News that southern Oregon is now home to the largest Dark Sky Sanctuary in the world may have people pondering: Should I move to Lake County to stargaze? With 2,500 residents near California’s northern border, Lakeview is the most populated place within the Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary’s 2.5 million acres of public and private land.
The region’s designation, bestowed by DarkSky International and applauded by Travel Southern Oregon, promotes protecting the natural nighttime landscape and preserving dark skies through environmentally responsible outdoor lighting.