About this place
- Overview
- Remote Waterpocket Fold offers excellent Milky Way views
- Horizon
- Waterpocket Fold cliffs to the east; open desert views west and south
- Region
- UT, US
- Nearest city
- ~90 km of light pollution
Certified dark-sky park
Capitol Reef National Park
UT, US · Truly dark skies
Designation & sky
- Type
- Dark-Sky Park
- Designation
- IDA Dark Sky Park
- Sky quality
- Bortle 2 · Truly dark
Official links
Verify hours, access, and current conditions before you go.
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On the map
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