Boucher Hill Lookout

Boucher Hill Fire Lookout is located within Palomar Mountain State Park at an elevation of 5438 feet in northern San Diego County.

According to the CDF Lookout Survey of 1991: a tower has been located on Boucher Hill since 1921.

The current lookout is a splendid example of a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF now known as CalFire) 809R design.

This tower was constructed and placed in service in 1948.

Boucher Hill rests on a 16x16 foot base with tower height of 30 feet.

The lookout tower was last in service in 1983.

The California State Parks Department recently spent $343,000 on site improvements. A plan proposal call for a tower restoration and creation of a volunteer program to create an interpretive site and a 'Living History Museum'.

Boucher Hill is one of two remaining CDF Fire Lookout Towers in

San Diego County.

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