US state

Colorado

28 dark-sky places, 23 of them certified by DarkSky International.

28Places
23Certified
8At Bortle 1
Darkness profile

Places by Bortle class

The striped bar counts places with no published value.

8B1
9B2
5B3
1B4
0B5
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28 dark-sky places, 23 of them certified by DarkSky International. Sorted darkest first: places with a published Bortle value come before those without.

✦ Dark Sky Park

Chimney Rock National Monument

Colorado, United States
B1 Since 2025
✦ Dark Sky Community

Crestone, Colorado

Colorado, United States
B1 Since 2021
✦ Dark Sky Park

Curecanti National Recreation Area

Colorado, United States
B1 Since 2021
✦ Dark Sky Park

Dinosaur National Monument

Colorado, United States
B1 Since 2019
✦ Dark Sky Park

Hovenweep National Monument

Colorado, United States
B1 Since 2014
✦ Dark Sky Park

Lake Fork Earth and Sky Center

Colorado, United States
B1 Since 2020
✦ Dark Sky Community

Ridgway, Colorado

Colorado, United States
B1 Since 2020
✦ Dark Sky Park

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Colorado, United States
B2 Since 2015
✦ Dark Sky Park

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

Colorado, United States
B2 Since 2019
✦ Dark Sky Park

Jackson Lake State Park

Colorado, United States
B2 Since 2020
✦ Dark Sky Park

Mesa Verde National Park

Colorado, United States
B2 Since 2021
✦ Dark Sky Community

Nucla and Naturita, Colorado

Colorado, United States
B2 Since 2021
✦ Dark Sky Community

Town of Paonia, Colorado

Colorado, United States
B2 Since 2024
✦ Dark Sky Community

Westcliffe and Silver Cliff, Colorado

Colorado, United States
B2 Since 2015
✦ Dark Sky Park

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Colorado, United States
B3 Since 2021
✦ Dark Sky Park

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area

Colorado, United States
B3 Since 2024
✦ Dark Sky Community

Norwood, Colorado

Colorado, United States
B3 Since 2019
✦ Dark Sky Community

Town of Breckenridge, Colorado

Colorado, United States
B3 Since 2025