# Dark Sky Parks in the United States

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.

## See
### Arizona

* 32.0057-109.3571 Chiricahua National Monument. (updated Nov 2021)
* 35.548215-111.3919282 Flagstaff Area National Monuments. (updated Nov 2021)
* 36.0553-112.1223 Grand Canyon National Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 36.4-113.74 Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. (updated Nov 2021)
* 31.8375-110.3472225 Kartchner Caverns State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 32.5911-110.5796 Oracle State Park. (updated Dec 2021)
* 35.0881-109.8067 Petrified Forest National Park. (updated Dec 2021)
* 32.25-110.58 Saguaro National Park. (updated Nov 2023)

### Arkansas

* 35.98095-92.8120249 Buffalo National River, 170 Ranger Road, St Joe, ☏ +1 870 439-2502. (updated Nov 2021)

### California

* 33.2592-116.39910 Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 36.241889-116.82605611 Death Valley National Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 33.748381-115.81930812 Joshua Tree National Park. (updated Nov 2021)

### Colorado

* 38.566667-107.71666713 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 38.4547-107.32714 Curecanti National Recreation Area. (updated Nov 2021)
* 40.533333-108.98333315 Dinosaur National Monument. (updated Nov 2021)
* 38.9137-105.28616 Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. (updated Nov 2021)
* 37.732778-105.51222217 Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. (updated Nov 2021)
* 37.383611-109.06833318 Hovenweep National Monument. Park shared with Utah. (updated Nov 2021)
* 40.3828-104.09219 Jackson Lake State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 37.260375-108.49444420 Mesa Verde National Park. (updated Dec 2021)
* Top of the Pines. (updated Feb 2023)

### Florida

* 25.858889-81.03388921 Big Cypress National Preserve. (updated Nov 2021)
* 27.6169-81.083122 Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, Okeechobee. (updated Dec 2021)

### Georgia

* 30.823106-82.3644423 Stephen C. Foster State Park. (updated Nov 2021)

### Idaho

* City of Rocks National Reserve. (updated Feb 2023)
* 43.4617-113.56324 Craters Of The Moon National Monument. (updated Nov 2021)

### Illinois

* 40.385-87.97472225 Middle Fork River Forest Preserve. (updated Dec 2021)

### Kentucky

* 37.186944-86.10111126 Mammoth Cave National Park. (updated Dec 2021)

### Maine

* 45.459087-69.31747527 AMC Maine Woods, ☏ +1 207 695 3085. A largely uninhabited piece of land that is now used for many recreational purposes. (updated Nov 2021)

### Michigan

* 41.898583-85.85742528 Dr. T.K. Lawless County Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 45.778585-84.79058429 Headlands County Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* Keweenaw Dark Sky Park. (updated Feb 2023)

### Minnesota

* 48.5-92.88333330 Voyageurs National Park. (updated Nov 2021)

### Nebraska

* Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area. (updated Feb 2023)

### Nevada

* 39.0058-114.219731 Great Basin National Park. (updated Nov 2021)

### New Mexico

* 36.782778-103.9732 Capulin Volcano National Monument. (updated Nov 2021)
* 36.06-107.9733 Chaco Culture National Historical Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 36.5783-103.30634 Clayton Lake State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 35.0383-108.35335 El Morro National Monument. (updated Nov 2021)
* 35.9073-105.01236 Fort Union National Monument. (updated Nov 2021)
* Valles Caldera National Preserve. (updated Feb 2023)

### North Carolina

* Mayland Earth to Sky Park & Bare Dark Sky Observatory. (updated Dec 2021)
* Cape Lookout National Seashore. (updated Feb 2023)

### Ohio

* 41.584885-81.08132237 Geauga Observatory Park. (updated Nov 2021)

### Oregon

* 44.133056-120.56222238 Prineville Reservoir State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 42.095556-123.40583339 Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve. (updated Dec 2024)
* 45.478371-120.4723340 Cottonwood Canyon State Park. (updated Dec 2024)

### Pennsylvania

* 41.6628-77.823141 Cherry Springs State Park. (updated Nov 2021)

### Tennessee

* 36.08458-84.72244842 Obed Wild and Scenic River. (updated Dec 2021)

### Texas

* 29.25-103.2543 Big Bend National Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 29.5306-104.15444 Big Bend Ranch State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 34.1114-99.752545 Copper Breaks State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 30.5064-98.8186246 Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. (updated Nov 2021)
* 30.2408-98.624247 Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park. (updated Dec 2021)
* Milton Reimers Ranch Park. (updated Dec 2021)

### Utah

* 40.9581-112.20748 Antelope Island State Park. A rather desolate dark sky park, but that's what makes the sky so clear from this park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 38.6833-109.56749 Arches National Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 37.6283-112.16850 Bryce Canyon National Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 38.1669-109.7651 Canyonlands National Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 38.2-111.16752 Capitol Reef National Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 37.6425-112.84953 Cedar Breaks National Monument. (updated Nov 2021)
* 38.50582-109.7331754 Dead Horse Point State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 40.9011-111.58755 East Canyon State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 38.5775-112.33556 Fremont Indian State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 38.5667-110.7157 Goblin Valley State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 37.174722-109.92694458 Goosenecks State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 40.620278-111.41166759 Jordanelle State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 37.5006-112.00160 Kodachrome Basin State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 37.202619-112.9878561 Zion National Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 40.778056-110.23916762 North Fork Park. (updated Dec 2021)

### Virginia

* 38.9847-77.958663 Sky Meadows State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 37.6222-78.817264 James River State Park. (updated Nov 2021)
* 37.6275-79.545365 Natural Bridge State Park. (updated Dec 2021)

### West Virginia

* Watoga State Park. (updated Feb 2023)

### Wisconsin

* 45.235-86.994266 Newport State Park. (updated Dec 2021)

### Wyoming

* 42.75-108.80767 Sinks Canyon State Park. (updated Nov 2023)

## See also

* Astronomy
* Space
* Spaceflight sites
* Dark Sky Parks
* Dark Sky Parks in Europe