Visit New Mexico's Dark Sky Places for a Stargazing Adventure

Here’s where you’ll find New Mexico’s nine Dark Sky Places perfect for stargazing and astrophotography: Cosmic Playground in Alma, Capulín Volcano National Monument, Chaco Culture National Historical Park in Nageezi, Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways, Fort Union National Momument, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in Mountainair, Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in Albuquerque, El Morro National Monument in Ramah, and Valles Caldera National Preserve in Jemez.
COSMIC CAMPGROUND Alma Forty miles from the nearest significant source of electric light, the 3.5-acre site was the first International Dark Sky Sanctuary in the U.S. and is still just one of 17 in

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