Tell him that Dinosaur National Park is looking for people to do a star party and they also probably have some areas that would work for private observing. Dinosaur is much darker than Colorado National Monument and not nearly so steep of a climb to the campground. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park had some dark campsites when it was a monument, I haven't been there for over 20 years so I am not sure of its current status. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of JayLEads Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 1:05 PM To: Utah-Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Observing Area in Wester Colorado Question for others here. Steve Coe a member of the Saguaro Astronomy Club an author is looking for a place to camp and observe in Western Colorado. Here is what he is looking for : "I am travelling in my RV this Summer and I am looking for a dark site in western Colorado. I know of the National Monument, but I would like to get a little further away from the lights of Grand Junction. I will need a road good enough for the Winnebago and my tow car. I am travelling with Tom and Jeannie Clark, the former editors of Amateur Astronomy Magazine. So, a nice, big, dark, easy to reach meadow would be great. Somewhere around Ouray, maybe." Just thought some with lots of experience here may have some insights. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com