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Construction at Homolovi State Park will be underway from July through September 2025. We apologize for the inconvenience and construction-related noise that may take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. During periods of construction on restrooms and shower buildings, portable toilets and showers will be provided. Thank you for your patience as we work to make Homolovi State Park an even better destination for campers!
Homolovi State Park no longer accepts self-pay registrations for camping. Same-day reservations can be made by coming to the visitor center in person or by calling the park office at 928-289-4106 by 4:45 p.m. Entries for non-registered campers will not be accepted after that time.
Note: Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time.
Star Party and Guest Speaker at Homolovi State Park
Homolovi State Park
Monthly, third Saturdays, April-November 6 p.m.
April 19 - Join us for our first star party of the season.
To start off the evening, join Lowell Observatory Historian, Kevin Schindler at the La Posada Hotel Ballroom at 5:00 p.m. as he presents "Dark Skies Over Arizona", courtesy of the Old Trails Museum 2025 History Highlight series. Kevin will illustrate the benefits of dark skies, how Arizona has helped to lead the charge to protect them, and what YOU can do to help reduce light pollution.
La Posada Hotel - 303 East Second Street Winslow, Arizona 86047
Afterward, we hope to see you at Homolovi's Visitor Center Museum and Observatory for a night under the stars! The Star Party will take place after Kevin's presentation. Bill Wood from the Little Colorado River Valley Astronomy Club will be presenting the history of the Winslow Homolovi Observatory and the partnerships that support astrotourism in Arizona.
These astronomy events will take place on the third Saturday of each month, and are free with cost of park entry. Each event will feature a guest speaker with telescope viewing through the Winslow Homolovi Observatory's Moore Telescope (Celestron 14" Schmidt-Cassegrain) to follow the presentation. Night sky targets will be announced for the evening and may include deep space nebula, star clusters and more. Visit us online at: azstateparks.com/stars. The Little Colorado River Valley Astronomy Club www.lcrvac.org or nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/clubs/
Schedule for future events (May-November): 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Guest Presentation in the park visitor center.
8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. The observatory will open to view these objects thru the Moore 14" SCT telescope:
- Jupiter, moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto
- Mars, Polar Cap, surface features?
- M42, Orion Nebula, Trapezium Cluster, Star Incubator
- M1, Crab Nebula, Super Nova Remnant, spinning neutron star at core
- NGC 2392, Clown Face Nebula, Planetary Nebula (low stellar mass nova)
- M65, M66, NGC 3628, Leo Galaxy Triplet, gravitationally bound
April - November 2025 Schedule:
April 19, 2025
May 17, 2025
June 21, 2025
July 19, 2025
August 16, 2025
September 20, 2025
October 18, 2025
November 15, 2025
