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Canada stargazing
Best dark-sky places in Canada
Canada's dark-sky catalog spans Quebec parks, Ontario wilderness, Alberta communities, and cross-border protected landscapes. Use this page as the country-level planning entry.
Parks and preserves rank before community rows.
Official links and mapped places are preferred.
Places to compare
Canada dark-sky parks, preserves, communities, and aurora-adjacent protected-sky destinations.
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Dark-Sky ParkCatalog
Jasper Dark Sky Preserve
AB, Canada
Bortle 13 nearby stays
Dark-Sky ParkCatalog
Lennox & Addington Dark Sky Viewing Area
ON, Canada
Bortle 23 nearby stays
Dark-Sky ParkCatalog
Mont-Megantic Dark Sky Reserve
QC, Canada
Bortle 23 nearby stays
Dark-Sky CommunityOfficial
Bon Accord, Alberta
Canada
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky CommunityOfficial
Parc du Mont-Bellevue
Canada
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky ParkOfficial
Parc national du Mont-Tremblant
Canada
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky ParkOfficial
Quetico Provincial Park
Canada
Darkness unrated1 nearby stay
Dark-Sky LodgingOfficial
Au Diable Vert
Canada
Darkness unratedPlan route
Dark-Sky ReserveOfficial
Mont-Mégantic
Canada
Darkness unratedPlan route
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