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Goldendale Observatory State Park

4.8

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1602 Observatory Dr, Goldendale, WA, 98620, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
MonClosed
TueClosed
WedClosed
ThuClosed
Fri2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sat2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sun2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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Laureen Fitch 
3 days ago

Troy did a great job explaining the unknown and was very entertaining 

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Karen Maher 
3 days ago

A wonderful place. Excellent, knowledgeable staff. The problem is that they book too many people( there were 144) and for each peek in the telescope I had to wait 45-50 minutes. I spent about 2/3 of the time waiting. We finally left because the kiddo was exhausted. It’s out of the way need to stay in a hotel,, so you ‘d like be able to take advantage of the wonderful programming and expert staff. Please book less people!!! 

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Katie Caudill 
a week ago

Super fun place to go at night and see a lot of stars, planets and the moon! 

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Lauren Fisher 
a week ago

Space Ranger Troy returns!!! He is my absolute favorite!!! The universe never comes alive quite like it does when he is the one explaining it. Can’t miss experience. 1000/10! 

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Francis Lee 
a week ago

We went to a 9pm-midnight stargazing event July 2026 where we saw a highly informative and entertaining presentation from Troy Carpenter. From my mom about the presentation: "As a lay person, it was a great rundown of how we collect signals and figure out what things are made of. It was something I have never been able to understand before then." It was so much fun, and they both really knew their stuff. In the telescopes, we got to see Venus, Andromeda, the Ring Nebula, the Dumbbell Nebula, and a huge open star cluster that... read more

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Goldendale Observatory State Park has a 4.8 star rating with 636 reviews. 

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Goldendale Observatory State Park is closed now. It will open on Friday at 2:00 p.m. 

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