- 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…
Join us steps from Whistlers Campground sites (those not staying here access the area by shuttle) 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).
ONLY book this experience if you are staying at Whistlers Campground
Those NOT staying at Whistlers Campground MUST book the Telescope Experience with Shuttle if they want to participate in the telescopes experience at Whistlers Campground (vehicles NOT registered at the campground WILL BE TURNED AWAY at entry)
ONLY book this experience if you are staying at Whistlers Campground
Due to Parks Canada policy on dark sky use of this area, those NOT staying at Whistlers Campground MUST book the Telescope Experience with Shuttle to participate in the telescopes experience at Whistlers Campground (vehicles NOT registered at the campground WILL BE TURNED AWAY at entry)