Recent Photos of Mill Valley AFS, CA

The following aerial images are courtesy of Bing Maps (Bird's Eye views):

Operations & Radar Site, Looking North

Operations & Radar Site, Looking East

Operations & Radar Site, Looking South

Operations & Radar site - Looking West

Operations building - Looking West

ARSR-4 - Looking West

Photo source: http://www.kartchnerengineering.com/images/11-36%20Mill%20Valley%20Radar%20Station.JPG

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Photo source: http://www.enjoymillvalley.com/-blog/watch-gary-yosts-3rd-and-final-film-on-mt-tams-west-peak

Photo courtesy of Gary Yost, 2016; displayed here only for historical / non-commercial purposes

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A recent aerial photo of the family-housing area and the cantonment area, being restored

source: http://www.kqed.org/a/forum/R201402200930

Cantonment area ruins source: http://www.kenpapai.com/blog/index2009OCT.html

Source: http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=4290281811

ARSR-4

Photo Source: http://www.millvalley94941.com/mv-photos.html

The radome is seen near the center at the very top. In fact, it appears that a second radome is there, partially hidden by the trees. If so, that means the tower / radome that`s fully visible is the old AN/FPS-107 (most recently AN/FPS-66A) search radar tower, now torn down. The one that`s partially visible is the old AN/FPS-26A, then AN/FSS-7, then AN/FPS-116, and now ARSR-4 radar tower -- the one that`s still standing and still in-use.

The view is from the northwest looking more or less southeast.

April, 2002 photos contributed by Tim Tyler

1998 Photos and notes by Tom Page

Email: tepage@hotmail.com

The former Mill Valley AFS property is in the process of being restored to its natural state, to be part of the surrounding Mt. Tamalpais State Park.

ARSR-4
Housing area of the former Mill Valley AFS, home now to only deer and other wildlife. Look carefully and you can see three deer near the end of the road.
One thing that hasn`t changed is the view of San Francisco from the mountain.