Review of the history of the location of roaring Camp and Big Trees Railroad from the early days with Isaac Graham and his sawmill and whiskey distillery which lent the area its name. It was opened in 1863 and has been operating for twenty years. The first day saw 44 passengers take advantage of the scenic ride and twenty years later the annual visits are over 150,000. The article reviews the things to do in the camp and provides the train schedule for rides up Bear Mountain by one of the five locomotives in use.