Best Places to Stargaze in the US

💫🌟✨ So excited about Milky Way season! These are some of my astrophotography shots over the years.

⏰ WHEN

In most of the US, you can see the Milky Way from late March to late August, and it’s clearest within 4 days of a new moon.

🌎 WHERE

These are the international dark sky certified parks in the US. Which ones are near you? & which ones have you been to?

* AMC Maine Woods, ME

* Antelope Island State Park, UT

* Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, CA

* Arches National Park, UT

* Big Bend National Park, TX

* Big Bend Ranch State Park, TX

* Big Cypress National Preserve, FL

* Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO

* Bryce Canyon National Park, UT

* Buffalo National River, AK

* Canyonlands National Park, UT

* Cape Lookout National Seashore, NC

* Capitol Reef National Park, UT

* Capulin Volcano National Monument, NM

* Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT

* Chaco Culture National Historical Park, NM

* Cherry Springs State Park, PA

* Chiricahua National Monument, AZ

* City of Rocks National Reserve, ID

* Clayton Lake State Park, NM

* Copper Breaks State Park, TX

* Craters Of The Moon National Monument, ID

* Curecanti National Recreation Area, CO

* Dead Horse Point State Park, UT

* Death Valley National Park, CA

* Dinosaur National Monument, UT

* Dr. T.K. Lawless County Park, MI

* East Canyon State Park, UT

* El Morro National Monument, NM

* Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, TX

* Flagstaff Area National Monuments, AZ

* Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, CO

* Fort Union National Monument, NM

* Fremont Indian State Park, UT

* Geauga Observatory Park, OH

* Goblin Valley State Park, UT

* Goosenecks State Park, UT

* Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

* Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, AZ

* Great Basin National Park, NV

* Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, CO

* Headlands Park, MI

* Hovenweep National Monument, CO/UT

* Jackson Lake State Park, CO

* James River State Park, VA

* Jordanelle State Park, UT

* Joshua Tree National Park, CA

* Kartchner Caverns State Park, AZ

* Keweenaw Dark Sky Park, MI

* Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, FL

* Kodachrome Basin State Park, UT

* Lake Fork Earth and Sky Center, CO

* Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park, TX

* Mammoth Cave National Park, KY

* Mayland Earth to Sky Park & Bare Dark Sky Observatory, NC

* Merritt Reservoir State Recreation Area, NE

* Mesa Verde National Park, CO

* Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, IL

* Milton Reimers Ranch Park, TX

* Natural Bridge State Park, VA

* Natural Bridges National Monument, UT

* Newport State Park, WI

* North Fork Park, UT

* Obed Wild and Scenic River, TN

* Oracle State Park, AZ

* Petrified Forest National Park, AZ

* Pickett CCC Memorial State Park, TN

* Pipe Spring National Monument, AZ

* Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute, NC

* Pogue Creek Canyon State Natural Area, TN

* Prineville Reservoir State Park, OR

* Rappahannock County Park, VA

* Rockport State Park, UT

* Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, NM

* Sky Meadows State Park, VA

* South Llano River State Park, TX

* Staunton River State Park, VA

* Steinaker State Park, UT

* Stephen C. Foster State Park, GA

* Tonto National Monument, AZ

* Top of the Pines, CO

* Tumacácori National Historical Park, AZ

* UBarU Camp and Retreat Center, TX

* Valles Caldera National Preserve, NM

* Voyageurs National Park, MN

* Glacier International Peace Park, MT

* Watoga State Park, WV

* Zion National Park, UT

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