Lookout Details

Registry Numbers	US 1115, CA 108 (view other lookouts in United States, California)
Date Registered	September 21, 2015
Nominated by	Don Keylon
Location	Mount Tamalpais State Park Marin County, California
Coordinates	N 37° 55.745' W 122° 34.669' (view using Google Maps) N 37° 55' 45" W 122° 34' 40" N 37.929079° W 122.577822°
Elevation	2,572 ft (784 m)
Built	1934
Administered by	Marin County Fire Department

Description

The lookout is located within Mount Tamalpias State Park on East Peak.

The war veterans of CCC Company 1920V built this lookout between 1934 and 1936. In addition to hauling the materials for this sturdy stone structure up the mountain by hand and by cable system, the CCC members also built a water system, ran electric, and installed phone lines. According to a history of the Marin County Fire Department, "equipped with electricity, hot and cold running water, and telephone, this lookout was acclaimed 'The Deluxe Lookout Station of California'."

Gardner Lookout continues to be actively used by the Marin County Fire Department as of 2019.