Directions - Camp Roberts Historical Museum

LOCATION:

Camp Roberts, CA is located along US Highway 101 about 12 miles north of Paso Robles, half way between San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Museum is on Camp Roberts – the main training and pre-mobilization site for all of the California National Guard. There is a dedicated off-ramp (Exit 244) that leads right into Camp Roberts’ Main Gate.

ACCESS

Entry to Camp Roberts for a museum visit is through the main gate. Exit 244 from US Highway 101 is a dedicated off-ramp into the main gate. At the guard station, persons who do not possess a military identification card will be directed to check in with the security personnel in the visitor center on the right before proceeding into the camp. Vehicle drivers must show current registration and proof of insurance for the vehicle, as well as a valid driver’s license, passport, or Native American tribal ID card.

The date for the requirement of visitors to show an enhanced driver’s license is currently set at May 7, 2025.

If you have made arrangements for a special group tour on a day other than a Thursday or Saturday–which are the days the museum is normally open–you must send a list of attendees (first and last name–no nicknames) to the curator 2 to 3 weekdays prior to the visit, so that it can be forwarded to security personnel. Anyone whose name is not on the list, or who does not present a valid and acceptable ID will not be admitted.

As you proceed past the guardhouse, keep to the right at the “Y” intersection, then veer to the left and proceed due west on New Mexico Avenue. You will see the Museum Annex, with tanks and other track vehicles on display out front, to your left. As you continue on New Mexico Avenue you will pass the athletic field to your left, then the large gymnasium. Just after that, you will arrive at the Main Museum, a large building with a huge portico on the front, which will be on your right.