SAVE THE DATE! Nov 14-16, 2025 Leonid Meteor Shower 2 day Group Camping Trip

NOTE: This is a partner event with IEAAH on Meetup so please only sign up on one site!

Join your old and new friends in Anza Borrego Park (roughly 75 miles from Riverside, 2 hours) for a community tent camping trip. You're welcome to bring your camper van and make your own reservations and arrangements and then join us in our reserved, group spaces. There's also a fabulous little mid century boutique hotel right down the street, the Palms at Indian Head. https://thepalmsatindianhead.com/
We'll just be using tents in the reserved areas.

We'll be out in the deepest dark for the Leonid showers at their peak for the year. Their meteors are the fastest of any annual shower, streaking in at 160,000 mph (257,000 km/h). A waning crescent moon just 9%-lit will rise during shortly before dawn, but not interfere with the Leonids. Peak viewing will be after midnight, when observers should expect 10–20 meteors per hour — with a few spectacular fireballs possible.

We'll have some communal meals and fireside chats and group discussions. Kids are welcome. We're planning to have a telescope to see the planets and moon but bring yours, too. You won't need a telescope to see the meteors. Lots of wildlife out here so binoculars are great. We'll have early campfires but they'll be out by the time the showers are heaviest so bring super warm clothes for the cold desert. You can purchase firewood in town if you'd like your own campfire. Remember to bring a comfortable reclining chair or ground cushions so you can gaze up to the heavens in comfort.

Depending on how many sign up, the cost will be about $35 a person for two nights and this should include at least one or two communal meals. The more that sign up, the more ways the costs are shared and more meals can be included. This price is just an estimate and can change some either up or down. Its perfectly ok to bring your non atheist friends, too. No babies will be roasted or served cold. LOL.

Would you like to help in some elements of planning or volunteering your talents? We want you to! Who will bring their guitar or other instruments and lead some group fireside songs? Who can tell great stories? Who will bake some cakes or cookies for all or bring s'mores makings? Who has some fun daytime or nighttime games to play outdoors with a group? Who can lead a hike? Who can talk about the flora and fauna of the area? Your expenses incurred for the group will be covered by the group with advance approval and receipts.

Watch for more updates closer to the date but sign up now and save this date. It's the best time you'll ever have!

Carpools can form in the comments. Don't be shy! If you have a tent to share or lend tell everyone in the comments.