Rental Car San Francisco and Roaring Camp Railroads
See the San Francisco Bay Area in a whole new way during your upcoming trip to California - hop on one of the Roaring Camp Railroads historic trains. Customers of Super Cheap Rental Car San Francisco are invited to travel by steam engine along two historic tracks; the first leading to the sunny beaches of Santa Cruz and the second through the towering redwood forests of Bear Mountain. This unique attraction allows you to travel back in history during your upcoming car rental San Francisco vacation, so what are you waiting for? Climb aboard for fun and excitement today.
A quick history of Roaring Camp
The history of Roaring Camp begins back in 1830 when a loan mountain man named Isaac Graham settled in the Felton, California area. Graham established the first saw mill west of the Mississippi, but fortunately, spared the gigantic redwoods that grew in the area. Soon, a railroad was constructed traveling past Graham's settlement, which carried tourists to see the big trees of Felton. This tradition was resurrected back in 1985 when efforts were made to restore the historic tracks. Today, the Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge RR, along with the Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Railroad, provides travelers with a glimpse into the past and the era of pioneer Isaac Graham.
Beach trains at Roaring Camp
Customers of Super Cheap Car Rental San Francisco don't have to drive to the beach this summer. Instead, why not hop on the Santa Cruz Big Trees & Pacific Railway line for a scenic tour? When this line opened back in 1975, it carried picnickers and tourists to the big trees and Santa Cruz. Today, the line continues to conduct travelers to the beach, passing through the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park and down the scenic San Lorenzo River Gorge. Customers of Super Cheap Car Rental San Francisco will also cross a rustic 1909 steel truss bridge and speed through an 1875 tunnel, all before arriving at the scenic Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Roundtrips are available from Roaring Camp to Santa Cruz and back, as well as vice versa. The trip takes about three hours total. Customers of Super Cheap Car Rental San Francisco can expect pay about $22 roundtrip for adults and $17 for children 12 to 3. Children under the age of three at admitted for free.
Take a trip back in time
Customers of Super Cheap Car Rental San Francisco are invited to take a trip back to the 19th century by traveling on the Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge RR. In the past, narrow-gauge steam locomotives were used to haul giant redwood logs out of the mountains and down to saw mills. Roaring Camp's steam engines date back to 1890 and are some of the nation's best preserved engines. On the trip you'll travel over trestles, past towering redwoods and up a winding narrow-gauge grade to the summit of Bear Mountain. The trip is about one hour roundtrip. Cost for the trip is about $20 for adults and $14 for children.
Find your way to the station
Customers of Super Cheap Car Rental San Francisco can board the Roaring Camp Railroads in Felton, California. To get there from San Francisco, take State Route 1, U.S. 101 0r Interstates 280, 680 or 880 south to I-880/SR-17. Continue south on I-880/SR-17 until you reach Scotts Valley. Take exit #3 at Mount Hermon Road and drive for about 2.5 miles northwest until you reach Felton. Mt. Hermon Road ends at Graham Hill Road. Turn left onto Graham Hill and continue until you see Roaring Camp. Parking for car rental San Francisco vehicles is $7 at Roaring Camping.
For more information on this exciting attraction, please log onto www.roaringcamp.com.
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