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    Irvine Park Railroad

    3.5 (399 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Sandy B.

    What a fun n experience to ride the train. The cost is $7 per person. The round trip is about a mile and shows you varied parts of the park along with some wildlife that may happen by. We saw some geese, ducks, horses and peacocks. There is a dark tunnel you pass through on the way back to the station that only lasts about 30 seconds. Oh, and if you buy their merchandise and wear it on Wednesdays, you can enjoy the train ride for free.

    Peacocks roaming around
    Hanan R.

    Such a fun and clean park with so much to do! My toddlers got to ride horses, do a train ride, walked by the pond, played in the playground and we didn't realize there was also a mini zoo located inside the park as well! The zoo had more animals than I expected and even a little petting zoo section where the kids got to play with the goats. We loved it here and I'd recommend it to anyone visiting the area.

    Cute little houses throughout the park
    Madeline S.

    I love the Irvine Park Railroad! It's such a hidden gem. This was my first visit at Halloween, and it's just as much fun as at Christmas! And, it's fun for adults and kids too! We saw multiple peacocks on the property, horses, and then they have the railroad, activities, and plenty of photo ops! I enjoyed that our conductor gave us lots of history about the park and surroundings. I felt like I was in a fun field trip. I also love their goodies for sale, little kettle corn and pumpkin bread! This place is so cute, whimsical and a genuine good time!

    Pumpkin patch map
    Brian F.

    This review is for the pumpkin patch that happens annually from September to October. The Irvine Park Railroad is the location of the OC Zoo, farmers markets that happen every Tuesday, horse rentals, pony rides, paddle boat and bike rentals, and hiking trails. Parking costs $3 on weekdays and $5 on weekends. Unlike its name might suggest it is located in Orange. At the pumpkin patch you buy tickets and use the tickets for rides and other attractions. Each ticket costs $8 and some games are always a winner. It wasn't a big place and is definitely more kid-focused. If you have kids you could spend hours here but we only spent about an hour total. We went on the train ride which went through parts of the park and only took 10 minutes. It is so packed during weekends in October that they moved to a reservations-only system where you make reservations online. I actually went one time a previous year and the line of cars going into the park was so long that we turned around and drove away. I definitely recommend going during the weekday because it wasn't nearly as busy.

    Angel loves first Halloween
    David A.

    I will preface my review by saying Halloween is our favorite holiday and we have been going to pumpkin patches with the kids for 7 years now. This place by far has been our favorite pumpkin patch and it's not even close. The pumpkin patch is attached to a ginormous park in Irvine that I didn't even know existed prior to this visit. There is so much to do here we ended up spending two hours and had to drag the kids away when it was finally time to go. Probably the two biggest cons: EXPENSIVE and crazy crowded--what isn't crowded in socal? We went on a Monday in late Sept so for us it was free to enter and no reservation needed. There are carnival style games, tractor riding, train ride, bounce house, face painting, cookie decorating, etc that all cost tickets. 1 ticket is $8. Every activity is either 1 or 2 tickets so cost adds up quick! I bought the 15 tickets for $100 "deal" and let me kids cut loose for a few hours and they had a blast. If you're trying to save money, you definitely can do so. The haunted house is free, the hay maze is free (our kids ran around in it for like 20 minutes it was their favorite thing there), and you can enter for free as long as it isn't a weekend in Oct. Weekends in Oct require reservations and costs $20 per person. Yikes. Make sure you come late Sept to avoid crowds and holes in your wallet ;) Overall, had so much fun. The train ride is awesome! Costs one ticket per person. Haunted house is tiny and very kid friendly. Hay maze was perfect for the little ones to run around and burn some energy while I could sit and give my lower back a rest. It was very hot when we went but the entire area is covered by giant trees that provide great shade to keep cool. Really enjoyed ourselves. I think this place will definitely be an annual tradition now every spooky season.

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    ThomaS T.

    My first pumpkin patch here. It's nice and very open. Pumpkins aren't cheap here and we bought one for the fun of it. Clean park. One thing I didn't like was the schools that visited got a separate line where they immediately went on the train ride; while we waited in line twice. Do they know that kids attention span is less than a minute of time? It needs to change to where there is no line and they tell everyone to come back whenever the train is ready because there was a ton of mad moms in line with me. Imagine waiting for 3 train rides before we went. We were already in lien and have waited and we paid. $8 per ticket per any event. I would come again at a later time. There was already people lined up even before they opened. Was very busy after 11am. $3 to enter the park on weekdays

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    Manoj B.

    We paid $42 per person for "Christmas train ride" and honestly... never again!! For that price, you'd expect at least 'something' be included. Nope. The train ride itself lasts about six minutes, drops you off, and you're in a line to take a picture with Santa. That's the main event. After that, you get back on the train for another short ride back to the starting point. Total ride time is maybe 12 minutes and you pass through a tiny tunnel at the end. That's it. Once you're off the train, there are stalls for coffee, hot cocoa, popcorn, and activities ... all extra. None of it is included in the ticket price. At $42 per person, that was pretty shocking. Train by itself would maybe make sense at $10-15 since lightning was nice but at this price point, it feels wildly overpriced. You also pay 5$ to park in the park. Also, it was sold out so clearly there are plenty of people like us who were curious and gave it a try. Lesson learned. For the same money, we could've taken our kids somewhere that gives us way more time, way more fun and a much better experience overall. Cute idea. Terrible value.

    TRAIN OF THE LIGHTS TICKETS
    Edward D.

    This is specifically for the train of the lights photos and taking pictures with Santa. All I can say is this is a rip off on the photos they take. You pay for tickets, and they charge you an arm and a leg for a few photos they take which should be included as part of the ticket purchase. They ended up messing up and provided us the wrong QR code and password and it came up with someone else's pictures. I had to call multiple times and got email addresses that didn't work in which they had to forward to the photography booth. The photos they took on your personal phone were horrible and I think that's done on purpose so that you buy their expensive shots.

    Elizabeth M.

    Family Tradition So adorable and fun for families of young ones. Free weekdays parking is a few bucks.

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    Eliseo R.

    Drove for almost 2 hours to come here as per a friend recommendation-- and my girlfriend and I enjoyed visiting Irvine Railroad! Once you step through the smell of pony manure and get deeper in through the park, it really feels like I had stepped into Santa's Village! The area itself was super charming, with beautiful lights and decorations that really added to the festive spirit. Finding parking was a bit of a challenge since it's in a pretty dark area with dim lighting, but luckily we managed to find free parking without any issue. The gate staff were friendly too--they let us in even though they initially said it was $5 for entry, which was a little odd but totally fine with us! Anyways, the whole place was bustling with activity, and it had that magical, cozy holiday atmosphere that made me feel excited. Kids were running around everywhere and everyone was in holiday get-up. The snack shack selling food was nice with really reasonable prices. I tried their seasonal pumpkin spice bread for just $6 and it was delicious!! I had it the next day and it was super good. We also grabbed a hot cocoa and a churro--both being perfect for staying warm on a cool evening. The photo spots here are not bad--the trees beautifully decorated with lights and some backdrops make for some great pictures! I was also initially hoping to ride the train while we were there, but unfortunately, they were fully booked for rides up to three months in advance. Wild! Still, there are plenty of other activities to explore if you purchase tickets, things like ice fishing and other themed activities. This place is super family-friendly and a great way to spend a couple of hours, especially during the holiday season. We got here around 6pm, and it was magical at that time with the lights and festive energy walking in. Even though I missed out on the train ride, the whole experience was still fantastic, and I'd absolutely recommend it if you're in the area or looking for a fun holiday outing!! P.S. The area around the park once again is super dark so just a FYI!

    Digger Boy
    Erik G.

    Located inside Irvine Regional Park. It costs $5 per a car on the weekend to enter the park. Irvine Park Railroad has something for everyone! Free admission to come inside! They have some free activities like a child friendly "haunted house" and a maze. The rest of the activities will cost tickets. One ticket cost $8 and you can purchase 15 tickets for $100. You can save $20 this way. Must activities cost 1 ticket. Some will require 2 tickets. There's plenty of instagram-worthy photo-ops. They got you covered in that regard. If you want your child to play some carnival games. They got that too! Take a ride on the Choo-choo train! This was a fun activity for the whole family. Our son really enjoyed the bouncy house. They have bouncy houses for different age groups which was a really good idea. They also limit the amount of child playing in the bouncy house at one time to 6 children. The children could jump non-stop for 10 minutes. It was really cute seeing parents trying to get their young children exit the bouncy house. We've all been there! We all enjoyed panning for gold. It was a fun activity to do as a family. They give you a bag to put all of your gold nuggets. Our son had a fun time decorating the cookie! The John Deere Racer and Mini Diggers were also a lot of fun. The mini diggers required the longest wait time of almost 40 minutes. Prepare yourself for that! All in all, there were so many different types of activities for everyone! I was very pleased with this pumpkin patch. I wasn't a fan of anyone who plays a carnival game gets a prize. This is not a good lesson to teach children. You need children to understand that in life. You don't always win! This is an important life skill. This is my only complaint. They had a variety of different types of food available for purchase. Standard carnival fare like cotton candy, nachos, pretzels and other snacks. They also had several delicious farm stand types of bread available for purchase like pumpkin breads and cinnamon pull apart sweet bread. I really liked the chocolate chip pumpkin bread. I highly recommend coming here with your family. It was a fun pumpkin patch to explore! Looking forward to coming here for Christmas!

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    Ask the Community - Irvine Park Railroad

    Is santa going to there tomorrow Saturday 12-09-23?

    Jorge. You cannot meet Santa at Irvine Park unless you ride the Holiday Train. All the tickets for the train are sold out for the year. There are other holiday activities that you can buy tickets for BUT they do not include a visit to Santa. Check… 

    Are there clean bathrooms, or is it a portable potty?

    They have portable potties but also actual restrooms altho those are also a tad stinky

    Do they really close the gate when the parking lot is full? Did anyone experience that this year for Pumpkin Patch?

    When we came it was a 30 minute wait to get into the parking. People were cutting in like crazy. The definitely need some sort of parking assistance out there. The sign said parking full but we had waited so long we decided to continue. When we… 

    Are the Christmas train rides sold out?

    They are sold out for the entire season. You can visit Santa's village there with games you can buy tickets to play. It's pretty and festive.

    Do we need to reserve a spot or buy tickets to enter?

    First come first served, no reservations. It's less busy during the week and the parking $3 instead of $5 on weekends.

    How many restrooms are there during the pumpkin patch event?

    I don't know the exact number, but there were plenty available.

    Are dogs allowed at the pumpkin patch?

    Hello! We do not allow dogs inside of the Pumpkin Patch. Thank you for your question!

    Parking for train?

    Parking details can be found here: https://www.irvineparkrailroad.com/plan-your-visit/… 

    Are they regulations for photography? TY!

    Irvine Park Railroad does not allow professional photography. Please visit the OC Park website for information on photography inside of the park. Thank you.

    What activities is there to do for pumpkin patch?

    Here is a link for information about this year's Pumpkin Patch: https://www.irvineparkrailroad.com/events/pumpkin-patch/… 

    Are they open?

    Kindly visit our web site for information: www.irvineparkrailroad.com. Thank you.

    Is parking at Irvine Railroad Park cash only, or they also take cards?

    Per previous yelpers, IPR takes CC

    Suitable for babies too or just toddlers 2 and up? T.I.A!

    Yes.

    Can you bring some snacks to the pumpkin patch?

    There are two, full-service snack bars located inside of the park, one near to the pumpkin patch. You may also bring your own snacks.

    Do you have to reserve space for birthday? Even if it's not a pavillon. Like the tables by the kids play area. Can you take your own BBQ?

    Please visit our web site for information, www.IrvineParkRailroad.com.

    How much to rent horses?

    Irvine Park Railroad does not rent the horses, this is a separately owned business. Please contact Country Trails directly for pricing. Thank you.

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    Review Highlights - Irvine Park Railroad

    Food areas, plenty of grass and trees for play time, a train ride, peacocks roaming the walkways, pony rides and more.

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    Kids loved all the games inside
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    4.6
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    Beautiful trails throughout!
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    Irvine Park Railroad - amusementparks - Updated August 2026

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