- 4+ y/o
- 1.5 - 2 hrs
Visit the world’s largest accessible dark sky preserve Jasper National Park! Guided tours take place in our dome theatre, then outside with the largest, most powerful telescopes in the Rockies!
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Our darkest tour! (As with all our photos, imagery on this page shows actual sky images from the observing site associated with this tour).
“Ever since proposing Jasper become a dark sky preserve in 2010, I’ve dreamed of offering the ultimate stargazing experience here. Our NEW Whistlers Campground tour represents the purest form of night sky enjoyment: A truly dark, unobstructed, horizon-to-horizon view of the heavens.”
– Peter McMahon,
award-winning science and space journalist / general manager, The Jasper Planetarium
For those who want the ultimate dark sky location still within reach of the Town of Jasper…
Let us transport you by shuttle van from the Jasper Town site to our Whistlers Campground location for:
Hands-on experiences: make an aurora, hold a meteorite!
As this is an outdoor event, please dress for evening Rocky Mountain weather (i.e. warmly!)
Please note: This does not include the Planetarium program.
NOTE:
We DO NOT provide refunds if the skies are too cloudy BUT this tour includes a 2-year “rain check” to re-book for another date.
(No action is required to activate this rain-check. It is automatically included in your tour)
Please note: Raincheck location may vary based on when you redeem it (ie. main location at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge is open year-round while other locations such as Whistlers Campground are seasonal).
You MUST book this version of our Whistlers experience (with shuttle) if you are staying at a location other than Whistlers Campground and board our shuttle to and from this location.
Those NOT staying at Whistlers Campground MUST book this version of our Whistlers Campground experience, the Telescope Experience (Whistlers Campground) with Shuttle due to Parks Canada policy on dark sky use of this area requiring those not registered at the Whistlers Campground to travel to this tour location via our shuttle (vehicles NOT registered at the campground WILL BE TURNED AWAY at entry)
Please add the number of people in your group and select your requested pick-up location for each (please ensure you find the nearest stop to you before booking):
•Forest Park Hotel (76 Connaught Dr)
•Chateau Jasper (96 Geikie St)
•The Crimson (200 Connaught Dr)
•Jasper Adventure Centre (611 Patricia St)
•Mount Robson Inn (902 Connaught Dr)
•HI Jasper (708 Sleepy Hollow Rd)
Once you are dropped off at the Marmot Meadows parking lot at Whistlers Campground, please check in with a Jasper Planetarium team member.