All Dark Sky Places

Mayland Earth to Sky Park & Bare Dark Sky Observatory

Parks

U.S.A.

Mayland Earth to Sky Park & Bare Dark Sky Observatory, formerly the Blue Ridge Observatory and Star Park, is …

April 24, 2015

Natural Bridges National Monument

Parks

U.S.A.

Natural Bridges National Monument, the world’s first International Dark Sky Park, is located on the Colorado Plateau in the …

April 24, 2015

NamibRand Nature Reserve

Reserves

Namibia

Namibiaʼs NamibRand Nature Reserve, one of Africaʼs largest private nature reserves, lies in one of the naturally darkest (yet …

April 24, 2015

Westcliffe and Silver Cliff, Colorado

Communities

U.S.A.

Westcliffe and Silver Cliff are the only two incorporated settlements in the Wet Mountain Valley of southern-central Colorado. The …

April 15, 2015

Thunder Mountain Pootsee Nightsky

Communities

U.S.A.

The Kaibab Paiute Indian Reservation is a community of approximately 250 residents located on the Arizona-Utah border about 80 …

April 15, 2015

Sark, Channel Islands

Communities

Channel Islands

Sark, a Channel Island protectorate of the United Kingdom near the coast of Normandy, is Europe’s first International Dark …

January 28, 2015

Coll

Communities

U.K.

Coll lies among the Inner Hebrides about 10 km west of coastal Argyll and hosts just over 200 permanent …

January 28, 2015

Beverly Shores, Indiana

Communities

U.S.A.

Beverly Shores is situated on the shoreline of Lake Michigan east of the greater Chicago area. Indiana Dunes National …

January 28, 2015

Borrego Springs, California

Communities

U.S.A.

Located 88 miles northeast of San Diego in San Diego County, California, Borrego Springs has long been a haven …

January 28, 2015

Dripping Springs, Texas

Communities

U.S.A.

A formerly sleepy ranching town settled before the U.S. Civil War, Dripping Springs experienced massive growth in the last …

January 28, 2015

Flagstaff, Arizona

Communities

U.S.A.

Flagstaff is the world’s first International Dark Sky Place, receiving its designation in 2001. The city, home to Lowell …

January 28, 2015

Homer Glen, Illinois

Communities

U.S.A.

Homer Glen is a city of 25,000 people located thirty miles southwest of Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 2001 as …

January 28, 2015