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Go tell it on the mountain! Or the sea! Or the Flower Fields in Carlsbad. Or beachside amphitheaters in Oceanside and Huntington Beach. Or Mt. Helix in San Diego. Or Mt. Davidson in San Francisco. Are you getting the picture?

From the mountains to the Pacific Ocean, Californians make use of incredible vistas and spectacular settings to watch the sunrise and celebrate Easter at free services open to the public. Getting there may not always be easy but the trip is well worth the effort.

See California’s Inspiring Easter Services

• Annual events such as the Ramona Bowl Easter Sunrise Service make use of a spectacular arena just before the unveiling of the annual passion play, Ramona, set to open in a week.
• Palm Springs Aerial Tramway offers discount prices to ride the 5 a.m. tram for their sunrise service on top of San Jacinto Mountain on Easter Sunday. Then there’s breakfast available for purchase afterward at the restaurant.
• Shuttles may get you to mountain arenas in San Diego and San Francisco.
• Vista Chair Lift takes guests to the snowy peaks at Truckee’s Northstar at Tahoe.
• Mammoth Mountain service is next to McCoy Station.
• A church in Newport Beach situated next to beach goes outdoors to host their annual Easter Service in the sand.