# Bryce Canyon National Park

Region: Southern UT, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 37.593, -112.1871
Bortle class: 2 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: The park entrance is on Highway 63, off Highway 12 in southern Utah.
Best time: The annual Astronomy Festival runs in June around new moon; the park is open around the clock year-round.
Established: Certified International Dark Sky Park; Gold tier since 2019.

## Overview
Bryce Canyon's amphitheaters of hoodoos are famous by day, but the park is just as celebrated for its night skies — a Gold-tier International Dark Sky Park where rangers claim you can see over 7,500 stars with the naked eye on the clearest nights. The park never closes, and its annual Astronomy Festival draws visitors from across the region.

## What to see
An exceptionally star-dense sky from Sunrise and Sunset Points, plus telescope viewing during the summer Astronomy Festival.

## Highlights
- Gold-tier International Dark Sky Park — the highest DarkSky rating
- Annual Astronomy Festival with rangers and volunteer astronomers
- Open 24 hours, so overlooks are freely accessible after dark

## Tips
- High elevation (8,000+ ft) means cold nights even in summer
- Overlook parking fills during the Astronomy Festival — arrive early
- Trails near the rim are unlit and close to steep drop-offs; use a headlamp

## Live forecast
View the live tonight-score and 48-hour forecast for Bryce Canyon at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=bryce-canyon-np

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/bryce-canyon-np.json

Source: NPS – Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival — https://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/astrofest.htm

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