The antique cabooses here were collected over more than three decades and have been converted into cozy motel rooms in honor of Dunsmuir's railroad legacy. Fashioned from vintage railcars, a vaguely Orient Express–style dining room and lounge are open from late April through December. A creek runs next to the landscaped grounds, where you'll find a huge steam engine, a restored water tower, and...
A quarter of a mile from the Sacramento River, this is an offbeat place kids will love. It's at the foot of Castle Crags, with a campground and RV park, four rustic cabins, and the Caboose Motel. The guest rooms are railroad cabooses from the Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and Great Northern Railroads, with their pipes, ladders, and lofts left in place. Surrounding the fenced-in, kidney-shaped...