Country |
Name |
Location |
Area (in ha) |
Bortle Scale |
Status |
Notes |
Australia |
The Jump-Up, Australian Age of Dinosaurs |
Queensland |
1,400 |
1–2 |
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated on April 27, 2019 |
Australia |
Warrumbungle National Park |
New South Wales |
23,312 |
1 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated on July 4, 2016 |
Australia |
Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary |
South Australia |
63,000 |
|
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated July 2023[12] |
Australia |
River Murray Dark Sky Reserve |
South Australia |
320,000 |
2 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated October 2019 (gold tier) [13][14] |
Austria |
Naturpark Attersee-Traunsee |
Upper Austria |
10,600 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated April 2021[15] |
Brazil |
Desengano State Park |
Rio de Janeiro |
22,400 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated December 2021 |
Canada |
Beaver Hills |
Alberta |
29,300 |
4.5 |
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated on September 3, 2006 |
Canada |
Cypress Hills |
Alberta / Saskatchewan |
39,600 |
2 |
|
Designated on September 28, 2004[16] |
Canada |
Jasper National Park |
Alberta |
1,122,800 |
1–2 |
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated on March 11, 2011[17] |
Canada United States |
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park |
Alberta / Montana |
460,600 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated April 2017[18] |
Canada |
Wood Buffalo National Park[19] |
Alberta / NWT |
4,480,700 |
1–2 |
UNESCO World Heritage Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated on June 28, 2013[20] |
Canada |
Cattle Point |
Oak Bay, British Columbia |
5 |
|
Urban Star Park |
Designated March 29, 2013[21] |
Canada |
McDonald Park |
British Columbia |
5 |
2–3 |
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated in 2003 |
Canada |
Fundy National Park |
New Brunswick |
20,700 |
2 |
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated on October 31, 2011[22] |
Canada |
Irving Nature Park |
Saint John, New Brunswick |
243 |
|
Urban Star Park |
Designated on July 1, 2011; First RASC-designated Urban Star Park[23][24] |
Canada |
Kouchibouguac National Park |
New Brunswick |
23,920 |
2 |
|
Designated on June 6, 2009[25] |
Canada |
Mount Carleton Provincial Park |
New Brunswick |
17,427 |
2 |
|
Designated on July 18, 2009[26] |
Canada |
Kejimkujik National Park |
Nova Scotia |
40,400 |
2 |
|
Designated on August 7, 2010[27] |
Canada |
Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre |
Ontario |
129 |
2 |
|
Designated on November 3, 2012, by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada |
Canada |
Bruce Peninsula Fathom Five National Marine Park |
Ontario |
16,700 |
2–3 |
|
Designated on March 29, 2009 |
Canada |
Gordon's Park |
Ontario |
43.7 |
2–3 |
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated on August 15, 2009; designation is only for the Park though Manitoulin Island (276,611 ha) follows dark-sky practices[28] |
Canada |
Lake Superior Provincial Park |
Ontario |
155,600 |
1-2 |
|
Designated in July 2018 [29] |
Canada |
Killarney Provincial Park |
Ontario |
64,500 |
1-2 |
|
Designated in May 2018 [30] |
Canada |
North Frontenac Township |
Ontario |
116,000 |
1–2 |
|
Designated on August 3, 2013, first Municipality in Canada to achieve Dark Sky Preserve Status. |
Canada |
Point Pelee National Park |
Ontario |
2,000 |
3–4 |
|
Designated in 2006 |
Canada |
Quetico Provincial Park |
Ontario |
471,800 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated February 2021 |
Canada |
Torrance Barrens |
Ontario |
1,906 |
3 |
|
Designated in 1999; first Canadian dark sky preserve |
Canada |
Mont Mégantic Observatory |
Quebec |
527,500 |
2–3 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated Sept. 2007; first IDA International Dark-Sky Reserve[31] |
Canada |
Parc du Mont-Bellevue |
Quebec |
159 |
5 |
Urban Night Sky Place |
Designated September 2022[32] |
Canada |
Mont-Tremblant National Park |
Quebec |
146,600 |
|
Dark Sky Park |
Designated August 2023 |
Canada |
Grasslands National Park |
Saskatchewan |
92,100 |
1 |
|
Designated on October 2, 2009[33] |
Chile |
Gabriela Mistral |
Elqui Valley |
36,400 |
|
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated in 2015[34] |
Croatia |
Jelsa |
Hvar |
12,120 |
|
Dark Sky Community |
Designated 2022 |
Croatia |
Petrova Gora-Biljeg |
|
2,930 |
|
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2019[35] |
Croatia |
Vrani kamen |
|
8,000 |
2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2019[36] |
Czech Republic
Slovakia |
Beskydy Dark-Sky Park |
Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic Čadca District, Slovakia |
30,800 |
3–4 |
|
Designated on March 4, 2013; The second world's bilateral dark-sky park[37] |
Czech Republic |
Manětín Dark-Sky Park |
Plzeň Region |
34,600 |
3–5 |
|
Designated on September 15, 2014[38] |
Czech Republic
Poland |
Jizera Dark-Sky Park |
Liberec Region, Czech Republic Lower Silesia, Poland |
7,500 |
3–4 |
|
Designated on November 4, 2009; the first European dark-sky park and the first world's bilateral dark-sky park[39] |
Denmark |
Dark Sky Park Bulbjerg |
Frøstrup |
1,250 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2023[40] |
Denmark |
Mandø |
|
846 |
|
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2024[41] |
Denmark |
Møn and Nyord |
Zealand |
1,100 |
2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2017 |
France |
Pic du Midi de Bigorre |
Hautes-Pyrénées |
311,200 |
2–4 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated an IDA International Dark Sky Reserve in December 2013; First IDA International Dark Sky Reserve in Europe.[42] |
France |
Alpes Azur Mercantour |
Beuil |
225,000 |
|
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated in 2019.[43] |
France |
Cévennes National Park |
Cévennes |
360,000 |
|
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated in 2018.[44] |
France |
Regional Natural Park of Millevaches in Limousin |
Millevaches |
335,000 |
|
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated in 2021.[45] |
Germany |
Winklmoosalm |
Bavaria |
79 |
2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated May 2018[46] |
Germany |
Westhavelland Nature Park |
Brandenburg |
152,900 |
|
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated an IDA International Dark Sky Reserve on February 12, 2014[47] |
Germany |
Eifel National Park |
North Rhine-Westphalia |
10,700 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2014[48] |
Germany |
Rhön Biosphere Reserve |
Rhön Mountains |
172,000 |
3 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated in 2014.[49] |
Greece |
Aenos National Park |
Cephalonia |
2,860 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated June 2023[50] |
Hungary |
Bükk National Park |
Bükk Mountains |
43,130 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2017 |
Hungary |
Hortobágy Starry Sky Park |
Various counties |
10,000 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated on January 31, 2011; IDA's third international dark-sky park (Silver tier)[51] |
Hungary |
Zselic National Landscape Protection Area |
Somogy County / Baranya County |
9,042 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated on November 16, 2009 |
India |
Indian Astronomical Observatory |
Hanle in Ladakh |
70,000 |
|
|
Designated in September 2022.[52][53] |
Ireland |
Kerry International Dark-Sky Reserve |
Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry |
70,000 |
1–3 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated an IDA International Dark Sky Reserve on January 27, 2014[54] |
Israel |
Makhtesh Ramon |
Southern District |
110,000 |
2–3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated September 14, 2017[55] |
Japan |
Minami-Rokuroshi |
Fukui Prefecture |
1,230 |
|
Urban Night Sky Place |
Designated August 2023[56] |
Japan |
Bisei Town, Ibara City |
Okayama Prefecture |
7271 |
4.5 |
Dark Sky Community |
Designated November 2021[57] |
Japan |
Iriomote-Ishigaki National Park |
Okinawa Prefecture |
40,658 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated April 2018 |
Japan |
Kozushima Dark Sky Island |
Oshima Subprefecture |
1,858 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated November 2020 |
Mexico |
Joya-La Barreta Ecological Park |
Querétaro |
245 |
|
Urban Night Sky Place |
Designated September 2023[58] |
Mexico United States |
Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve |
Chihuahua / Coahuila / Texas |
3,885,000 |
3 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated April 2022[59] |
Namibia |
NamibRand Nature Reserve |
Hardap Region |
202,200 |
|
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated in 2012. |
The Netherlands |
De Boschplaat |
Terschelling, Friesland |
2,400 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated on October 7, 2016 |
The Netherlands |
Lauwersmeer |
Friesland |
5,000 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated October 2016 |
New Zealand |
Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve |
Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, Mackenzie Basin, Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki |
436,700 |
3 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated on June 9, 2012[60][61] |
New Zealand |
Aotea / Great Barrier Island |
Great Barrier Island |
28,500 |
2 |
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated in 2017[62] |
New Zealand |
Oxford Forest Conservation Area |
North Canterbury |
11,350 |
|
Dark Sky Park |
Designated in 2024[63] |
New Zealand |
Stewart Island-Rakiura |
Stewart Island |
174,600 |
2 |
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated in 2019[64] |
New Zealand |
Wai-iti Dark Sky Park |
Tasman District |
135 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated in 2020[65] |
New Zealand |
Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve |
Wairarapa |
366,500 |
2 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated in 2023[66] |
Niue |
Niue |
Niue |
25,900 |
2 |
Dark Sky Sanctuary / Dark Sky Community |
Designated in 2020. First whole country to become an International Dark Sky Place.[67] |
Poland |
Bieszczady Starry-Sky Park |
Subcarpathia |
113,846 |
2–3 |
|
Designated on March 8, 2013[68] |
Poland |
Sopotnia Wielka |
Silesian Voivodeship |
|
|
Dark Sky Community |
Designated November 2023[69] |
Poland
Slovakia
Ukraine |
East Carpathian Dark-Sky Tripark |
Bieszczady Starry-Sky Park (Poland) Poloniny Dark-Sky Park (Slovakia) Transcarpathian Dark-Sky Park (Ukraine) |
208,667 |
2–3 |
|
Designated on September 9, 2016; first world's trilateral dark-sky park |
Slovakia |
Poloniny Dark-Sky Park |
Poloniny National Park |
48,519 |
2–3 |
|
Designated on December 3, 2010[70] |
Slovakia |
Veľká Fatra Dark-Sky Park |
Veľká Fatra National Park (part of) |
325 |
3–4 |
|
Designated on June 12, 2015[71] |
South Africa |
!Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park |
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park |
95,000 |
|
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated in 2019[72] |
South Korea |
Yeongyang Firefly Eco Park |
North Gyeongsang Province, Yeongyang County |
390 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated on November 1, 2015[73] |
Spain |
Albanyà |
Catalonia |
9,440 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated June 2017 |
Ukraine |
Transcarpathian Dark-Sky Park |
Uzhansky National Nature Park |
46,302 |
2 |
|
Designated on June 10, 2016 |
United Kingdom |
Sark |
Channel Islands |
545 |
3 |
Dark Sky Community |
Designated on January 31, 2011; IDA's first international dark-sky island (Silver tier)[51][74] |
United Kingdom |
Bodmin Moor Dark Sky Landscape |
Cornwall |
43,400 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated July 2017 |
United Kingdom |
West Penwith |
Cornwall |
13,584 |
3-4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated December 2021 |
United Kingdom |
Exmoor National Park |
Devon / Somerset |
18,100 |
3 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated October 10, 2011 |
United Kingdom |
Cranborne Chase National Landscape |
Dorset / Hampshire / Wiltshire |
98,300 |
4-4.5 |
Dark Sky Reserve (Provisional) |
Designated October 2019 |
United Kingdom |
Moore’s Reserve |
Hampshire / Sussex |
162,700 |
4.5 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated May 2016 |
United Kingdom |
OM Dark Sky Park and Observatory |
Northern Ireland |
1,402 |
1-2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated September 2020[75] |
United Kingdom |
Northumberland International Dark Sky Park |
Northumberland |
148,200 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated on December 9, 2013[76][77] |
United Kingdom |
North York Moors National Park |
North Yorkshire |
143,600 |
4 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated December 2020 |
United Kingdom |
Yorkshire Dales National Park |
North Yorkshire |
218,000 |
4-4.5 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated 2020 |
United Kingdom |
Mata ki te Rangi (Eyes To the Sky) |
Pitcairn Islands |
4,325 |
1 |
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated March 18, 2019[78] |
United Kingdom |
Galloway Forest Park |
Scotland |
75,000 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated on November 16, 2009[79] |
United Kingdom |
Isle of Coll |
Scotland |
7,700 |
1 |
Dark Sky Community |
Designated on December 9, 2013[80] |
United Kingdom |
Moffat |
Scotland |
18,700 |
4 |
Dark Sky Community |
Designated 2016 |
United Kingdom |
North Ronaldsay Dark Sky Island |
Scotland |
700 |
5 |
Dark Sky Community |
Designated 2021 |
United Kingdom |
Tomintoul and Glenlivet – Cairngorms National Park |
Scotland |
24,400 |
3-4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2018 |
United Kingdom |
Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli) |
Wales |
179 |
2 |
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated February 22, 2023[81] |
United Kingdom |
Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) National Park |
Wales |
134,700 |
4 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated February 19, 2013 |
United Kingdom |
Elan Valley Estate |
Wales |
18,000 |
3-4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2015[82] |
United Kingdom |
Snowdonia National Park (Eryri) |
Wales |
213,200 |
4 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated 2015[83] |
United Kingdom |
Presteigne and Norton Dark Sky Community |
Wales |
4,000 |
|
Dark Sky Community |
Designated 2023 |
United States |
Chiricahua National Monument |
Arizona |
4,860 |
1 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated April 2021[84] |
United States |
Flagstaff |
Arizona |
17,100 |
5 |
Dark Sky Community |
Designated 2001, first Dark Sky Place certified by the IDA[85] |
United States |
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument /
Walnut Canyon National Monument /
Wupatki National Monument |
Arizona |
17,500 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2016[86] |
United States |
Fountain Hills |
Arizona |
5,270 |
6 |
Dark Sky Community |
Designated 2018 |
United States |
Grand Canyon National Park |
Arizona |
493,100 |
1-2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated June 2016[87] |
United States |
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument |
Arizona |
404,700 |
1 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2014[88] |
United States |
Kartchner Caverns State Park |
Arizona |
290 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated August 2017 |
United States |
Oracle State Park |
Arizona |
1,619 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2014[89] |
United States |
Petrified Forest National Park |
Arizona |
59,460 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated June 2018 |
United States |
Pipe Spring National Monument |
Arizona |
16 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated March 2021 |
United States |
Sedona |
Arizona |
4,970 |
4 |
Dark Sky Community |
Designated 2014[90] |
United States |
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park |
California |
237,100 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated January 2018 |
United States |
Death Valley National Park |
California |
1,374,300 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2013[91] |
United States |
Joshua Tree National Park |
California |
321,800 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated July 26, 2017[92] |
United States |
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park |
Colorado |
12,440 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2015[93] |
United States |
Curecanti National Recreation Area |
Colorado |
17,003 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated August 2021[94] |
United States |
Dinosaur National Monument |
Colorado / Utah |
85,098 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated April 2019[95] |
United States |
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument |
Colorado |
2,427 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated June 2021 |
United States |
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve |
Colorado |
60,310 |
2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2019 |
United States |
Hovenweep National Monument |
Colorado / Utah |
310 |
2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2014 |
United States |
Jackson Lake State Park |
Colorado |
1,320 |
3-4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated September 2020 |
United States |
Lake Fork Earth and Sky Center |
Colorado |
24 |
2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated September 2020 |
United States |
Mesa Verde National Park |
Colorado |
21,200 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated April 2021 |
United States |
Norwood |
Colorado |
104 |
5 |
Dark Sky Community |
Designated 2019 |
United States |
Top of the Pines |
Colorado |
71 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated November 2021[96] |
United States |
Big Cypress National Preserve |
Florida |
290,000 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park [97] |
Designated 2016 |
United States |
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park |
Florida |
21,853[98] |
3 |
Dark Sky Park[97] |
Designated 2016 |
United States |
Stephen C. Foster State Park |
Georgia |
32 |
2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated November 2016[99] |
United States |
Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve |
Idaho |
366,742 |
3 |
Dark Sky Reserve |
Designated December 2017[100] |
United States |
Craters of the Moon National Monument |
Idaho |
303,500 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated August 2017[101] |
United States |
Middle Fork River Forest Preserve |
Illinois |
688 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2018[102] |
United States |
Potawatomi Wildlife Park |
Indiana |
116 |
4.5 |
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated in 2003[103] |
United States |
Appalachian Mountain Club’s Maine Woods |
Maine |
29,900 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated May 2021[104] |
United States |
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument |
Maine |
35,400 |
3 |
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated May 2020 |
United States |
Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area |
Michigan |
3,720 |
|
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated April 2024[105] |
United States |
Dr. T.K. Lawless County Park |
Michigan |
340 |
4.5 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated January 2020[106] |
United States |
The Headlands |
Michigan |
220 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated in 2011[107] |
United States |
Keweenaw Dark Sky Park |
Michigan |
226 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated in June 2022 |
United States |
Lake Hudson State Recreation Area |
Michigan |
890 |
3 |
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated in 1993[108] |
United States |
Negwegon State Park |
Michigan |
1,513 |
|
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated in 2016[109] |
United States |
Port Crescent State Park |
Michigan |
2,400 |
3 |
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated in 2012[110] |
United States |
Rockport Recreation Area |
Michigan |
4,800 |
|
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated in 2016[111] |
United States |
Thompson's Harbor State Park |
Michigan |
2,068 |
2 |
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated in 2016[112] |
United States |
Wilderness State Park |
Michigan |
4,254 |
2 |
Dark Sky Preserve |
Designated in 2012[113] |
United States |
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness |
Minnesota |
440,000 |
1 |
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated in 2020[114] |
United States |
Voyageurs National Park |
Minnesota |
88,200 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated in 2020 |
United States |
Lost Trail National Wildlife Refuge |
Montana |
3,730 |
|
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated October 2022[115] |
United States |
Medicine Rocks State Park |
Montana |
140 |
1 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated December 2020[116] |
United States |
Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area |
Nebraska |
295 |
3-4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2022 |
United States |
Great Basin National Park |
Nevada |
31,230 |
1 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated in 2016[117] |
United States |
Massacre Rim Wilderness Study Area |
Nevada |
40,990 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated April 2019 |
United States |
Capulin Volcano National Monument |
New Mexico |
320 |
2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated August 2016[118] |
United States |
Chaco Culture National Historical Park |
New Mexico |
13,759 |
2–3[119] |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated on August 28, 2013[120] |
United States |
Clayton Lake State Park |
New Mexico |
79.6 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated June 29, 2010[121] |
United States |
El Morro National Monument |
New Mexico |
517 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated December 2019 |
United States |
Fort Union National Monument |
New Mexico |
290 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated September 2019 |
United States |
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument |
New Mexico |
399 |
2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated September 2016 |
United States |
Tonto National Monument |
New Mexico |
450 |
4-4.5 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated May 2019 |
United States |
Tumacácori National Historical Park |
New Mexico |
150 |
4-4.5 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated May 2018 |
United States |
Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge |
New Mexico |
230 |
6 |
Urban Night Sky Place |
Designated October 2019 |
United States |
Valles Caldera National Preserve |
New Mexico |
36100 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated February 2021 |
United States |
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute |
North Carolina |
81 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated September 2020[122] |
United States |
Geauga Observatory Park |
Ohio |
450 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated on August 20, 2011[123] |
United States |
Oregon Outback |
Oregon |
1,007,421 |
|
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated on March 11, 2024[124] |
United States |
Prineville Reservoir State Park |
Oregon |
120 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated May 2021 |
United States |
Cherry Springs State Park |
Pennsylvania |
430 |
2[125] |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated as a State DSP in 2000 by the Pennsylvania DCNR; Designated as an International DSP on June 11, 2007, by the IDA. |
United States |
Bee Cave |
Texas |
2,221 |
9 |
Dark Sky Community |
Designated 2023 |
United States |
Big Bend National Park |
Texas |
324,219 |
3-4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated February 11, 2012[126] |
United States |
Big Bend Ranch State Park |
Texas |
125,800 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated November 2017[127] |
United States |
Black Gap Wildlife Management Area |
Texas |
41,680 |
3 |
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated August 2021[128] |
United States |
Copper Breaks State Park |
Texas |
782 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated August 6, 2014[129] |
United States |
Devils River State Natural Area — Del Norte Unit |
Texas |
8,030 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Sanctuary |
Designated January 2019 |
United States |
Dripping Springs |
Texas |
30,300 |
5 |
Dark Sky Community |
Designated February 11, 2014[130] |
United States |
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area |
Texas |
682 |
2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated August 6, 2014[129] |
United States |
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park |
Texas |
640 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated November 2021 |
United States |
Milton Reimers Ranch Park |
Texas |
982 |
4.5 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated November 2021[131] |
United States |
UBarU Camp and Retreat Center |
Texas |
57.5 |
2–3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated in 2015; only DSP in the USA on private land[132] |
United States |
Antelope Island State Park |
Utah |
11,660 |
4.5 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated April 2017[133] |
United States |
Arches National Park |
Utah |
31,000 |
3-4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated July 2019[134] |
United States |
Bryce Canyon National Park |
Utah |
14,500 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated August 2019[135] |
United States |
Canyonlands National Park |
Utah |
136,500 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated August 2015[136] |
United States |
Capitol Reef National Park |
Utah |
99,000 |
1 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated April 2015[137] |
United States |
Cedar Breaks National Monument |
Utah |
2,490 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated March 2017[138] |
United States |
Dead Horse Point State Park |
Utah |
2,170 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated June 2016[139] |
United States |
East Canyon State Park |
Utah |
295 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated August 2020 |
United States |
Fremont Indian State Park |
Utah |
486 |
2-3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated March 2021 |
United States |
Goblin Valley State Park |
Utah |
4,012 |
3-4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated September 2016 |
United States |
Goosenecks State Park |
Utah |
40 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated March 2021 |
United States |
Jordanelle State Park |
Utah |
2,710 |
4.5 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated January 2021 |
United States |
Natural Bridges National Monument |
Utah |
3,090 |
2 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated in 2007; first international dark-sky park[5] |
United States |
North Fork Park |
Utah |
1,000 |
4.5 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated 2015[140] |
United States |
Rainbow Bridge National Monument |
Utah |
41,400 |
5 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated April 2018 |
United States |
Rockport State Park |
Utah |
480 |
4 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated January 2021 |
United States |
Timpanogos Cave National Monument |
Utah |
100 |
5 |
Urban Night Sky Place |
Designated September 2020 |
United States |
Zion National Park |
Utah |
58,800 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated June 2021[141] |
United States |
Sky Meadows State Park |
Virginia |
754 |
4.5 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated April 2021[142] |
United States |
Goldendale Observatory |
Washington |
2 |
|
Dark Sky Park |
Designated June 29, 2010[121] |
United States |
Newport State Park |
Wisconsin |
960 |
3 |
Dark Sky Park |
Designated in 2017[143][144] |