tons of copper, then abandoned the mine to the elements. A couple of trails meander through the ruins, and the hillside makes an excellent place for a picnic as the blue sea pounds below.