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Dark sky places in the United States

A dark sky designation is something a place holds, not a kind of place. Parks, whole towns, reserves and sanctuaries all carry one, and each is listed here under the record that proves it.

89 places in the United States hold a DarkSky International designation, every one traced to its Wikidata record.

All places
63 places

International Dark Sky Parks

19 places

International Dark Sky Communities

1 place

International Dark Sky Reserves

4 places

International Dark Sky Sanctuaries

2 places

Urban Night Sky Places

Certification is granted by DarkSky International. This list is read from Wikidata (CC0), which records the designation and the year it began, and was last queried on August 10, 2026. A place with no year, no article or no mapped coordinate on that record shows none here.

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