{"id":4346,"date":"2012-02-20T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2012-02-20T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/?p=4346"},"modified":"2012-05-25T02:18:55","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T09:18:55","slug":"santa-cruz-beach-train-goes-from-mountains-to-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seecalifornia.com\/traveltips\/santa-cruz-beach-train-goes-from-mountains-to-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Cruz Beach Train Goes From Mountains to Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We recently mentioned the high-tech 300-miles per hour bullet trains that travel through China and are proposed for California<\/a>. Well dig this–a totally low tech train where the conductor or engineer has to stop the vehicle, climb out on the track and remove giant redwood limbs that block passage. It’s the opposite of new, speedy and slick at Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton, Calif. This train and train ride is old, slow and thick. But believe it or not, it is one of the coolest experiences you’ll ever have in your life. Here’s ticket information and prices. <\/a><\/p>\n

The Santa Cruz Beach Train<\/a> runs between Felton’s Henry Cowell Redwood State Park and the beach, letting you off at Santa Cruz’s Beach Board Walk next to the famous Santa Cruz Wharf. It picks up steam each spring and summer, running a daily schedule between the mountains and sea. One a warm summer day, temperatures can seem a little hot down at the beach but once you climb aboard the train and ascend into mountains, you feel coolness set in as\u00a0 giant redwoods provide an umbrella of shade.<\/p>\n

While you can visit Roaring Camp Railroad all year and take the steam train up to higher elevations at Bear Mountain, the beach train only goes full schedule during the summer (June 9 – August 19, 2012) and weekends during the spring & fall.\u00a0 Try them both because the experiences are both exciting and unique. However, if you have to pick just one train, we prefer the beach train. It’s a trip–and one you won’t forget.<\/p>\n

Special events at Roaring Camp Railroads:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rainforest Weekends
\nEggstraordinary Easter Egg Hunt & Train<\/a>
\nCivil War Battles & Encampments
\nRedwood Mountain Faire
\nHats Off to Dad
\n4th of July Celebration
\nGreat Train Robberies
\nMoonlight Steam Train Dinner Party
\nDay Out with Thomas
\nSummer Gathering of Mountain Men
\nMusical Saw Festival
\nSanta Cruz Starlight Evening Train
\nSanta Cruz Starlight Evening Train & Dinner
\nHappy Howloween Harvest Fair
\nHalloween Ghost Train
\nHoliday Tree Walk
\nHoliday Out with Thomas
\nSanta Cruz Holiday Lights Train<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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