Comments on: The Cliff House Sky Tram

By: Administrator

Administrator — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:18:51 +0000

Hi John –

Thanks for the additinal information. I encourage you to contact outsidelands.org http://www.outsidelands.org/about.php#contact and help them update some of their history on the Sky Tram (which you can read here: http://www.outsidelands.org/skytram.php). It takes a village!

Sarah B.

By: John Martini

John Martini — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:21:46 +0000

Hmm. Got to quibble with a couple of details in the posting. First, the Sky Tram operated much later than 1961. I remember taking it in 1965. It was pretty depressing by then but it still operated.

Second, you rode both ways, no walking involved. That actually was part of the ride’s downfall. The Sky Tram only charged for a round trip to nowhere, and made half the revenue it could have if only it carried paying passengers in both directions.

By: Marvin Gold

Marvin Gold — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:26:33 +0000

This is a great photo and video. I went on the Sky Tram in the late 50′s when I was 6 or 7 years old. Many years later, I would mention this attraction and people would challenge me like I was making it up. It was is service for such a short time and was so well hidden that many people do not know this existed. Thanks for posting this

By: Wolfgang Schubert

Wolfgang Schubert — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:25:21 +0000

We did the last shift of 1999 in the NPS Visitor Center! The waterfall in the picture, over which the Skytram ended, was one billed as the “largest saltwater waterfall in the world!”

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:31:58 +0000

I soooooo wish they still had this up and running.

By: David Gallagher

David Gallagher — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:24:02 +0000

Thanks for the great post, Sarah