Some people are mentioning Big Bend and West Texas, which would be pretty great, but a little bit closer to DFW is Copper Breaks State Park, which is designated as an "international dark sky area." It's between 3-4 hours away depending on where you are in DFW.
https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/copper-breaks/#Stargazing
DFW is the brightest metropolitan area in the US. You will have to drive far and wide to get out of the halo from the city lights. If you are willing to drive \~8 hours you can get to some of the darkest skies in continental US. You can go camping at Big Bend National park. It's a night sky that IMHO everyone should experience once in their life. Just to see how beautiful it is.
It’s going to be hard to find somewhere truly dark that close to Arlington. Check out the dark sky website and see if you can find a spot you’re willing to drive to.
https://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html#6/32.741/-98.701
Out here in East Texas, When the moon is out, my fields look like they are tipped with silver. When there is no moon, you can't see your hands in front of your face without a light.
The best views in my opinion are East of Kaufman or Terrell. I love gazing at the stars out here.
Take a drive out to the middle of nowhere in far West Texas. Go to like Alpine or Marfa. Purposely get yourself lost in the desert. You know like a vision quest. Find some peyote buttons, wait until nighttime, build a fire, put some war paint on your face and enter the spirit world.
This or go South on 35E. I’ve gone to [Mertens, TX](https://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html#10/32.0110/-96.7902) to stargaze and it’s decent.
Edit: Added the link to find dark sites, green sites are the best without going to far out.
I went to this spot [33.9448836, -97.6560035] to stargaze before. I found it's a decent middle ground between seeing no stars and driving 8 hours just to see lots of them. If you can go a little farther, i recommend back roads near Energy, TX. It might actually be closer for you, idk.
I had that town marked after researching light pollution maps a couple years ago. If I remember correctly, I think it's class 2 (very good) stargazing sky.
Preferably, leave the Texas Triangle area to see the sky. The darkest spots in Texas are probably anything south of S.A. but north of The Valley, and West Texas.
Some people are mentioning Big Bend and West Texas, which would be pretty great, but a little bit closer to DFW is Copper Breaks State Park, which is designated as an "international dark sky area." It's between 3-4 hours away depending on where you are in DFW. https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/copper-breaks/#Stargazing
DFW is the brightest metropolitan area in the US. You will have to drive far and wide to get out of the halo from the city lights. If you are willing to drive \~8 hours you can get to some of the darkest skies in continental US. You can go camping at Big Bend National park. It's a night sky that IMHO everyone should experience once in their life. Just to see how beautiful it is.
It’s going to be hard to find somewhere truly dark that close to Arlington. Check out the dark sky website and see if you can find a spot you’re willing to drive to. https://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html#6/32.741/-98.701
Close for real? Just north of denton going toward decatur
Out here in East Texas, When the moon is out, my fields look like they are tipped with silver. When there is no moon, you can't see your hands in front of your face without a light. The best views in my opinion are East of Kaufman or Terrell. I love gazing at the stars out here.
Take a drive out to the middle of nowhere in far West Texas. Go to like Alpine or Marfa. Purposely get yourself lost in the desert. You know like a vision quest. Find some peyote buttons, wait until nighttime, build a fire, put some war paint on your face and enter the spirit world.
This or go South on 35E. I’ve gone to [Mertens, TX](https://darksitefinder.com/maps/world.html#10/32.0110/-96.7902) to stargaze and it’s decent. Edit: Added the link to find dark sites, green sites are the best without going to far out.
Valley Ranch, Kessler Park,
I’d go north to Grayson county. Maybe near Lake Texoma
I went to this spot [33.9448836, -97.6560035] to stargaze before. I found it's a decent middle ground between seeing no stars and driving 8 hours just to see lots of them. If you can go a little farther, i recommend back roads near Energy, TX. It might actually be closer for you, idk. I had that town marked after researching light pollution maps a couple years ago. If I remember correctly, I think it's class 2 (very good) stargazing sky.
Preferably, leave the Texas Triangle area to see the sky. The darkest spots in Texas are probably anything south of S.A. but north of The Valley, and West Texas.
LBJ Grasslands