# Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park

Region: Central FL, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 27.6167, -81.05
Bortle class: 3 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: Off NW 192nd Ave near Okeechobee, FL, in central Florida's interior.
Best time: Dry season (November–April) brings clearer, less humid night skies; the park offers after-hours access options for stargazers.
Established: Named Florida's first Dark Sky Park in 2016.

## Overview
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.

## What to see
Milky Way over an uninterrupted flat prairie horizon — as dark and open a sky as Florida offers.

## 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

## Live forecast
View the live tonight-score and 48-hour forecast for Kissimmee Prairie at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=kissimmee-prairie-sp

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/kissimmee-prairie-sp.json

Source: Florida State Parks — Dark Sky Designation — https://www.floridastateparks.org/learn/dark-sky-designation

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