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  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "kissimmee-prairie-sp",
  "name": "Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park",
  "shortName": "Kissimmee Prairie",
  "region": "Central FL",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 27.6167,
    "longitude": -81.05
  },
  "timezone": "America/New_York",
  "bortleClass": 3,
  "summary": "IDA-certified — Florida's darkest and one of the flattest horizons in the state.",
  "intro": "Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park is a 58,000-acre expanse of open Florida prairie, and in 2016 it became Florida's first Dark Sky Park — by far the state's darkest and flattest place to see the stars.",
  "established": "Named Florida's first Dark Sky Park in 2016.",
  "drivingFromToronto": "Off NW 192nd Ave near Okeechobee, FL, in central Florida's interior.",
  "bestTime": "Dry season (November–April) brings clearer, less humid night skies; the park offers after-hours access options for stargazers.",
  "highlights": [
    "Florida's first and darkest Dark Sky Park",
    "58,000 acres of open dry prairie — one of the largest and flattest protected areas in the state",
    "After-hours access options let visitors stay past the park's normal sunset closing"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Florida state parks normally close at sunset — check the park's after-hours access program before planning a night visit",
    "$4 per vehicle day-use fee",
    "Bring bug spray and sun protection — the open prairie has zero shade"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Milky Way over an uninterrupted flat prairie horizon — as dark and open a sky as Florida offers.",
  "source": {
    "label": "Florida State Parks — Dark Sky Designation",
    "url": "https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/dark-sky-designation"
  },
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=kissimmee-prairie-sp",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/kissimmee-prairie-sp.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/kissimmee-prairie-sp.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Kissimmee%20Prairie%20Preserve%20State%20Park&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Kissimmee%20Prairie%20Preserve%20State%20Park&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=kissimmee-prairie-sp",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}