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Castaic Junction, California
Castaic Junction as viewed from SR 126
Castaic Junction as viewed from SR 126
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Country  United States
State  California
County Flag of Los Angeles County, California.svg Los Angeles
Elevation
310 m (1,017 ft)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s) 661
GNIS feature ID 270336

Castaic Junction is an unincorporated community located in Los Angeles County, California. It is located at the crossroads of Interstate 5 and State Route 126 near the confluence of Castaic Creek and the Santa Clara River.

Places in Castaic Junction carry a Valencia zip code, and it is adjacent to the City of Santa Clarita.

Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park is just south of the intersection

History

Castaic Junction was the official southern end of the Ridge Route. The name dates to 1887, before highways were built, when a railroad siding was set up at the junction.

The community had an Art Deco−Moderne style train depot, serving the railroad line running along the Santa Clara River between Saugus and Piru. The depot was demolished around 1990.

Just beyond the north end of the Magic Mountain parking lot is the site of the adobe ranch house for the historic Rancho San Francisco, a Mexican land grant that encompassed the Santa Clarita Valley from Piru to Canyon Country.

According to local legend, icon James Dean ate his last meal at the Tip's Restaurant formerly at the crossroads of Highway 126 and The Old Road before he drove on north.

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