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The Turner Farm
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2024 Schedule-Every clear Friday night, weather permitting.
Visit the Analemma Website for more information.
The Turner Farm grounds are open to the public daily, dawn to dusk, except for after-hours astronomy events hosted on Friday nights by the Analemma Society. Visit Astronomy Programs or the Analemma Society website for a schedule of events.
The picnic shelter and playground are open, and the shelter can be reserved through the picnic office. Equestrian facilities are open and have some permitted events.
There are no entrance fees at the park. There is no staff at the park.
This former dairy farm is open for general riding. It has almost 40 acres of open fields enclosed by perimeter fencing. Features include a novice-level, cross-country course with water, ditch and bank complexes, a round pen, a large (200’ x 300’) multi-purpose outdoor arena with all-weather footing, stadium jumps and dressage markers.
Turner Farm has a playground for small children at the end of the paved parking lot. There is a picnic pavilion/shelter available to rent. The Great Falls Lions Club sponsored the playground through a generous donation. Planned community facilities include jogging/walking trails, a bird habitat and observation areas.
The observatory has an Orientation Room used for educational programs. An Observation Room includes three telescopes with room for a fourth as private funding becomes available. The observatory features a retractable roof that rolls over the top of a fixed roof that covers the Orientation Room.