Yes, you can!
Treat your family, friends,
or group of up to 50 people
to a night with the stars!
Coming Events
Star Party
Saturday, May 19
Solar Observing: Noon-4pm
Star Party
Begins 9 PM. Details
Screenings of the film The First 70 will be held throughout the day and evening in the classroom. Times
The First 70 is an independent short film about Californians banding together to keep our
State Parks Open.
Donations are appreciated to support Team Sugarloaf's efforts to keep our park open.
Night Sky Classes
Summer Series
Mondays: June 11, June 18, June 25,
July 9, July 16, August 13
Lectures on the seasonal sky, with telescope
observing after class. Details
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is Open!
Tell your friends that we continue to offer
events on our usual schedule. Details
Save our State Park and RFO
Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is under threat of closure. Help us keep the Park and the Observatory open!
RFO’s operator, Valley of the Moon Observatory Association, and its partners—including the Sonoma Ecology Center, United Camps Conferences and Retreats, Valley of the Moon Natural History Association, and Sonoma County Trails Council—are negotiating with the state to operate the park. Join us at: sonomaecologycenter.org and parksalliance.com
Tell your legislators that you do not
support the closure of our state parks.
The Parks Alliance for Sonoma County was created to address closures of State Parks in Sonoma County.
Sign up to volunteer, receive updates and make donations that specifically support Sugarloaf Ridge State Park at sonomaecologycenter.org and parksalliance.com or by downloading the form on the Parks Alliance webpage and sending it in.
Thank you for supporting RFO!
Above: The Observatory at night. Photo by Mark Hillestad
Top right photo of Refractor Telescope by Jerry Telfer