Niles Canyon Railway (Sunol Depot)

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Niles Canyon Railway (Sunol Depot)

Photo: Julio Cesar Alvarenga · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

🚂 Train · Sunol

2 hours · $$ · Reservation required

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 4.0
1–3 yrs
★ 4.0
3–5 yrs
★ 4.0
5–10 yrs
★ 4.0
  • 🚗
    About 35 min drive
    From Sunnyvale · Parking: Free at Sunol Depot (6 Kilkare Rd)
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter

Vintage diesel/steam trains through Niles Canyon on select weekends March-October (departures at 10:30 and 1); November-December is the Train of Lights.

💡 Tips
Buy tickets online in advance (adults $25, ages 3-12 $15, under 2 free); the Train of Lights sells out within days of its October release.

What this place offers

✓vintage train
✓open-air cars
✓canyon
✓picnic
✓train of lights
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Sunol

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

☀️
Sat 10/17
Sunny · 64–91°F · 0% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 53–78°F · 0% rain

Location

Sunol, California

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