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Arizona stargazing
Best dark-sky places in Arizona
Arizona has one of the densest clusters of certified communities and desert observing bases in the catalog, making it a strong first trip-planning collection.
Official DarkSky listings and low-Bortle rows rank first.
Community rows stay visible because local lighting rules matter for visitors.
Places to compare
Arizona dark-sky communities, parks, and observing bases for desert-sky planning.
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Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
AZ, United States
Bortle 13 nearby stays
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Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
AZ, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Grand Canyon National Park
AZ, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Grand Canyon Star Party
AZ, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Kitt Peak National Observatory
AZ, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Lees Ferry Campground
AZ, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Organ Pipe Cactus Campground
AZ, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
AZ, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Petrified Forest Campground
AZ, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Petrified Forest National Park
AZ, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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South Rim Campground
AZ, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
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Flagstaff
AZ, United States
Bortle 43 nearby stays
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Kartchner Caverns State Park
AZ, United States
Bortle 43 nearby stays
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Lowell Observatory
AZ, United States
Bortle 43 nearby stays
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Saguaro East Campground
AZ, United States
Bortle 43 nearby stays
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Sedona (Red Rock Country)
AZ, United States
Bortle 43 nearby stays
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Tonto Natural Bridge State Park
AZ, United States
Bortle 43 nearby stays
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Tucson
AZ, United States
Bortle 63 nearby stays
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Phoenix
AZ, United States
Bortle 83 nearby stays
Dark-Sky CommunityOfficial
Big Park / Village of Oak Creek, Arizona
United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky CommunityOfficial
Bisbee, Arizona
United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky CommunityOfficial
Camp Verde, Arizona
United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky CommunityOfficial
Cottonwood, Arizona
United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky CommunityOfficial
Flagstaff, Arizona
United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky CommunityOfficial
Fountain Hills, Arizona
United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky CampgroundOfficial
North Rim Campground
AZ, United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky CommunityOfficial
Sedona, Arizona
United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky CommunityOfficial
Tubac, Arizona
United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
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