Dark-Sky Preserves, Reserves and Parks
| Name | Location | Area (in ha) | Bortle Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper National Park | Alberta, Canada | 1,122,800 | 1-2 | Designated on Mar. 11, 2011 |
| Cypress Hills | Saskatchewan/Alberta, Canada | 39,600 | 2 | Designated on Sep. 28, 2004 |
| Beaver Hills | Alberta, Canada | 29,300 | 4.5 | Designated on Sep. 3, 2006 |
| Zselic Landscape Protection Area | Hungary | 9,042 | 3–4 | Designated on Nov. 16, 2009 |
| Mont Mégantic Observatory | Quebec, Canada | 548,400 | 2–3 | Designated Sept. 2007; first IDA International Dark-Sky Reserve |
| McDonald Creek Provincial Park | British Columbia, Canada | 2,225 | 2–3 | Designated in 2003 |
| Gordon's Park | Ontario, Canada | 43.7 | 2–3 | Designated on Aug. 15, 2009; designation is only for the Park though Manitoulin Island (276,611 ha) follows dark-sky practices |
| Bruce Peninsula Fathom Five National Marine Park | Ontario, Canada | 16,700 | 2–3 | Designated on Mar. 29, 2009 |
| Point Pelee National Park | Ontario, Canada | 2,000 | 3–4 | Designated in 2006 |
| Torrance Barrens | Ontario, Canada | 1990 | 3 | Designated in 1999; first Canadian Dark-Sky Preserve |
| Grasslands National Park | Saskatchewan, Canada | 92,100 | 1–2 | Designated on Oct. 2, 2009 |
| Kouchibouguac National Park | New Brunswick, Canada | 23,920 | 2 | Designated on Jun. 6, 2009 |
| Mount Carleton Provincial Park | New Brunswick, Canada | 17,427 | 2 | Designated on Jul. 18, 2009 |
| Kejimkujik National Park | Nova Scotia, Canada | 40,400 | 2 | Designated on Aug. 7, 2010 |
| Lake Hudson State Recreation Area | Michigan, USA | 890 | 3 | Designated in 1993 |
| Natural Bridges National Monument | Utah, USA | 251 | 2 | Designated in 2007; first International Dark-Sky Park |
| Potawatomi Wildlife Park | Indiana, USA | 116 | 4.5 | Designated in 2003 |
| Cherry Springs State Park | Pennsylvania, USA | 20 | 2 | Designated as a State DSP in 2000 by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and as the second International DSP by the IDA on June 11, 2007. |
| Observatory Park (Geauga Park District) |
Ohio, USA | 418.5 | ? | Designated on Aug. 20, 2011 |
| Galloway Forest Park | Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland | 75,000 | 3 | Designated on Nov. 16, 2009 |
| Izera Dark-Sky Park | Lower Silesia, Poland Liberec Region, Czech Republic |
7,500 | 3-4 | Designated on Nov. 4, 2009; the first European dark-sky park and the first world's bilateral dark-sky park |
| Poloniny Dark-Sky Park | Poloniny National Park, Slovakia | 48,519 | 2-3 | Designated on Dec. 3, 2010 |
| Hortobagy Starry Sky Park | Hungary | 10,000 | ? | Designated on Jan. 31, 2011; IDA's third international dark-sky park (Silver tier) |
| Sark | British Crown Dependency of Guernsey | 545 | 3 | Designated on Jan. 31, 2011; IDA's first international dark-sky island (Silver tier) |
| Irving Nature Park Urban Star Park | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | 243 | ? | Designated on Jul. 1, 2011; First RASC-designated Urban Star Park |
| Fundy National Park | New Brunswick, Canada | 20,700 | 2 | Designated on Oct. 31, 2011 |
| Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve | Tekapo, New Zealand | 430,000 | 2 | Designated on 9 June 2012. |
| Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre | Ontario, Canada | 129 | 2 | Designated on Nov. 3, 2012 by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada |
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