
Designated
2016
Category
Dark Sky Sanctuary
Address
Catron County
New Mexico, U.S.
Contact
Mrs. Patricia Grauer
Website
Visitor Information
USFS info
Land Area
0.01 km2
Documents
Application
Lightscape Management Plan
Press Release
Annual Reports
About
The Cosmic Campground is a 1.42 hectare (3.5 acre) site in the Gila National Forest of western New Mexico, U.S. Situated between the Gila Wilderness and the Blue Range Primitive Area, it is located on land managed by the United States Forest Service. The Campground is located in an exceptionally dark part of the lower 48 U.S. states, with the nearest significant source of artificial light more than 65 kilometers away across the state line in Arizona. The Campground features a very basic infrastructure to support campers and offers a 360-degree, unobstructed, view of the night sky.
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New signage at the Cosmic Campground IDSS in western New Mexico, U.S., March 2017. Photo by Patricia A. Grauer.