Observer Ranch Campground & Learning Center is an educational campground, offering classes, a library and learning opportunities in addition to camping activities! Located in Penrose, Colorado, with plenty to explore outdoors in the surrounding areas!
Our Little Spark Library has 350+ books focused on Earth/Space Science, Nature, Outdoors, Classics, Gardening/Homesteading, Permaculture and more! Nurture your love of learning here and find a book that inspires you!
Our Learning Center will provide a space for informative classes, events, hands-on learning, and appeal to different learning styles and preferences! It is equipped with a 120′ projector.
Our hope is that you’ll come as you are, with your family, friends, kids, loved ones to connect to nature, and learn/deepen understanding of topics that pique your interest – we look forward to having you visit!
The Team at Observer Ranch
Campground for Today, Education for Tomorrow
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
4509 CR 123, Penrose, CO 81240
(719) 203-2436
From Denver/Colorado Springs: I-25 South to CO-115 South.
Turn right on Third Street (due west) as you enter Penrose, which turns into Fremont CR 123 in about 5 miles. Observer Ranch will be on your right (north side).
From Pueblo: I-25 North to Exit 101 (50 West) until you get to CR 67 and turn right (due north). Go approximately 3 miles, turn right (due east) onto Fremont CR 123, Observer Ranch will be on your left (4509 CR 123).
OUR STORY
2014-2015: The Mobile Observatory Project traveled across the country in a retrofitted RV (75 events in 41 states and 4 provinces in 8 months!), doing educational outreach at museums, planetariums, schools and other venues, as well as hosting an annual conference series, Observing The Frontier from 2015-2019.
Over the last decade, we’ve hosted various Lunch and Learn events, published books, hosted conferences, participated in community events; the Observer community has grown and our team hopes to bring the same spirit of community and connection at Observer Ranch!
Community
…I’m constantly blown away by the detail, the research just the sheer amount of time and data it takes to put out these videos…
J. Hammock