A wonderfully dark sky away from the cities, the North Cascades National Park is a wonderful dark sky place. Diablo Lake Overlook, Washington Pass Overlook, and Ross Lake Overlook serve as great places to go…

The Kaniksu National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in northeastern Washington, the Idaho Panhandle, and northwestern Montana. It is 1 of 3 forests that are aggregated into the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, along with the Coeur d’Alene National Forest and St. Joe…

Sawtooth National Forest is a National Forest that covers 2,110,408 acres. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it was originally named the Sawtooth Forest Reserve in a proclamation issued by President Theodore Roosevelt on May 29, 1905. The forest is…

Lake Pend Oreille is Idaho’s biggest, at 43 miles long with 111 miles of shoreline. It’s also the deepest, it is the 5th largest lake in the US. Dug out by Ice Age glaciers and located…

Located in the valleys of the canyon of the Snake River, the Morley Nelson Snake River National Conservation Area is to preserve this remarkable wildlife habitat, while providing for other compatible uses of the land. Some…

Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge off the southwestern Oregon Coast, comprising 1 of 6 National Wildlife Refuges at the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex. The Oregon Islands provides…

Cannon Beach is a small coastal city in northwest Oregon. It’s known for its long, sandy shore and for Haystack Rock, which is a seasonal haven for tufted puffins. Canon Beach is a great place…

Lake Wenatchee State Park is a 492-acre camping park with 12,623 feet of waterfront on glacier-fed Lake Wenatchee and the Wenatchee River. Located 16 miles from the Bavarian theme town of Leavenworth, the park is…

Overview The City of Rocks National Reserve is a Bortle 2 scale site with excellent dark skies due to its distance from cities and other light pollution. Located approximately 2 miles north of the border…