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  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "cypress-hills",
  "name": "Cypress Hills Interprovincial Dark Sky Preserve",
  "shortName": "Cypress Hills",
  "region": "AB/SK border",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 49.6472,
    "longitude": -110.1264
  },
  "timezone": "America/Edmonton",
  "bortleClass": 2,
  "summary": "Canada's first interprovincial DSP, straddling AB and SK with an on-site observatory.",
  "intro": "Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park was designated a Dark Sky Preserve in 2004 — one of Canada's earliest — and it has its own public observatory in the Saskatchewan side's Centre Block, opened in 2011. Straddling Alberta and Saskatchewan, the hills rise above the surrounding plains, giving cooler nights and clearer air than the prairie floor below.",
  "established": "Officially designated a Dark Sky Preserve in October 2004; on-site public observatory opened in 2011.",
  "drivingFromToronto": "Fly into Regina or Saskatoon, then drive roughly 3.5–4.5 hours south-west to the Centre Block near Maple Creek.",
  "bestTime": "Summer weekends, when the Meadows Campground observatory runs public programs — check the schedule before driving out for a guided session.",
  "highlights": [
    "One of Canada's earliest Dark-Sky Preserve designations (2004)",
    "On-site public observatory with regular summer programs",
    "Elevated plateau gives cooler, clearer air than the surrounding plains"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Park entry fee applies",
    "Observatory programs are seasonal and weather-dependent — check ahead",
    "Book Meadows Campground early for summer weekends"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Milky Way core in summer, deep-sky objects through the public observatory telescope, and aurora on active nights.",
  "source": {
    "label": "Tourism Saskatchewan — Cypress Hills Dark Sky Preserve",
    "url": "https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/3034/cypress-hills-interprovincial-park-dark-sky-preserve"
  },
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=cypress-hills",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/cypress-hills.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/cypress-hills.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Cypress%20Hills%20Interprovincial%20Dark%20Sky%20Preserve&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Cypress%20Hills%20Interprovincial%20Dark%20Sky%20Preserve&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=cypress-hills",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}