Public Tours
Reservations are required for the weekly public tour offered each Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. All tours are free to the public.
- To make a reservation, call 303-497-4091.
- For recorded information about the tour, call 303-497-3333.
- For all school tours (including K-12 and universities), and special group tours, please call at 303-497-4091.
Tours of the David Skaggs Research Center last approximately 1.5 hours and include stops at the Space Weather Prediction Center, ESRL Global Monitoring Division for information on the carbon dioxide record, the National Weather Service Forecast Office, and Science On a Sphere.
See Visiting ESRL for maps and directions. Each visitor to NOAA must call and get on the list for the Tuesday tour and must bring a photo ID at the time of the tour.
Security Procedure for Visitors
Visitors are required to sign in and receive a visitor badge from the Visitors Center at the Security Checkpoint.
Visitors to the site who are U.S. citizens must present a U.S. photo ID, such as a current state driver's license. Foreign Nationals must present a valid passport or a permanent resident ID ("green card"). All IDs must be originals only -- no photocopies accepted.
To receive a visitor badge, all visitors are required to park next to the Security Checkpoint and enter the Visitors Center to be screened before proceeding to their destination.
These are our requirements as per Homeland Security regardless of security threat level. If you have any questions, please contact Keith Turbitt at (303) 497-4332.