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TOURABLE Radar Stations in the CONUS
Tue Mar 24, 2015 3:31 am (PDT) .
Posted by:
"Lowell Woodworth" lowellwoodworth

Good morning everyone,

This page identifies radar stations in the CONUS which still have Air Force buildings or other structures. Some you can't actually drive on and tour, per say, but there will be some availability for you to see the station, either by driving on, or from the fence. Some are only partially intact and some are in dismal condition. For the most part, the stations are currently non-military installations and special permission may be required to get on some of them.

UPDATED 3-24-2015

ALABAMA
  1. DAUPHIN ISLAND AIR FORCE STATION
  2. GUNTER AFS, Montgomery Al is closed. Nothing to see but the Block House that used to house the Univac Systems and the SAGE Direction Center. Now the use is for the distribution center for ECI (Extension Course Institute) correspondence program for the AIR FORCE.
  3. THOMASVILLE AIR FORCE STATION - Thomasville was a Height Finder site under SAGE system. Closed approx 1969. Tower still intact but most of the facility has been turned over to the local government as a housing site. Tour-able, but not much left to see.


ARIZONA
  1. LUKE AFB - PHOENIX AREA, blockhouse still intact, used as headquarters for operations.
  2. MOUNT LEMMON AFS, TUCSON, often gated and locked, now used by University of Arizona. Many buildings intact. If open, ask U of A staff member if you can tour. Experience has been that they will accommodate visitor if convenient.


ARKANSAS
  1. TEXARKANA AIR FORCE STATION


CALIFORNIA
  1. BORON AIR FORCE STATION
  2. CAMBRIA AIR FORCE STATION (permission required at office); it's was bought by a church group and is being used by them. All buildings are intact and in use, including the admin, chow hall and operations buildings.
  3. KLAMATH AIR FORCE STATION (nothing much there)
  4. KLAMATH RIVER RADAR STATION
  5. MADERA AIR FORCE STATION
  6. POINT ARENA AIR FORCE STATION (nothing much there)


COLORADO
  1. CHEYENE MOUNTAIN AFS, Colorado Springs, still in operation, although nerve center for NORAD is now at Peterson AFB. Check in at Peterson AFB Museum as occasional tours are arranged for museum volunteers and others. High security - no access to mountain for unannounced visitors, even with ID cards. There is a small visitors area with some displays, although this is behind the first security checkpoint and not open without authority, even with ID cards.


ILLINOIS
  1. BELLEVILLE AIR FORCE STATION

IOWA
  1. WAVERLY AIR FORCE STATION
KANSAS
  1. HUTCHINSON AIR FORCE STATION
MASSACHUSETTS
  1. NORTH TRURO AIR FORCE STATION (Contact management at National Park Service south of the station for possibility of gaining entry)
MICHIGAN
  1. CALUMET AIR FORCE STATION, Fenced and locked, but available to tour summer and fall. Contact "Yooper Tom" Scanlan, email tomandsue@pasty.com, or call 906-458-1265.
  2. EMPIRE AIR FORCE STATION (to tour, contact National Park Service at their Visitors center in Empire)
  3. K I SAWYER Air Force Base (BLOCK HOUSE) Gwinn MI
  4. PORT AUSTIN AIR FORCE STATION
  5. SAULT STE MARIE AIR FORCE STATION
  6. SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE STATION, Mount Clemens MI; currently the Selfridge Air Museum is located in the old radar station "chow hall" which is behind an old radar tower. Other than that, not much else exists, but the museum has a radar scope and a few other items related to the radar station.
  7. WILLOW RUN AIR FORCE STATION, Ypsilanti MI
MINNESOTA
  1. BAUDETTE AIR FORCE STATION
  2. CHANDLER AIR FORCE STATION; (Nothing left there)
  3. DULUTH IAP (BLOCK HOUSE)
  4. WADENA AIR FORCE STATION
  5. WILLMAR AIR FORCE STATION
MONTANA
  1. CUT BANK AIR FORCE STATION
  2. HAVRE AIR FORCE STATION
  3. KALISPELL AIR FORCE STATION (One tower remains on Blacktail Mtn and it is newer FAA ARSR radar. Some buildings still there.)
NEBRASKA
  1. OMAHA AIR FORCE STATION
NEVADA
  1. STEAD AFB, area now turned over for civilian use, blockhouse still stands, research facility of some sort.
  2. WINNEMUCCA AFS (prounced: win-a-muck-a).
NEW JERSEY
  1. GIBBSBORO AFS; has a dome and a couple of buildings still intact. You can drive on what is left of the station. I thing the FAA controls the radar
  2. HIGHLANDS AIR FORCE STATION; (Everything is gone.)
NEW MEXICO
  1. TIERRA AMARILLA AIR FORCE STATION
NEW YORK
  1. MONTAUK AIR FORCE STATION, Long Island NY (fenced; view from fence)
  2. SARATOGA AIR FORCE STATION; (Some buildings and facilities remain and can be viewed from the road.) TOUR; Permission might be arranged from Saratoga Endeavors LLC. A phone number on the sign at the gate.)
NORTH CAROLINA
  1. FT FISHER AIR FORCE STATION, WILMINGTON NC
  2. WINSTON SALEM AIR FORCE STATION (only building remaining is the Dining Hall.)
NORTH DAKOTA
  1. CAVALIER AIR FORCE STATION, A deep space phased array radar station still in operation. Occasional tours given to military retirees. Secure area - ID cards necessary for access, retirees with cards OK.
  2. FORTUNA AIR FORCE STATION
OHIO
  1. BELLEFONTAINE AIR FORCE STATION; The State of Ohio took over the radar station when the Air Force left and turned it into a career center. With appointment you can visit the 664th "museum", located inside the student center. They have accumulated several items of interest and have them on display. The old radar tower "on the hill" has been leased to the Air Force Radar Museum Association and will be the future location for the National Air Defense Radar Museum. Again, with appointment you can visit the tower.
OKLAHOMA
  1. BARTLESVILLE AIR FORCE STATION
  2. OKLAHOMA CITY AFS OK (SE 59th Street and Douglas Blvd is now a FAA facility. Other buildings are used by other businesses. 746th Ops building and the 32nd AD HQ (ADCC?) building are in use by civilian companies. The Dining Hall and Base HQ building are there. To tour, inside buildings, inquire of the current occupants.
OREGON
  1. BAKER AIR FORCE STATION
  2. CONDON AIR FORCE STATION; Jim Huddleston former A/1C stationed at Condon AFS from July 1957 to Aug 1960. I have been by to old base and the last time was in 2005. Buildings standing, all radar Bubble is gone, then the buildings would not be safe to enter. Gate was open then. I know that the USAF/GSA tried for years to sell the property, no takers. (Sept 11, 2014)
  3. FORT STEVENS
  4. MOUNT HEBO AIR FORCE STATION; there is now an Interpretive Panel on the mountain top that overlooks the meadow where the main facilities of radar site once stood. The panel was provided by the Siuslaw National Forest and includes photos, text, and a timeline for visitors.
SOUTH DAKOTA
  1. GETTYSBURG AIR FORCE STATION
VIRGINIA
  1. CAPE CHARLES AIR FORCE STATION
WASHINGTON
  1. BLAINE AIR FORCE STATION, Birch Bay WA. In October 2014 Rick Chinn reports; I stopped by the old 757th. I'll post pics to my website. It's all still there. It doesn't look like ;anything has really changed. The spot where the 26 tower was is now grown over with grass. The gym is now used as a county rec center.
  2. MAKAH AIR FORCE STATION, Neah Bay WA. This is not a tourable radar station per say. It remains a fully functionale National Airspace/National Defense facility, off-limits to the public. It is part of the joint national defense program and provides ARSR-4 long-range radar data and radio communications to the USAF and FAA. / Bruce "Boondog" Robie
  3. NASELLE AIR FORCE STATION; I WAS BY THIS STATION LAST YEAR. IT IS CLOSED. THE BASE COMPOUND IS A YOUTH DETENTION SITE. THE MOUNTAIN TOP IS CLEAR OF ALL RADAR EQUIPMENT WITH ONLY RELAY AND CELL TOWERS REMAINING. IT WAS CLOSED IN 1963. THE FIRST SGT RETIRED WHEN THEY CLOSED THE STATION AND HE LIVES ACROSS THE ROAD FROM WHERE THE AIR STATION WAS. I STOPPED BY AND SPENT AN HOUR TALKING ABOUT OLD TIMES, I THINK HE ENJOYED THE VISIT. / BOB PRESSLEY
WEST VIRGINIA
  1. GUTHRIE AIR FORCE STATION, Charleston WV
WISCONSIN
  1. ANTIGO AIR FORCE STATION; (98% intact but in dismal condition)
  2. OSCEOLA AIR FORCE STATION; (A retreat center for the Free Lutheran Church. Almost completely intact and in immaculate condition. Overnight lodging is available, just need to bring your own sheets. TOUR or LODGING; Call in advance: it is called the Associated Retreat Center, 800-294-2877, http://www.arc-aflc.org and email arc@centurytel.net and talk with Pat or Mary.
  3. WILLIAMS BAY AIR FORCE STATION
WYOMING
  1. SUNDANCE AIR FORCE STATION (Most of lower camp still there and open. Upper camp pretty much all gone, still fenced, locked and under the supervision of the NEC. ...........................
If you know of other stations qualifying as "tourable" let me know, so they can be added. Likewise, should you have knowledge that one or more of the stations listed are NOT tourable, again let me know.

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