Places You Can Stay in a Caboose or Boxcar

Have a kid that’s obsessed with trains, or just like to stay in unique places when you travel? Here are a bunch of places where you can stay in a caboose or boxcar for as little as $75 a night. To keep things affordable, nothing on this list rents for more than $150 a night.

KOAs with Cabooses/Boxcars

Lake Oconee/Greensboro – GA (they have both cabooses and boxcars)
St. Louis West/Historic Route 66 – MO
Twin Mountain/Mt. Washington – NH
Mount Pleasant/Charleston – SC
Point South/Yemassee – SC (they also have a trolley you can stay in)

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State Parks with Cabooses/Boxcars

Twin Rivers State Recreation Area – Waterloo, NE (only $75 a night!)

Private Campgrounds, Hotels and Resorts With Cabooses/Boxcars

Arizona

Karrel’s Double K Ranch – Tuscon

California

Railroad Park Resort – Dunsmuir (has boxcars, cabooses and a dining car restaurant!)

Illinois

Wildlife Prairie Park – Peoria

Indiana

Caboose Lake Campground – Remington

Iowa

Mason House Inn – Bentonsport

Minnesota

Whistlestop Bed & Breakfast – New York Mills

Missouri

Cruces’ Caboose – Windsor

Nevada

Nevada Northern Railway – Ely

Ohio

The Hocking Hills Caboose – South Bloomingville

Pennsylvania

Red Caboose Motel – Ronks
Oil Creek & Titusville Railroad Caboose Motel – Titusville, PA
Catawissa Railroad Company – Catawissa

Virginia

Grassy Creek Cabooses – Fancy Gap

Washington

Hobo Inn – Elbe

Wisconsin

Caboose Cabins – Sparta

Canada

Aspen Crossing – Mossleigh, AB
Train Station Inn – Tatamagouche, NS (has a dining car restaurant on site!)