# Prineville Reservoir State Park

Region: Central OR, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 44.15, -120.75
Bortle class: 2 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: About 25 miles southeast of Prineville, Oregon, and roughly an hour from Bend.
Best time: Summer weekends, when the park runs scheduled stargazing and constellation-tour events — check the Oregon State Parks events calendar for dates.

## Overview
Prineville Reservoir State Park runs its own small observatory in the main day-use area and is a certified International Dark Sky Park in central Oregon's high desert. It's an easy, family-friendly stop for stargazing without heading deep into the backcountry.

## What to see
Milky Way over the reservoir, planets and the moon through the park's telescopes during ranger programs.

## Highlights
- Certified International Dark Sky Park with an on-site observatory
- Scheduled ranger-led stargazing and lunar-viewing events in summer
- Reservoir setting adds reflections and an open western horizon

## Tips
- A stargazing permit is required for after-hours use of the day-use area — available from the park office
- Standard Oregon day-use parking fee applies
- Check the Oregon State Parks events calendar for scheduled ranger programs

## Live forecast
View the live tonight-score and 48-hour forecast for Prineville Reservoir at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=prineville-reservoir-sp

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/prineville-reservoir-sp.json

Source: DarkSky International — Prineville Reservoir State Park — https://darksky.org/places/prineville-reservoir-state-park-dark-sky-park/

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