Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve was certified as an International Dark-Sky Park in 2019. The dry air, high elevation, and lack of light pollution all make the park an ideal dark-sky destination. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains shelters the park from much of the sky glow created by Colorado’s Front Range cities, further […]
Bryce Canyon National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park was certified as an International Dark-Sky Park in 2019. Bryce Canyon is the ultimate place to learn about and enjoy the splendor of the night sky. Far from the light pollution of civilization, protected by a special force of park rangers and volunteer astronomers, Bryce Canyon is a sanctuary for natural darkness. The night […]
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand Canyon National Park achieved full International Dark-Sky in May 2019 after a lengthy retrofit process that began in 2016. The primary part of the process included outfitting the thousands of exterior lights in the park to decrease the amount of light pollution and enhance night sky star visibility. With over 5,000 exterior light fixtures, […]
Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park was certified as an International Dark-Sky Park in 2018. Given its location in a rural area of Arizona, and that roughly half of its territory is designated wilderness, Petrified Forest is increasingly recognized as a valuable reservoir of nighttime darkness. Even in this relatively remote area, light pollution is a factor. […]