Wyoming has three certified dark sky places in our directory: one dark sky park, one urban night sky place and one dark sky community.
The names to know: Sinks Canyon State Park (certified 2023), Teton County (certified 2025), and Jackson Hole Airport (certified 2025).
The DarkSky International place types guide (opens in new tab) describes a dark sky park as land with notably dark, star-filled skies that is protected for its scientific, natural, educational, cultural or recreational value.
Timing matters as much as location. The National Park Service advises dark-moon nights for the best skies (opens in new tab), since even a thin crescent can wash out the Milky Way. Summer is the season for the densest Milky Way views, per Great Basin National Park's guidance (opens in new tab), while winter skies show Orion and the Pleiades.
Every listing links to its own page with coordinates, certification details and visiting notes, so you can compare places and plan a route across several nights.
Before you go, see the Wyoming dark sky laws for how local lighting rules protect these skies.
Sinks Canyon State Park, just south of Lander, Wyoming, is the state's first International Dark Sky Park (certified 2023). Popo Agie Campground takes reservations May to September and is first-come the rest of the year, and yurts can be booked year-round. Facilities run 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and after 10 p.m. only campground guests may be on site.
Teton County, Wyoming, was certified an International Dark Sky Community in 2025, with stargazing tours based in Jackson. Wyoming Stargazing, at 700 Coyote Canyon Road, runs private and group tours around Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park, plus free public programs. Book on its website or at 844-996-7827; private tours start at $250.
Jackson Hole Airport, inside Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, was certified a DarkSky place in 2025. The airport calls itself the first with this recognition and is a working commercial airport at 1250 East Airport Road, so it is a lighting showcase rather than a viewing field. Its page gives no lighting specifics.
See also the dark sky lighting law for Wyoming.