Dark Sky Parks

Dark Sky Parks are parks that have exceptional starry nights and are protected for this very reason. The purpose is generally to promote astronomy.

Destinations

Africa

• !Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park, South Africa. (updated Feb 2024)
• 1 NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia. (updated Feb 2024)

Asia

• 2 Indian Astronomical Observatory, Hanle, India. (updated Feb 2024)
• 3 Makhtesh Ramon, Israel. (updated Feb 2024)
• Yeongyang Firefly Eco Park, South Korea. (updated Feb 2024)

Europe

See Dark Sky Parks in Europe.

North America

Canada

See here for more information.

United States

See Dark Sky Parks in the United States.

South America

See here for more information.

Oceania

• 4 Niue. The island country itself is a Dark Sky Sanctuary. (updated Feb 2024)

Australia

• 5 Australian Age of Dinosaurs, Winton, Queensland, info@aaod.com.au. (updated Feb 2024)
• River Murray Dark Sky Reserve, South Australia. (updated Feb 2024)
• 6 Warrumbungle National Park, New South Wales. (updated Feb 2024)

New Zealand

• 7 Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. (updated Feb 2024)
• 8 Aotea / Great Barrier Island. (updated Feb 2024)
• 9 Stewart Island / Rakiura. (updated Feb 2024)
• Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve. (updated Feb 2024)

See also

• Astronomy
• Space
• Spaceflight sites