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35 Hours on the most Scenic train from Los Angeles to Seattle for The Best Vacation Ever!
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items Take the Coast Startlight train from Los Angeles Union Station to Seattle, Washington. This is one of my dream vacations since moving to California in December of 2013 and I added all the things that are a must in Seattle too.
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Scenic Stops Along the Way
If You Stop in Oregon
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For this kind of scenic trip, you can only book the Pacific Surfliner Train.
Book your trip through the Coast Starlight train. It operates daily with it leaving around 9:50 in the morning.
Coast Starlight Train | Amtrak
Scenic Stops Along the Way
Some of the scenic stops along the way while on the 35 hour train ride.
I’ve been here before and it is a gorgeous place to explore. You get glimpse of the beaches and some ocean views.
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You’ll pass the tall, foreboding walls of the California Men’s Colony, a prison and can see the courtyard in the middle.
City of San Luis Obispo
You’ll actually get to see a lot of greenery and farm lands if you’re in the right spot of the train.
City of Emeryville, CA - Official Website | Official Website
If you wake up early enough the next morning, you catch the sunrise over Mt. Shasta
Visit Mount Shasta
If the train is making good timing, you be in Oregon entering the Cascade Mountains.
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One of the states I always wanted to visit and the train goes through a few scenic areas.
State of Oregon
This is a natural waterfall on the Willamette river and such a great thing to see.
Willamette Valley, Oregon City
I plan to stay for 2-3 days here because I wang to see all the wilderness and waterfalls
Portland, Oregon
Once you leave Portland, you enter Washington pretty quickly before entering Seattle station.
State of Washington
If You Stop in Oregon
If you decide to stop in Oregon, check out these beautiful places. Some of these are on my bucket list whether I take the train or not.
It’s a crystal-clear, blue body of water that formed 7,700 years ago. Here’s where you can stay: Harriman Springs Resort Cabin (3 guests): $150/night
Crater Lake National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Located in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Multnomah Falls, which rises 620 feet, is the tallest cascade in the state of Oregon. Cozy Riverfront Cottage (5 guests): $158/night
Multnomah Falls
This is such a beautiful location and has the pretty picnic area along side the Portland Japanese Garden. The Benson, a Coast Hotel (2 guests): $151/night & Hotel Lucia (2 guests): $157/night
Washington Park in Portland, Oregon
Cape Kiwanda State Nature Area provides a gorgeous backdrop of sandstone cliffs, great tide pooling at its base and a must-do climb straight up the highest dune on the Pacific coast. Where you can stay: New Beach House (7 guests): $165/night
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This is a bucket list of mine just to see the views. Places to stay: Private Cabin with Hot Tub (6 guests): $82/night & Peaceful Cabin (8 guests): $175/night
Mount Hood