In search of a heavenly reset? With some of the darkest—and therefore brightest skies—in the country, we can’t blame ya. Share our stellar solitude at Great Basin National Park, whose rallying cry is “Half the Park is After Dark,” or Death Valley National Park—both of which proudly qualify as International Dark Sky Parks—touting Dark Sky Rangers and Astronomy Festivals that speak to everyone from casual stargazers and amateur astronomers to professional scientists alike.
Your typical night stargazing in Nevada? Anything but. On moonless nights, all you’ve gotta do is look up, and you’ll be rewarded with millions of stars, constellations, planets, nebulas, and galaxies, visible to the naked eye. Even in Nevada’s metro areas like Las Vegas or Reno, you’ll find a surprising amount of stars overhead—even places just 30 minutes outside these population centers serve up a starry show. However, the deeper you delve into rural Nevada, you’ll find the best places to stargaze in the Silver State.
