If you want to witness cosmic phenomena like the Perseid meteor shower, it’s important to find a location with limited light pollution. Dark sky parks and IDA-certified locations are the perfect spots for stargazing.
Here is a list of some of the darkest places in each of the 50 US states:
– Alaska: Denali National Park
– Arizona: Grand Canyon National Park
– Arkansas: Buffalo National River Park
– California: Death Valley National Park
– Colorado: Great Sand Dunes National Park
– Connecticut: Bent of the River Audubon
– Delaware: Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
– Florida: Everglades National Park
– Georgia: Cohutta Wilderness Area
– Hawaii: Haleakala National Park
– Idaho: Craters of the Moon National Monument
– Illinois: Starved Rock State Park
– Indiana: Hoosier National Forest
– Iowa: Effigy Mounds National Monument
– Kansas: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
– Kentucky: Mammoth Cave National Park
– Louisiana: Atchafalaya National Heritage Area
– Maine: Acadia National Park
– Maryland: Assateague Island National Seashore
– Massachusetts: Cape Cod National Seashore
– Michigan: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
– Minnesota: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
– Mississippi: De Soto National Forest
– Missouri: Ozark National Scenic Riverways
– Montana: Glacier National Park
– Nebraska: Niobrara National Scenic River
– Nevada: Great Basin National Park
– New Hampshire: White Mountain National Forest
– New Jersey: Pine Barrens
– New Mexico: Chaco Culture National Historical Park
– New York: Adirondack Park
– North Carolina: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
– North Dakota: Theodore Roosevelt National Park
– Ohio: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
– Oklahoma: Chickasaw National Recreation Area
– Oregon: Crater Lake National Park
– Pennsylvania: Cherry Springs State Park
– Rhode Island: Roger Williams Park
– South Carolina: Congaree National Park
– South Dakota: Badlands National Park
– Tennessee: Great Smoky Mountains National Park
– Texas: Big Bend National Park
– Utah: Bryce Canyon National Park
– Vermont: Green Mountain National Forest
– Virginia: Shenandoah National Park
– Washington: Olympic National Park
– West Virginia: Dolly Sods Wilderness
– Wisconsin: Newport State Park
– Wyoming: Grand Teton National Park
Visit these locations to enjoy front-row seats to celestial shows without the hindrance of light pollution.
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