# Mammoth Cave National Park

The Park’s first organized efforts for astronomical and night sky programming began in 2017 and continues to this day.

**Type:** park

**Location:** KY, US

**Nearest town:** Mammoth Cave

**Certified:** 2021

The Park’s first organized efforts for astronomical and night sky programming began in 2017 and continues to this day.

[Official site](https://www.nps.gov/maca/index.htm)

[Source](https://darksky.org/places/mammoth-cave-national-park-dark-sky-park/)

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