Campus Tours & Graduations

Helpful Tour Information

• All tours depart from the Volunteer Center, which is the first building on the left when entering the campus.
• Tours last approximately 1.25 hours.
• Guide Dogs for the Blind is a working campus. Tours are always subject to activities on campus.
• Tours do not have contact with our puppy population, and contact with our adult dog population is based on the availability and discretion of staff.
• Adults are expected to manage children on tours.
• Everyone on the tour must be comfortable walking or standing for the duration of the tour on the California campus, as there is no seating along the tour route. The campus is fully accessible.
• Our California campus Gift Shop is open on weekdays and graduation Saturdays from 11:00am to 3:00pm.
• Limited parking is available on our campus; there is ample free and available parking in the neighboring area.

Drop-In Tours (seven people or less)

The following tours DO NOT require advance reservations.

• Drop-in tours are available Monday through Friday and non-graduation Saturdays at 10:30am and 2:00pm (for dates, please refer to the graduation section below)
• Drop-in tours, graduation Saturdays (for dates, please refer to the graduation section below)
• Available graduation Saturdays at 10:30am and Noon

Group Tours (eight people or more)
The following tours DO require advance reservations. Please email Rita Lockett at rlockett@guidedogs.com to inquire about group tour reservations.

Tour Bus and Adult Group Tours

• Available Monday through Saturday at 10:00am
• Group maximum: 40 people

Graduation Day Group Tours

• Available on graduation Saturdays at 11:00am; graduation is at 1:30pm (for dates, please refer to the graduation section below)
• Group maximum: 40 people
• Note that Graduation tours tend to book up several months in advance

Children's Group Tours (non-school)

• Children's group tours (including Scout groups) are available on non-graduation Saturdays at 10:00am (for dates, please refer to the graduation section below)
• Minimum age: 2nd Grade

Children's School Field Trip Tours

• School field trip tours are available Monday through Friday at 10:00am throughout the school year
• Maximum school field trip tour size is 33 students. School tours are limited to Grade 2 and up.

Non-Tour Days 2019

• January 1
• January 21
• February 18
• May 4
• May 27
• July 4
• July 13
• August 23
• September 2
• November 28
• November 29
• December 24
• December 25
• December 31

Helpful Graduation Information

• Graduations are held indoors in our Student Residence Auditorium.
• Graduation ceremonies last approximately 1 hour; length depends on class size and other factors.
• Limited parking is available on our campus; there is ample free and available parking in the neighboring area.

Graduations begin at 1:30 pm on the following Saturdays:

1/19/2019
2/2/2019
2/16/2019
3/16/2019
3/30/2019
4/13/2019
4/27/2019
5/11/2019
5/25/2019
6/8/2019
6/22/2019
7/6/2019
7/20/2019
8/3/2019
8/17/2019
8/31/2019
9/14/2019
10/12/2019
10/26/2019
11/9/2019
11/23/2019
12/7/2019
12/21/2019