List of California Observatories
Southern California
LAGUNA MTNS
Mount Laguna Observatory
619-594-6182
Astronomy Dept., SDSU
While camping in the Cleveland
National Forest, the local mountains of San Diego, make sure
to check out the telescope in the Laguna Mountains.
During summer months, college
astronomy students hosts informative talks & offer peeks through
the 22" scope to area visitors.
I-8 East, Sunrise Hwy. exit (S-2), go North
8 mi. to right turn off Morris Ranch Road.
James Lipp Observatory
619-645-8940
P.O. Box 23215, San Diego, CA
PALOMAR MTN
Palomar Observatory -
760-742-2119
35899 Canfield Rd. Palomar Mountain
One campground near Palomar
Observatory has concrete slabs @ camp spots, for personal telescopes.
Observatory Campground
LOS ANGELES AREA
Mount Wilson Observatory
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626-793-3100
San Gabriel Mountains
Mount Wilson: 60", and 100" Hooker telescopes,
inside the Angeles National
Forest
Griffith Observatory
Program Info - 323-664-1191
Sky Report - 323-663-8171
in Griffith Park, near Burbank & Hollywood
Big Bear Solar Observatory
909-866-5791
Big
Bear Lake, 40386 North Shore Lane near Fawnskin,
San Berdu NF
Table Mountain Observatory
760-249-3551
P.O. Box 367, Wrightwood, CA
Frank P. Brackett
Observatory & Millikan Planetarium
909-621-8724
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Pomona College
Gordon D. Crowell Astrophysical Observatory
562-908-3566
Rio Hondo Community College,
3600 Workman Mill Rd., Whittier, CA
N. A. Richardson Astronomical Observatory
909-888-6511 ext. 1458
San Bernardino Valley College
701 S. Mount Vernon Ave., San Bernardino, CA
San Fernando
Observatory
818-367-9333
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northridge. Located in Sylmar,
CA
Central California
Fremont Peak Observatory
408-623-2465
P.O. Box 787, San Juan Bautista, CA
Chabot Observatory
510-530-3480
4917 Mountain Blvd., Oakland, CA
Foothill
College Observatory
650-949-7334
Foothill College,12345 El Monte Rd., Los Altos,
CA
Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy
831-883-1000
200 Eighth St., Marina, CA 93933
Lick Observatory
831-459-2513
P.O. Box 85, Mt Hamilton, CA
Ricard Observatory
408-554-4314
Dept. of Physics, Santa Clara Univ., Santa Clara,
CA
San Francisco State University Observatory
415-338-1852
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, San Francisco,
CA
Sonoma State
University Observatory
707-664-2119
Rohnert Park CA
Northern California
College of the Redwoods, Observatory
707-476-4227
Tompkins Hill Rd., Eureka,
CA
Hat Creek Radio Observatory
916-335-2364
42231 Bidwell Road, Hat Creek, CA 96040
Baja California
San Pedro Martir National Park
Baja California, Mexico
University Observatorio
Tours by appointment, or if you are lucky, (occasionally) on weekends
east of Punta Colonet & SE of Ensenada, Baja California MX
