# Cattle Point Urban Star Park

Region: Victoria, BC, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 48.438, -123.2914
Bortle class: 6 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: Fly into Victoria, BC; Cattle Point is about 15 minutes from downtown by car.
Best time: Any clear, moonless night — RASC Victoria Centre members hold regular public observing sessions here, so check their schedule for guided nights.

## Overview
Cattle Point in Victoria's Oak Bay neighbourhood is one of only two Urban Star Parks recognized by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada — a rare example of a genuinely dark viewpoint sitting inside a city. Local streetlighting around Uplands Park is deliberately controlled, and the open waterfront looks straight out over Haro Strait.

## What to see
Bright planets, the Moon, and the brighter Milky Way star clouds on the clearest nights.

## Highlights
- One of only two RASC-designated Urban Star Parks in Canada
- Open water views over Haro Strait toward the San Juan Islands
- Regular public observing sessions hosted by RASC Victoria Centre

## Tips
- Free and open to the public — no permit needed
- It's an urban site, so expect Bortle 4–5 skies, not true wilderness darkness
- Bring a red flashlight — other observers are often set up nearby

## Live forecast
View the live tonight-score and 48-hour forecast for Cattle Point at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=cattle-point-star-park

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/cattle-point-star-park.json

Source: RASC Victoria Centre — Cattle Point Urban Dark Sky Site — https://victoria.rasc.ca/cattle-point-urban-dark-sky-site/

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