All Dark Sky Places

Geauga Observatory Park

Parks

U.S.A.

The idea for Observatory Park began with the donation of a 0.64-meter telescope and a small parcel of land. …

May 8, 2015

Zselic National Landscape Protection Area

Parks

Hungary

The Zselic Starry Sky Park at the Zselic National Landscape Protection Area began as a project between the Duna-Dráva …

April 27, 2015

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument

Parks

U.S.A.

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, established in 2000, consists of 42,000 hectares of land on the “Arizona Strip,” the portion …

April 27, 2015

Pickett CCC Memorial State Park & Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area

Parks

U.S.A.

Pickett-Pogue International Dark Sky Park is composed of 1,618 hectares of land jointly managed by the Tennessee Department of …

April 27, 2015

Oracle State Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Oracle State Park consists of 1,619 hectares of state-owned land just east of the unincorporated town of Oracle in …

April 27, 2015

Northumberland National Park and Kielder Water & Forest Park

Parks

U.K.

Once at the frontier of Roman Britain where Hadrianʼs Wall repelled Pictish invaders, Northumberland International Dark Sky Park now …

April 27, 2015

North Fork Park

Parks

U.S.A.

Weber County North Fork Park is situated on 1,000 hectares of mountain valley land in Utah’s Wasatch Range north …

April 27, 2015

Hovenweep National Monument

Parks

U.S.A.

Hovenweep National Monument consists of 318 hectares of federal lands divided across six non-contiguous units along the Utah-Colorado border …

April 27, 2015

Hortobágy National Park

Parks

Hungary

Hortobágy, Hungary’s first national park, encompasses the largest continuous native grassland in Europe. It is recognized as a UNESCO …

April 27, 2015

Headlands

Parks

U.S.A.

The Headlands Park in Michigan, USA has more to offer than dazzling views of Orion and the Milky Way. …

April 27, 2015

Galloway Forest Park

Parks

U.K.

Galloway Forest Park, established in 1947, is located in southern Scotland in the Dumfries and Galloway council area and …

April 24, 2015

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area

Parks

U.S.A.

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, named for its giant pink granite dome rising from the Llano Uplift, spans the …

April 24, 2015