Idaho appears as the state region or in the place name.
Idaho stargazing
Best dark-sky places in Idaho
Idaho has a protected dark-sky reserve, mountain wilderness, and practical city launch points. Use this page to compare the places before choosing a route.
Reserve, park, and wilderness rows rank before city launch points.
Mapped rows and Bortle-rated rows are preferred.
Places to compare
Idaho dark-sky reserve routes, mountain observing sites, wilderness areas, and city launch points.
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Dark-Sky ParkCatalog
Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve
ID, United States
Bortle 13 nearby stays
Dark-Sky ParkCatalog
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
ID, United States
Bortle 13 nearby stays
Dark-Sky ParkCatalog
Salmon River Mountains
ID, United States
Bortle 13 nearby stays
Dark-Sky ParkCatalog
Sawtooth Wilderness
ID, United States
Bortle 12 nearby stays
Dark-Sky ParkCatalog
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
ID, United States
Bortle 13 nearby stays
Dark-Sky ParkCatalog
Craters of the Moon
ID, United States
Bortle 23 nearby stays
Dark-Sky ParkCatalog
Boise
ID, United States
Bortle 6Plan route
Dark-Sky CommunityOfficial
Ketchum, Idaho
United States
Darkness unrated3 nearby stays
Dark-Sky ReserveOfficial
Central Idaho
United States
Darkness unratedPlan route
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