# Camarillo State Mental Hospital

Camarillo, CA · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-4d791ab853` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ca/camarillo-camarillo-state-mental-hospital/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-4d791ab853.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-4d791ab853.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-4d791ab853

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | education | none |
| What is there now | California State University Channel Islands | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1936 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1996 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2002 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 1500.0 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | State of California | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | California State University | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Parties

- California State University — developer (2002–)

## Timeline

- 1936: Hospital opened
- 1936: Opened
- 1996: Hospital officially and permanently closed
- 1996: Closed
- 2002: Former hospital campus redeveloped and opened as California State University Channel Islands
- 2002: Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Camarillo State Mental Hospital, also known as Camarillo State Hospital, was a public psychiatric hospital for patients with both developmental disabilities and mental disorders in Camarillo, California. The hospital was in operation from 1936 to 1997.
The former hospital campus has been redeveloped and opened in 2002 as the California State University Channel Islands.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camarillo_State_Mental_Hospital

## Sources

- Camarillo State Mental Hospital — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camarillo_State_Mental_Hospital

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Camarillo State Mental Hospital, Camarillo, CA." Record n-4d791ab853, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ca/camarillo-camarillo-state-mental-hospital/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_camarillocamarillostatementalhospital,
  title = {Camarillo State Mental Hospital, Camarillo, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/ca/camarillo-camarillo-state-mental-hospital/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-4d791ab853, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.