Dark Sky Parks are parks that have exceptional starry nights and are protected for this very reason. The U.S. has by far the largest number of Dark Sky Parks anywhere in the world and more than ninety percent of dark sky parks are in the U.S.
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Map of Dark Sky Parks in the United States
Arizona
[edit]- 1 Chiricahua National Monument.
- 2 Flagstaff Area National Monuments.
- 3 Grand Canyon National Park.
- 4 Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument.
- 5 Kartchner Caverns State Park.
- 6 Oracle State Park.
- 7 Petrified Forest National Park.
- 8 Saguaro National Park.
Arkansas
[edit]- 9 Buffalo National River, 170 Ranger Road, St Joe, ☏ +1 870 439-2502.
California
[edit]Colorado
[edit]- 13 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.
- 14 Curecanti National Recreation Area.
- 15 Dinosaur National Monument.
- 16 Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
- 17 Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.
- 18 Hovenweep National Monument. Park shared with Utah.
- 19 Jackson Lake State Park.
- 20 Mesa Verde National Park.
- Top of the Pines.
- 21 Chimney Rock National Monument.
Florida
[edit]Georgia
[edit]Idaho
[edit]Illinois
[edit]Kentucky
[edit]Maine
[edit]- 29 AMC Maine Woods, ☏ +1 207 695 3085. A largely uninhabited piece of land that is now used for many recreational purposes.
Michigan
[edit]- 30 Dr. T.K. Lawless County Park.
- 31 Headlands County Park.
- Keweenaw Dark Sky Park.
Minnesota
[edit]Nebraska
[edit]Nevada
[edit]New Mexico
[edit]- 34 Capulin Volcano National Monument.
- 35 Chaco Culture National Historical Park.
- 36 Clayton Lake State Park.
- 37 El Morro National Monument.
- 38 Fort Union National Monument.
- Valles Caldera National Preserve.
North Carolina
[edit]Ohio
[edit]Oklahoma
[edit]- 40 Black Mesa State Park.
Oregon
[edit]- 41 Prineville Reservoir State Park.
- 42 Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve.
- 43 Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
Pennsylvania
[edit]Tennessee
[edit]- 45 Obed Wild and Scenic River.
Texas
[edit]- 46 Big Bend National Park.
- 47 Big Bend Ranch State Park.
- 48 Copper Breaks State Park.
- 49 Enchanted Rock State Natural Area.
- 50 Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park.
- Milton Reimers Ranch Park.
- 51 Caprock Canyons State Park.
Utah
[edit]- 52 Antelope Island State Park. A rather desolate dark sky park, but that's what makes the sky so clear from this park.
- 53 Arches National Park.
- 54 Bryce Canyon National Park.
- 55 Canyonlands National Park.
- 56 Capitol Reef National Park.
- 57 Cedar Breaks National Monument.
- 58 Dead Horse Point State Park.
- 59 East Canyon State Park.
- 60 Fremont Indian State Park.
- 61 Goblin Valley State Park.
- 62 Goosenecks State Park.
- 63 Jordanelle State Park.
- 64 Kodachrome Basin State Park.
- 65 Zion National Park.
- 66 North Fork Park.
- 67 Snow Canyon State Park.
Virginia
[edit]- 68 Sky Meadows State Park.
- 69 James River State Park.
- 70 Natural Bridge State Park.