# Grand Canyon National Park

Region: Northern AZ, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 36.0544, -112.1401
Bortle class: 2 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: Fly into Phoenix or Las Vegas, then drive 3.5–4.5 hours to the South Rim (Flagstaff is the closer regional hub).
Best time: New moon, especially during the park's annual summer Star Party.
Established: International Dark Sky Park since June 2019.

## Overview
The Grand Canyon became an International Dark Sky Park in 2019, and it's one of the great stargazing experiences anywhere — the same rim that gives you a two-billion-year view down into the canyon by day gives you an equally deep view up into the sky by night.

## What to see
Milky Way, meteor showers, and — with the canyon as foreground — some of the most photographed night skies in the National Park System.

## Highlights
- International Dark Sky Park since 2019
- South Rim's Desert View Watchtower and Mather Point are established viewing spots
- North Rim's Bright Angel Point is quieter and equally dark

## Tips
- Stargazing is best about 1.5 hours after sunset and before sunrise
- The annual Grand Canyon Star Party (June) brings amateur astronomers and telescopes to both rims
- Rim edges are unfenced in many spots — use a red headlamp and watch your footing

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

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

Source: National Park Service — Night Skies at Grand Canyon — https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/nature/night-skies.htm

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