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Old Faithful Geyser of California


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #30 of 34 attractions in Calistoga
Traveler Description:
Like its more famous Yellowstone counterpart, this Napa Valley geyser erupts at regular intervals - every forty minutes, in the case of the Calistoga...... more » Like its more famous Yellowstone counterpart, this Napa Valley geyser erupts at regular intervals - every forty minutes, in the case of the Calistoga gusher. « less
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Attraction type: Hot spring/geyser
Activities: Picnicking
Address: 1299 Tubbs Lane Calistoga, CA 94515
Tel: 707-942-6463

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1 of 5 stars
jchrista   1 contribution
Jan 3, 2010

Save your 10 dollars. We had a couple of hours to burn with our 4 kids and decided to visit. We would have been better staring at eachother in the hotel. I don't know what else to say. It was awful and such a waste of 50 dollars! more

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2 of 5 stars
goosehunter1975   2 contributions
Southeast Missouri
Dec 23, 2009

Definately nothing to get excited about. If you're close by stop by, if not do not make a special trip to see it like we did. Its was way overpriced. It was $9.00 per person and should be closer to $3 or $4. Basically the geyser erupted, lasted about 3 minutes, and we left. Very unspectacular. more

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3 of 5 stars
drmomx2   5 contributions
Tulsa
Oct 19, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Ok, I have not been to Yellowstone park yet, but when I do, I have high expectations. This geyser had alot to live up to. The geyser itself was pretty cool when it went off. There were several little previews. It would shoot up 5 to 15feet and steam and bubble. When it finally went off for real, it went... more

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1 of 5 stars
BrisbaneKiwi   7 contributions
Brisbane
Oct 6, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

We have recently returned home to Australia, and one of the things I felt I needed to do was to make a comment on the Old Faithful Geyser which we had the misfortune to visit and spend money on. After doing a post review of the place I now discover it even has a website. That website contains some images... more

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3 of 5 stars
luvtotravel59   14 contributions
Washington, DC
Sep 28, 2009

I had never seen a geyser before so I was excited to see one. On one hand, I got to see one of nature's wonders and, on the other hand, this place is pretty lame for a $10 entrance fee. Thank goodness the geyser erupts about every 15 minutes because otherwise I think I would have been bored to death.... more

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1 of 5 stars
CookieDartmouth   12 contributions
Los Angeles
Sep 4, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

If you've been to Yellowstone (or just admire scenery) you will be sorely disappointed in tihs "attraction". What one wants from a geyser basin is at least one shimmering run-off pool - not something that looks like an ill-kempt golf course green. It resembles nothing so much as a broken sprinkler going off in someone's yard - and you have... more

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2 of 5 stars
HappyCampers77   1 contribution
Fremont, CA
Aug 22, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Was pretty disappointed with our visit. It was not worth the $8 per person (with the AAA discount). The spouting geyser in my opinion was anti-climatic, the little goat petting zoo with the goats was mildly cute watching kids feed them. If you have little ones, it may be more exciting for them (still not worth their entry fee) to... more

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1 of 5 stars
liana813   1 contribution
Tampa
Jul 18, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Paid 10 bucks each to see what? The small spurt and the goats?? Compare this pure robbery admission fee to the Metropolitan Museum entry fee ($18) or even worse to the Acropolis museum entry gee ($1.40) The people who own this rip-off land are making a fortune thanks to our stupidity! more

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2 of 5 stars
Brisfam007   2 contributions
Brisbane
Jul 8, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

The Geyser may still fire up regularly but the web write up over promises and the attraction under delivers. The $10 per adult entry allows you to look at a small regularly spurting geyser, a few very tired looking Llamas, four horned goats and fainting goats that don't appear to faint. The entire place is run down and seems to... more

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1 of 5 stars
JDEparent   1 contribution
northern CA
Jul 3, 2009
2
people found this review helpful

Just got home from attempting to visit Old Faithful in Calistoga, CA today. After researching prices online ($8 per adult), we were surprised that the price was ACTUALLY $10. The website had not been updated in the recent months, and when asked about why the website hadn't been updated, the worker behind the counter proceeded to tell us that if... more

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Old Faithful Geyser of California Address

1299 Tubbs Lane, Calistoga, CA 94515
Tel: 707-942-6463