Discover why Bryce Canyon is a world-renowned International Dark Sky Park and the wonders visible after sunset.
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Where Stars Outnumber the Silence
This series, Under the Milky Way, explores why Bryce Canyon National Park is one of the finest places on Earth to look up at the night sky.
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Why Bryce Canyon Skies Are So Dark
A Bortle Class 2 rating puts Bryce Canyon in an elite category — only a handful of places in the continental United States score that low on the darkness scale.
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Stars Bright Enough to Cast Shadows
On the clearest nights here, individual stars can shine with enough intensity to cast a faint but visible shadow on the ground beneath you.
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Rangers Guide You Through the Cosmos
Every June, Bryce Canyon hosts a multi-day Astronomy Festival that draws thousands of visitors and dozens of volunteer astronomers who set up high-powered telescopes…
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Guarding Darkness as a Natural Resource
Bryce Canyon treats its night sky the same way it treats its hoodoos — as a finite resource that requires active protection.
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Seven Thousand Feet Closer to the Stars
Bryce Canyon sits at elevations between seven and nine thousand feet, and that altitude matters more than you might think.
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