[BA-Rockets] Launch sites in the Bay Area

[Cliff Sojourner]

Brad, let me encourage you to make the trip and fly with LUNAR in a 
couple weeks.

I used to launch model rockets at the Berkeley Harbor when I was a kid 
(mid 1970s).  it was never a good place to launch, and it's closed now, 
completely fenced off and reverting to native plants...

Brad Johanson wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I'm trying to introduce a boy I mentor to model rocketry.  We've
>gotten a launcher and a couple rockets and now are trying to figure
>out where we can launch them.  We are located in the Palo Alto area. 
>A call to local police and fire departments has yielded a "No, you
>can't launch them in our town" statement from 100% of the towns called
>(I gave up after three-- Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and Redwood City).
>
>Looking at the list and the website it seems like there are few or no
>options to do this anywhere local.  As far as I can tell the regular
>group launches at DeAnza are on indefinite hold.  There was one thread
>in the list archive from earlier this year that indicated that there
>might be a site in or around the Berkeley Marina that allowed private
>launches on 2 days per month, but there weren't any more details.  The
>same poster suggested there were other sites with similar restrictions
>that might be around, but didn't list them or suggest how to find
>them..
>
>So, does anybody on the list have any suggestions?  Is there some
>place that a list has been compiled of sites for launches, even if
>they are restricted?  If there are no sites, what are people doing for
>launches?  Waiting for the occasional special event launch?  Or, do
>people launch them on the sly (which I understand is illegal, casts a
>bad name on model rocketeers, and can result in fines)?
>
>Any information and help would be appreciated!
>
>-Brad
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