Starry Sky Serenity

Google light pollution in America, then tell me what you see right where Nevada lies. A dark, peaceful cache, idyllic for stargazing. With some of the darkest nighttime skies in the country, Nevada has managed to escape the encroaching light pollution issues the majority of our bordering neighbors are plagued with. It’s just something you’ve gotta see for yourself, trust us.

Check out the 7,000 stars visible to the naked eye in Tonopah, or see the Milky Way like you’ve never seen it before in Great Basin National Park. You make the judgment call if what you’re seeing is a satellite or a flying saucer near Area 51.

Whether you explore 5 miles, or all 110,567 miles of our countryside, one night spent on our turf and you’ll see why we’re rated the #1 Stargazing Destination in America by USA Today. 

 Nevada Magazine‘s Great Nevada Picture Hunt, Heath Smith

Star Mill, Neil Lockhart, Gold Hill 

Gold Point, Desert 4WD, Gold Point

Galactic Wheel, Neil Lockhart, Dead Camel Range-Fallon

Red Rock Star Trails, Christopher William, Red Rock National Conservation Area

St. Mary’s in the Mountains, Neil Lockhart, Virginia City

Milky Way Over Great Basin, Derek Demeter, Great Basin National Park

Goldfield Cemetery, Desert 4WD, Goldfield

Tank in Dixie Valley, Neil Lockhart, Dixie Valley

Black Mailbox, Jonathan Stainton, Extraterrestrial Highway

Luminous Campsite, Sydney Martinez, Great Basin National Park

Light Glyphs, Neil Lockhart, Lagomarsino Petroglyph Site

After Curfew, Maureen Bond, International Car Forest of the Last Church

Incline Stars, Neil Lockhart, Incline Village

Lucky Boy Valley, Desert 4WD

Rhyolite Bank, Mac Danzig, Rhyolite

Lesson in Astronomy, Sydney Martinez, Great Basin National Park’s Astronomy Festival

Nevada Jeep Camp Starspace, Tony Vitali, Pyramid Lake

Bristol Wells, Desert 4WD, Lincoln County

Fort Churchill Star Trails, Neil Lockhart, Fort Churchill State Park

Bonsai Stars, Tony Vitali, Sand Harbor State Park

International Car Forest of the Last Church, Maureen Bond

Starry Night in Nevada, Sydney Martinez, Great Basin National Park

Magic Bus, Neil Lockhart, Dixie Valley

Hiking With The Full Moon at Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, Sydney Martinez

Starman, Carl Jones, Valley of Fire State Park

Harvest Moonlight at Washoe Lake State Park, Sydney Martinez

Moon Rocks Cairn, Neil Lockhart, Moon Rocks OHV Park-Pyramid Highway

Dinner Cruising at Lake Mead, Sydney Martinez, Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Whistling Dixie, Neil Lockhart, Dixie Valley

Bonsai Rock, Neil Lockhart, Sand Harbor State Park

Nevada Magazine‘s Great Nevada Picture Hunt, Michael Wetzel

Nevada Magazine‘s Great Nevada Picture Hunt, Wayne Posner, Goldwell Open Air