Cedar Breaks National Park was certified as an International Dark-Sky Park in 2017. With the entire monument’s elevation above 10,000 feet, Cedar Breaks is far from any metropolitan light pollution. The stars seem close enough to touch! Cedar Breaks is famous for its summertime star parties. In 2016 readers of USA Today voted Cedar Breaks star […]
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park was certified as an International Dark-Sky Park in 2015. Black Canyon is located on the edge of the great open spaces shared by western Colorado and southeast Utah, making it a refuge for phenomenal dark, protected skies. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is supported by its […]
Flagstaff Area National Monuments
The Flagstaff Area National Monuments, Walnut Canyon National Monument, Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, and Wupatki National Monument were named International Dark-Sky Parks in 2016. The monuments are located near Flagstaff, Arizona, a city with a population of over 65,000 people. In 2001 Flagstaff became the first International Dark Sky City and has progressive lighting […]
Dinosaur National Monument
Dinosaur National Monument was certified as an International Dark-Sky Park in 2019. Dinosaur National Monument is one of the darkest places remaining in the United States. Because there is little light pollution here, you can see the stars of our Milky Way galaxy with startling clarity. Much of Dinosaur National Monument provides prime places to […]