About Us

Stay Tiny Palomar sits within the Base Camp Palomar Mountain campground, which dates back to 1934 when the location was the Base Camp for work crews who built the road to the Hale observatory at Mount Palomar.

Stay Tiny Palomar is in close proximity to some of the area's best attractions.  Explore the cosmos at Palomar Mountain Observatory, try your luck at one of the five exciting nearby casinos (Harrah's Southern California Resort, Casino Pauma, Valley View Casino, Pala Casino Resort and Spa, and Pechanga Resort Casino), savor the flavors of excellent wineries in Temecula, Julian and Ramona.  Your stay promises a blend of adventure and relaxation, with these diverse attractions just moments away.

Stay Tiny Palomar is located within the Palomar Observatory Dark Skies Zone and offers a fantastic opportunity to view the Milky Way, Meteor Showers or possibly encounter a UFO (we are in the vicinity of a world-famous documented UFO encounter by George Adamski). 

Things To DO in the Area

Casinos

Harrah's Southern California Resort - 7 miles - HarrahsSoCal.com

Casino Pauma - 10 miles - CasinoPauma.com

Valley View Casino - 11 miles - ValleyViewCasino.com

Pala Casino Resort and Spa - 15 miles - PalaCasino.com

Pechanga Resort Casino - 22 miles - Pechanga.com

Tourist Destinations

Mt. Palomar Observatory - 11 miles - Palomar Observatory

Old Town Temecula - 25 miles - OldTownTemecula.com

San Diego Zoo Safari Park - 26 miles - sdzsafaripark.org

Wine Country Temecula - 27 miles - TemeculaWines.org

Oasis Camel Diary - 28 miles - CamelDairy.com

Eagle & High Peak Mines - 28 miles - TheEagleMining.com

Julian Pie Company, Santa Ysabel - 21 miles - JulianPie.com

Julian Mining Company - 27 miles - JulianMiningCompany.com

Julian - 33 miles - VisitJulian.com

Ramona Wineries - 37 miles - RamonaValleyVineyards.com

California Wolf Center - 33miles - CaliforniaWolfCenter.org

Legoland California - 57 miles - LegoLand.com/California

Hiking

Wilderness Gardens Preserve - 11 miles - Wilderness Gardens Preserve

Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve - Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve

Paradise Mountain Loop - 16 miles - Paradise Mountain Loop