List of Dark Sites


  • Click the Site Name to open the page with more information.
  • Every site page has links to directions, weather forecasts, and even satellite predictions.
  • Click the Color Zone to see it on the light pollution map.
Site NameCountryStateContinentColor Zone
Badlands National ParkUnited StatesSouth DakotaNorth AmericabDark Gray
Mauna Kea Visitor Information StationUnited StatesHawaiiNorth AmericabDark Gray
Donnelly CreekUnited StatesAlaskaNorth AmericabDark Gray
Abisko National ParkSwedenEuropebDark Gray
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation AreaUnited StatesMontanaNorth AmericabDark Gray
Craters of the Moon National MonumentUnited StatesIdahoNorth AmericabDark Gray
Deadman’s Basin ReservoirUnited StatesMontanaNorth AmericabDark Gray
Brockway MountainUnited StatesMichiganNorth AmericabDark Gray
Dead Horse Point State ParkUnited StatesUtahNorth AmericabDark Gray
Theodore Roosevelt National ParkUnited StatesNorth DakotaNorth AmericabDark Gray
Grand Canyon National ParkUnited StatesArizonaNorth AmericabDark Gray
Mojave National PreserveUnited StatesCaliforniaNorth AmericabDark Gray
Cape Hatteras National SeashoreUnited StatesNorth CarolinaNorth AmericabDark Gray
Voyageurs National ParkUnited StatesMinnesotaNorth AmericabDark Gray
AstroTelePortUnited StatesNew MexicoNorth AmericabDark Gray
Lake SugemaUnited StatesIowaNorth AmericaeLight Blue
Whiterock ConservancyUnited StatesIowaNorth AmericaeLight Blue
Ice House Observation Plateau 1United StatesCaliforniaNorth AmericaeLight Blue
Assateague IslandUnited StatesMarylandNorth AmericaeLight Blue
WesthavellandGermanyBrandenburgEuropeeLight Blue
Naturpark Zirbitzkogel-GrebenzenAustriaStyriaEuropeeLight Blue
Acadia National ParkUnited StatesMaineNorth AmericaeLight Blue
Cherry Springs State ParkUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaeDark Blue
Madeline LakeCanadaNorthwest TerritoriesNorth AmericaeDark Blue
Wadi RumJordanAsiaeDark Blue
Kielder Forest ParkUnited KingdomEnglandEuropeeDark Blue
Potato City AirportUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaeLight Blue
Fetterman MonumentUnited StatesWyomingNorth AmericaeLight Blue
Joshua Tree National ParkUnited StatesCaliforniaNorth AmericaeLight Blue
Big Cypress National PreserveUnited StatesFloridaNorth AmericaeLight Blue
Sleep Bear Dunes National LakeshoreUnited StatesMichiganNorth AmericaeLight Blue
Cloud CapUnited StatesOregonNorth AmericaeLight Blue
Buffalo National RiverUnited StatesArkansasNorth AmericadDark Blue
Stephen C Foster State ParkUnited StatesGeorgiaNorth AmericadDark Blue
Beavertail Hill State ParkUnited StatesMontanaNorth AmericacLight Gray
Kerry International Dark Sky ReserveIrelandEuropecLight Gray
Park Tmavej Oblohy PoloninySlovakiaEuropecLight Gray
Vlasina LakeSerbiaEuropecLight Gray
La Palma, Canary IslandsSpainCanary IslandsEuropecLight Gray
Road 54 Ocean ViewpointIcelandEuropecLight Gray
Thingvellir National ParkÞingvellirIcelandEuropedDark Blue
Buffalo Springs CampgroundUnited StatesColoradoNorth AmericacLight Gray
Amboy CraterUnited StatesCaliforniaNorth AmericacLight Gray
Spruce KnobUnited StatesWest VirginiaNorth AmericacLight Gray
Dupont Reservation Conservation AreaUnited StatesMissouriNorth AmericafDark Green
Spring Lake State Wildlife AreaUnited StatesIllinoisNorth AmericagLight Green
Cleary SummitUnited StatesAlaskaNorth AmericagLight Green
Green River State Wildlife AreaUnited StatesIllinoisNorth AmericafDark Green
Staunton River State ParkUnited StatesIllinoisNorth AmericafDark Green
Deerlick Astronomy VillageUnited StatesGeorgiaNorth AmericafDark Green
Padre Island National SeashoreUnited StatesTexasNorth AmericafDark Green
John Glenn Astronomy ParkUnited StatesOhioNorth AmericafDark Green
Richard Bong State Recreation AreaUnited StatesWisconsinNorth AmericajDark Orange
Torrance Barrens Dark Sky ReserveCanadaOntarioNorth AmericafDark Green
Pyrenees National ParkFranceEuropefDark Green
Kejimkujik National ParkCanadaNova ScotiaNorth AmericabDark Gray
Algonquin Provincial ParkCanadaOntarioNorth AmericabDark Gray
Beaver Hills Dark Sky PreserveCanadaAlbertaNorth AmericahDark Yellow
Outlaw Cave CampgroundUnited StatesWyomingNorth AmericaaBlack
Yellowstone National ParkUnited StatesWyomingNorth AmericaaBlack
Black Mesa State ParkUnited StatesOklahomaNorth AmericaaBlack
Great Basin National ParkUnited StatesNevadaNorth AmericaaBlack
Big Bend National ParkUnited StatesTexasNorth AmericaaBlack
Grasslands National ParkCanadaSaskatchewanNorth AmericaaBlack