These locations* have been recommended by club members.
If you have additional recommendations, please let us know.
Vineyard Dog Park
Reasonably dark skies and good surface.
parks4pups.org/vineyard-dog-park-templeton
Santa Margarita Lake
The campsites in the Grey Pines Loop are reasonably dark.
slocountyparks.com/camp/santa-margarita-lake/
Blinn Ranch Trailhead
Has dark skies but can be dusty. Not a good area after rains. Car lights after dark are an issue but traffic is light.
10 Miles past Santa Margarita Lake turnoff and a couple miles up River Road.
alltrails.com/trail/us/california/blinn-ranch-and-santa-margarita-trail
Navajo Flat Campground
Very low southern horizon (can see Omega Cen and NGC 5128 from there) and has some very dark skies. Not a good place after bad weather.
25 miles east of Santa Margarita Lake.
www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lpnf/recarea/?recid=11129
San Antonio Lake Campground
Has some very dark skies and is the site used in the fall for the CalStar Star Party.
calstar.observers.org/general-info-faq/