STARGAZE / COLORADO
AN INDEPENDENT GUIDE TO COLORADO STARGAZINGCSTGUIDE
Explore the official trail stops in more detail. See additional dark-sky places along the way. Find astronomy programs, road-trip routes and practical information for planning a night under the stars.
COLORADO NIGHT-SKY FIELD GUIDE / START ANYWHERE
STATEWIDE MAP / FIND YOUR PLACE
Colorado stargazing, mapped
Explore destinations listed by the Colorado Tourism Office on its Colorado Stargazing Trail, additional observing places and routes curated by CST Guide. Choose a place or region to plan your night.
STATEWIDE MAP / GUIDE GEOGRAPHY
Colorado stargazing map
CST Guide's independent map combines places listed by the Colorado Tourism Office on its Colorado Stargazing Trail with guide additions. Colored areas are CST Guide travel zones; dashed lines are our editorial routes. Base map: USGS/Census geography. Hover or keyboard focus for pin names.
Swipe map to explore
Official Colorado Stargazing Trail placePlaces listed by the Colorado Tourism Office on its Colorado Stargazing Trail.
Guide additionActive independent stop or resource beyond the official stops.
Daytime space stopMuseum, planetarium or indoor space-science stop paired with the night trail.
Featured guided programPublished meeting location. Booking/access rules still apply.
Guide route corridorStop constellation, not turn-by-turn routing.
Guide region zoneCurated geographic extent; intentionally overlapping and not an administrative boundary.
CHOOSE YOUR WAY IN / FOUR DOORS
How do you want to explore?
Dive deeper into the dedicated places, routes, events, or choose-your-own-adventure pages.
Browse official trail stops, guide additions, dark-sky sites, museums and planetariums across Colorado.
Explore places 02 / ROUTESTurn the stars into a road tripConnect several stops into a constellation. Independent routes connecting official trail stops and guide additions.
Follow a route 03 / EVENTSFind something happeningLook for telescope programs, star parties, ranger nights and guided stargazing you can build a trip around.
See what is happening 04 / EXPLORETake a digital trip down the trailUse our choose-your-own-adventure "Night Ride" mode and explore the trail from anywhere in the world.
Night RideABOUT THE GUIDE / START HERE
Find your next night under
Colorado skies
CST Guide brings together destinations on the Colorado Tourism Office's official Colorado Stargazing Trail, additional places, events and practical information for planning your own adventure.
This guide ties dark-sky places, observatories, museums, events and guided experiences together to bring a Colorado night-sky trip out of this world.
Use the map to get oriented, then open a place, route, event or planning page to explore deeper.
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GOING STARGAZING TONIGHT? / START HERE
Four moves.
Then get outside.
You do not need to read the whole site before dark. Use these four checks, then open the detailed planning pages only where you need them.
Pick a place
Choose an official stop, guide addition or nearby region that fits the kind of night you want.
Browse placesCheck the sky
Look at the Moon, cloud cover and smoke for the hours you will actually be outside.
Open the practical guidePlot your course
Take a spin on our digital "Night Ride" choose-your-own-adventure guide to plot your course along the trail from anywhere in the world.
Start the Night RideSee what is happening
A ranger program, star party or guided telescope night can completely change which stop makes sense.
Check eventsLAND + SKY / INDEPENDENT COMPANION
Respect the land.
Share the sky.
CST Guide pays respect to the Indigenous peoples and sovereign Tribal Nations whose homelands include what is now Colorado, including Ute, Cheyenne, Arapaho and Puebloan peoples. Those relationships with land and sky are living and continuing.
This site is an independent companion to Colorado's official Stargazing Trail, not the official trail website itself. It builds on the official trail guide with additional planning detail, places and programs to help visitors actually use the trail.
About this guide + land and sky