Tour Blue Ox Millworks and Historic Park
A Unique Example of Victorian Craftsmanship Living in the Twenty-First Century

Blue Ox has long been the highlight of many tours through Northern California.  And now we are offering special packages for groups in addition to the fully guided tour we have always offered.  We welcome bus tours and organizations.  With several packages to choose from, your guests will never forget their experiences at Blue Ox!

Self-guided tours:
Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Adults
$7.50
Seniors 65+
$6.50
Children 6-12
$3.50
Children under 5
FREE

Please dress casually and wear low-heeled shoes
Call to find out about special events
Eric stands with Babe one of our 2400 pound oxen.
Dave Hamilton shows of an 1886 Barnes Velocipede Scroll Saw for a group of students
Fully Guided School Tours:

For just $3.00 per person your class, age 7 and up, will enjoy our fully-guided tour through the Mill and Skid Camp 

For $8.00 per person they can enjoy working together in the Blacksmith shop to create a hand-forged nail to represent your class's superb teamwork.
Fully Guided Tour
(Please arrange in advance)

Take a full guided tour of our wood shops, lathe room, print shop, blacksmith shop, mill and moulder buildings, boat works, ceramics and plaster studios, skid camp and more.

Includes demonstrations of Victorian era tools, recipes, and of course plenty of stories

$10 per person (ten person minimum)
10% discount after 50 people
20% discount after 80 people
Allow 1 to 1 1/2 hours for tour

Eric explains the Chaise in the Blue Ox Print Shop
Ceramic bowls are turned out in the Blue Ox Ceramic Studio
Full Workshop Package
(Please arrange in advance)

Create your own ceramic tile! Hand forge your own nail! Package includes a full guided tour, a ceramics workshop and a blacksmithing workshop

10-25 people $25 each
21-41 people $22 each
41-60 people $20 each
60+ people $18 each
Full Day Activity Package
  • Fully Guided Tour
  • Narrated Tour of Local Victorians
  • Lunch Served In Our Cook Shack
  • Blacksmith Workshop
  • Slide Show In Old-Fashioned Theatre
  • Ceramics Workshop
  • Demonstration and Personal Appearance by Babe & Blue the Oxen
  • $50 per person (10 person minimum)
Baxter shows off for the kids