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Canada dark sky parks

List of darkest parks and places in Canada for stargazing, astrophotography, astrotourism, star parties, and astronomy club events. Often these are national and regional parks and forests that are either remote or "protected" against light pollution.

Also ask your local Canadian astronomy club for guidance as they will know the darkest places.

DARK PARK	Location
Acadian Skies and Mi'kmaq Lands	Nova Scotia
Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area	Alberta
Banff National Park	Alberta
Beaver Hills (Elk Island)	Alberta
Bon Accord	Alberta
Cypress Hills	Alberta
Jasper National Park	Alberta
Lakeland Provincial Park & Recreation Area	Alberta
McDonald Park	Alberta
Waterton Lakes-Glacier National Park	Alberta
Wood Buffalo National Park	Alberta
Cattle Point	British Columbia
Johns Family Nature Conservancy Regional Park	British Columbia
Yoho National Park	British Columbia
Spruce Woods Provincial Park	Manitoba
Fundy National Park	New Brunswick
Irving Nature Park	New Brunswick
Kouchibouguac National Park	New Brunswick
Mount Carleton Provincial Park	New Brunswick
Gros Morne National Park	Newfoundland?and?Labrador
Terra Nova National Park	Newfoundland?and?Labrador
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site	Nova Scotia
Auyuittuq National Park	Nunavut
Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre	Ontario
Bruce Peninsula National Park	Ontario
Fathom Five National Park	Ontario
Gordona's Park	Ontario
Killarney Provincial Park	Ontario
Lake Superior Provincial Park	Ontario
Manitoulin Eco Park	Ontario
North Frontenac	Ontario
Point Pelee National Park	Ontario
Pukaskwa National Park	Ontario
Quetico Provincial Park	Ontario
Torrance Barrens Conservation Reserve	Ontario
Au Diable Vert	Quebec
Mont-Megantic	Quebec
Mont-Tremblant National Park	Quebec
Parc du Mont-Bellevue	Quebec
Fort Walsh National Site	Saskatchewan
Grasslands National Park	Saskatchewan
Old Man on His Back Conservation Area	Saskatchewan
Kluane National Park and Reserve	Yukon

Canada light pollution maps w/ Bortle

2023 nighttime satellite image of Canada from the NOAA National Geophysical Data Center.

2015 light pollution map of Canada showing sky brightness at the zenith from World Atlas data. Colors correspond approximately to the Bortle scale, with pink being the brightest (most light-polluted) and dark gray being the darkest skies. Use as a guide to find the darkest sky locations near you.