El Pico Drive Star & Train
✓ Last confirmed for the 2025 season
Where: 1838 El Pico Dr, off Hacienda Dr (Fletcher Hills), El Cajon, California
When: Dec 4-31
Hours: Dusk-10 pm
Cost: free
18-20 ft star atop an 80-100 ft tree80,000+ programmed lights55-ft automated trainresidential
In its sixth decade of decorating, this Fletcher Hills property raises a giant star atop a roughly 80-foot twinkling tree visible across El Cajon Valley, alongside over 80,000 programmed lights and a 55-foot automated train to the North Pole.
Best time to arrive. Sunset in El Cajon is around 4:43 PM in mid-December, fully dark by about 5:10 PM. A typical December night here bottoms out near 46°F, so dress for standing around outside.
Other displays nearby
There are 13 other displays within 5 miles of this one, and 40 within 15 miles. Most people make a loop of it rather than driving out for a single house.
- Jingle Bell Hill (Pepper Drive Lights)
- Valley Ranch Road Light Show
- Cajon Greens Place Synchronized Show
- De Camp Drive Musical Tree
- Nightmare Before Christmas House
- Lake Arrowhead Drive Display
- Shanes Way Tree of Light
- Starlight Circle (Sunburst Santee)
Make a night of it. This is stop 1 on our 5-stop El Cajon lights loop — about 3.2 miles and 28 minutes of driving in total.