Olympia
Olympia is a historic site in Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California. Olympia is situated nearby to the fire station Zayante Fire Protection District Station 1, as well as near the protected area Bias.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad and Felton Presbyterian Church.
Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad
Park
Photo: Josh Hallett, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad is a 3 ft narrow-gauge tourist railroad in California that starts from the Roaring Camp depot in Felton, California and runs up steep grades through redwood forests to the top of nearby Bear Mountain, a distance of 3.25 miles. Roaring Camp & Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad is situated 2 miles south of Olympia.
Felton Presbyterian Church
Historic building
Photo: Mrwrite, Public domain.
Felton Presbyterian Church is a moderately sized church located in Felton, California. Felton Presbyterian Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Olympia.
Felton Covered Bridge County Park
Park
Photo: W Nowicki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Felton Covered Bridge County Park is situated 2 miles southwest of Olympia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olympia and Zayante.
Olympia
Hamlet
Olympia is an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, California, located north of Felton on Zayante Creek. Olympia was established after the South Pacific Coast narrow-gauge railroad completed a line over the Santa Cruz Mountains from Los Gatos in 1880.
Zayante
Hamlet
Zayante is a census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. It is a residential area located on Zayante Creek. Zayante sits at an elevation of 699 feet. The 2020 United States census reported Zayante's population was 729.
Mount Hermon
Hamlet
Photo: DanDawson, Copyrighted free use.
Mount Hermon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Cruz County, California. As of the 2020 census, Mount Hermon had a population of 1,110. Mount Hermon is situated 1½ miles south of Olympia.
Olympia
- Type: Historic site
- Inscription: “Wooden remains of the abandoned station.”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Central Coast, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.07321° or 37° 4′ 24″ northLongitude
-122.05394° or 122° 3′ 14″ westOpen location code
849V3WFW+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 7324445499OpenStreetMap feature
historic=railway_station
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