Sleeping Bear Dunes wants to ... the sun at a Star Party, but it is actually a star, after all! After it starts to get dark around 9 p.m., the focus will shift to night sky viewing.

We also decide an evening visit is mandatory. On a clear night, Great Sand Dunes is renowned for its stargazing, as it has the necessary trifecta of dry air, little light and a high elevation.

Specifically Great Sand ... Great Sand Dunes Superintendent Andrea Compton told USA TODAY. “It actually grew a foot from last year!” Visitors could spend a whole day – and night ...

But with glass domes for stargazing and expensive price tags to stay the night, Jadue Zalaquett ... the nearby Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is considered an International Dark ...

which helped us look forward to our downtime at night after explore Great Sand Dunes National Park. Plus, the campground was ...

In the dead of night, despite being too young to drive in most countries, they would take cars out into the huge sea of sand dunes stretching from Abu Dhabi to Saudi Arabia, then turn the ...