![]() ![]() (Well, when it comes to stargazing, that is…) ![]() But trust us-it’s even better without radiating space lasers, pulsing EDM beats, and 70,000 LED-illuminated bikes rolling around it. One glimpse of this unbelievable landscape confirms why people love coming here during Burning Man. The skyward vistas from the 200-square-mile playa go on forever, with a distant rim of rocky mountains offering a shadowy frame. This 1.2 million-acre wonderland is home to remote hot springs, craggy canyons, and its famous centerpiece: the Black Rock Desert playa, one of the longest, flattest, openest stretches of land on Earth. There aren’t too many places where you can view other planets and the curvature of your own at the same time. Grab Grub: If you’re staying in Ely, rock into Racks Bar & Grill, home to one of our favorite chorizo burgers in the state.īed Down: Stargazer Inn, Hidden Canyon Retreat, Whispering Elms Campground, Motel & RV Park (all in Baker) Hotel Nevada & Gambling Hall, Prospector Hotel & Gambling Hall (both in Ely). Since earning an International Dark Sky Park designation by the International Dark Sky Association in 2016, the park has converted facility lighting to red bulbs (which don’t compete with stars for your eyes’ attention) and built an Astronomy Amphitheater where visitors can listen to a “dark ranger” talk while gazing at constellations, planets, and other heavenly bodies through high-powered scopes.īy day, explore the park’s alpine lakes, peak-bagging trails, ancient bristlecone pine groves, and Lehman Caves system but nighttime is when you discover why “half the park is after dark.” And if you really want to geek out with some serious astro-pros, swing by in September for the Great Basin Astronomy Festival. ![]() Great Basin is one of the Lower 48’s most crowd-free parks because it’s so far from any major city (and their lights)-which also makes it a world-renowned destination for astronomers, astro-photographers, and stargazers. ![]()
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