Best National Parks for Stargazing

98 parks offer stargazing

Showing 41–60 of 98 parks with stargazing

A row of cannon with Fort Moultrie in the background. A US flag is flying in the fort.

Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park

National Historical Park · SC

The Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse with a row of pink blooming cherry trees in front

Gateway Arch National Park

National Park · MO

Sunrise view of Gila Cliff Dwellings with brilliant sky.

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

National Monument · NM

Woman raises her arms while standing in front of a sandstone butte

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · AZ, UT

The canyon glows orange as people visit Mather Point, a rock outcropping that juts into Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon National Park

National Park · AZ

Near a cliff edge the sun sets in the distance.

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument

National Monument · AZ

blue sky with green trees in mountain cirque

Great Basin National Park

National Park · NV

Still river in the winter with leafless trees on either side

Great Egg Harbor River

National Park · NJ

Grasslands, large dunes, and snow-capped peaks at sunset

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve

National Park & Preserve · CO

A thick layer of frost covers the fields, trees, and mountains in Cades Cove.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

National Park · NC, TN

buildings varying in size on either side of a gravel path.

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

National Historic Site · PA

blue cannon sits in front of park's visitor center

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park

National Military Park · AL

a stone structure at night with the Milky Way arcing overhead

Hovenweep National Monument

National Monument · CO, UT

Michigan Lake beach with green grassy dunes in the background, under a blue sky.

Indiana Dunes National Park

National Park · IN

View from above the trees looking down at Duncan Bay Narrows, trees, Lake Superior, and Canada.

Isle Royale National Park

National Park · MI

The sky turns hues of pink and purple over a field of Joshua trees.

Joshua Tree National Park

National Park · CA

Mirror reflection of Lunksoos Mountain and trees within the water of the river.

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

National Monument · ME

aerial image of Bear Glacier

Kenai Fjords National Park

National Park · AK

Photo of blue sky with fluffy white clouds reflect in calm lake with mountains in the background.

Lake Clark National Park & Preserve

National Park & Preserve · AK

Looking down Lake Roosevelt with clear skies and treed shorelines.

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

National Recreation Area · WA

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