The map overlays light pollution data from the International Dark-Sky Association onto more than 340,000 campsites to reveal the places that offer the darkest skies. Other ways to find dark skies ...

I remember the first time I saw a truly dark sky. My parents had sent 12-year-old me to a summer camp in the mountains of central Virginia. I’d grown up in the Washington, D.C., suburbs, where ...

SEQUIM — International Dark Sky Week, billed as “a worldwide celebration of the dark and natural night” by Dark Sky International, will be celebrated today through April 28. During the past ...

How to find a dark sky in Utah. Utah is huge and mostly empty, with about 80% of its 3.5 million population living in the 'Wasatch Front' between Logan via Salt Lake City and Provo in the north of ...

T.K. Lawless International Dark Sky Park: After years of effort, this spot in southwestern Lower Michigan became the state’s second International Dark Sky Park in 2020.

A new trail in this southern Arizona city plots the most visitor-friendly astronomy stops—and there are plenty to choose from, including world-class observatories and six Dark Sky parks.

A second dark sky park recently became certified in Oregon, three years after the state's first dark sky park was certified, and just months after 2.5 million acres of the Oregon Outback became ...

Notable examples of Dark Sky Places in Texas include Big Bend National Park, Enchanted Rock, and Devils River State Natural Area. Here are the areas officially recognized for Dark Sky initiatives ...

Arizona’s dark sky cities are turning the state into a top astrotourism destination. ... Stargazers are flocking to AZ’s 22 Dark Sky Places — and putting astrotourism on the map.