Park · ON, CA
Quetico Provincial Park
Quetico Provincial Park is an International Dark Sky Park (2021) of canoe-country wilderness in northwestern Ontario near Atikokan. The main entry, Dawson Trail Campground, is about 45 km east of town. It has 106 car-camping sites, 51 with power, plus year-round rustic cabins and camping pods; the campground itself is open from mid-May to mid-October. Backcountry camping, roughly 2,200 sites, is reserved online.
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| Type | Park |
| State / Province | ON |
| Country | Canada |
| Nearest town | Atikokan |
| Certified | 2021 |
| Coordinates | 48.3964, -91.5353 |
| Source | https://darksky.org/locations/canada/ (opens in new tab) |
Plan Your Night
Tonight’s moon
New Moon
0% illuminated. Rises 7:43 AM CDT. Sets 4:55 PM CDT. Times are local to the park.
Next new moon
November 9, 2026
The darkest, best-for-stargazing night in the current lunar cycle. See the full trip planner for the next 12 months of new-moon windows.
Upcoming meteor showers
- Leonids Meteor Shower Peak 2026, November 17, 2026
- Geminids Meteor Shower Peak 2026, December 13, 2026
- Ursids Meteor Shower Peak 2026, December 22, 2026
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