The cosmos is closer in the foothills!

 The Cameron Park Rotary Community Observatory is your window to the night sky!  See the stars through the 14-inch reflecting telescopes on a clear dark night.  Follow planets or the moon as they travel across the sky. Bring the whole family for an unforgettable experience in the foothills of El Dorado County.

The observatory was conceived by the Rotary Club of Cameron Park as a community service project to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Rotary International.   The Rotary Club members raised all of the funds and donated time and materials to build the observatory on land owned by the El Dorado County Office of Education adjacent to the El Dorado Center of Folsom Lake College.  Once the observatory was completed, the Rotary Club donated the observatory to the community and it is jointly administered by the Rotary Club, the El Dorado Center of Folsom Lake College and the El Dorado County Office of Education.

The observatory is open free of charge to the general public on most Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.  Click here for next weekend’s public viewing hours.

Week nights are available to be scheduled for community groups, contact (530) 295-2261 for more information.

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Observatory Information

• How to prepare for your evening of viewing
• How to dress for your evening of viewing
• Observatory etiquette
  
  
• For further information,
  please visit the
  Cameron Park Rotary Web Site