Please Note: The National Park Scenic rides have ended for the season. The 2020 season will resume on January 25. Tickets for the new season will go on sale soon!

The National Park Scenic excursion is a three-and-a-half hour round trip through Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Sit back and relax as the train races along the rushing Cuyahoga River. 

Seating options include: coach, premium, first class, lounge, upper dome, or executive class. See descriptions below. Tickets range from $15 – $35 per person. All passengers ages 3 and up need a ticket. Children ages 2 and under do not need a ticket but must sit on a parent’s or guardian’s lap throughout the trip.

Before you ride, please review our safety policies.

Rockside Station

7900 Old Rockside Rd.,
Independence, OH 44131

Boston Mill Station

6947 Riverview Road,
Peninsula, OH 44264

Peninsula Depot

1630 Mill Street,
Peninsula, OH 44264

Akron Northside Station

27 Ridge St.,
Akron, OH 44308

Table Coach Ticket

Price per ticket: $15 adult | $10 child (Ages 3-12)
An all-day pass! Seating is in a table car with dining tables and chairs. Ticket is good for one round trip. Passengers have the option to deboard at any one of our various stations based on the train schedule. Seating is not assigned. Passengers are entitled to one seat per ticket.

Premium Class Ticket

Price per ticket: $23 adult | $18 child (Ages 3-12)
Seating in our recently renovated Premium Car. Seats are in groups of four with seats that face each other. Each group offers a table.

First Class Ticket

Price per ticket: $23 adult | $18 child (Ages 3-12)
Seating in the comfortably padded interior of the lower level of the dome car. Seating is assigned. Seats are sold individually from block sections of four (two seats facing two seats). Each section features a table. *Please note: This car is not ADA accessible and not recommended for passengers with mobility issues.

Lounge Ticket

Price per ticket: $25 adult | $20 child (Ages 3-12)
Seating in the comfortably padded interior lounge section. Seating is assigned.

Upper Dome Ticket

Price per ticket: $28 adult | $23 child (Ages 3-12)
Seating in one of our upper dome observation cars. Passengers experience a bird’s-eye-view of the National Park under a panoramic, glass enclosure. Seating is assigned and chosen from block sections of four, with two seats facing two seats. Each section offers a table. *Please note: This car is not ADA accessible and not recommended for passengers with mobility issues. It does require walking through other cars. 

Executive Ticket

Price per ticket: $35 adult | $30 child (Ages 3-12)
Seating in our Saint Lucie Sound lounge car. This car offers comfortable padded seats and a spacious lounge area. Seating is assigned. Ticket include round trip train ride, one (1) muffin and one (1) bottled water.*Please note: This car is not ADA accessible and not recommended for passengers with mobility issues. It does require walking through other cars. 

Cuyahoga Valley National Park protects nearly 33,000 acres of  rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio.  Cuyahoga Valley is the only national park in the state of Ohio and one of seven Midwestern national parks. Learn more about CVNP at nps.gov/cuva