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 | edit source]- 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 | edit source]- 9 Buffalo National River, 170 Ranger Road, St Joe, ☏ +1 870 439-2502.
California
[edit | edit source]Colorado
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]Georgia
[edit | edit source]Idaho
[edit | edit source]Illinois
[edit | edit source]Kentucky
[edit | edit source]Maine
[edit | edit source]- 29 AMC Maine Woods, ☏ +1 207 695 3085. A largely uninhabited piece of land that is now used for many recreational purposes.
Michigan
[edit | edit source]- 30 Dr. T.K. Lawless County Park.
- 31 Headlands County Park.
- Keweenaw Dark Sky Park.
Minnesota
[edit | edit source]Nebraska
[edit | edit source]Nevada
[edit | edit source]New Mexico
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]Ohio
[edit | edit source]Oklahoma
[edit | edit source]- 40 Black Mesa State Park.
Oregon
[edit | edit source]- 41 Prineville Reservoir State Park.
- 42 Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve.
- 43 Cottonwood Canyon State Park.
Pennsylvania
[edit | edit source]Tennessee
[edit | edit source]- 45 Obed Wild and Scenic River.
Texas
[edit | edit source]- 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 | edit source]- 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 | edit source]- 68 Sky Meadows State Park.
- 69 James River State Park.
- 70 Natural Bridge State Park.