Let’s take the train — From Simi to Carp!
39th Annual California Avocado Festival

If you are taking the train, purchase tickets using the app or a computer, BEFORE arriving at the station.

Saturday – October 4, 2025
FESTIVAL ENTRANCE IS FREE!

Prior events to the festival:
October 2021
October 2022
October 2024

Train Schedule, $20 each way:
Simi Valley 10:11a Carpentaria 11:32a

Return Train Options
Carpentaria 2:03p Simi Valley 3:37p
Carpentaria 4:50p Simi Valley 6:23p
Carpentaria 7:15p Simi Valley 8:48p

Link to Amtrak

Meet near the tracks in Simi Valley starting around 9:20 AM.
The first photo attached represents out “approximate” path:
Link to Route

We’ll start with a hike (an easy walk, no hiking shoes or poles needed) to Carpinteria Bluffs & Beach with its tide pools & tar pits, then trip around (and back & forth between) Islands Brewery, the Avocado Festival, Rincon Brewery & Giovani’s Pizza, other great restaurants, etc. We’ll let AMTRAK take us back to Simi Valley at the end of the day!

ALTERNATIVELY: Drive yourself and meet at the Carpinteria station around 11:32a, or look for your hiking friends on the beach-front trails, along Linden Ave, and nearby breweries.

AND: You may be able to book passage from other start locations, e.g. Chatsworth, Van Nuys, Ventura, (but Not Camarillo), etc…

Festival Link
The festival runs from 10a – 10p on this day.

Please comment when you have purchased your train tickets!