Surely there is no campground on earth where the night sky looks anything like THIS, right?

Question

Surely not in Washington or Oregon, or anywhere else?:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Milky_Way_Night_Sky_Black_Rock_Desert_Nevada.jpg

Answer 1

The sky at a dark site looks nothing like what it looks like from the city.



When I was a young fella I could easily see the Milky way out my back door. Now, from the same site, half a century later, I can see no more than a few bright stars. I didn't move to the city, the city moved to me.



But people don't care. Why do they need to see wretched stars when they can sit gaping in front of the tv as they get brainwashed into believing that the sky is so full of danger that they are better off not seeing it anyway.



Fortunately I am blessed with a dark site that I visit regularly to see the stars again and get back to reality. When people come with me and see the real, untainted sky for the first time, they are amazed.



Cheers!

Answer 2

I'm sure if there are any campgrounds however when I was backpacking in the La Garita Wilderness in southwest Colorado I saw a night sky that was even more spectacular that that photograph. I was at an elevation of 10-12,000 feet above sea level and hundreds of miles from any urban area.

Answer 3

The night sky can look astounding if you live well out in the country and up in the mountains, well away from the City lights.

Especially on a Moonless night.

A frosty night is better.

I am blessed with all this as well as living by the sea facing North.

After about 20 seconds you can see the Milky Way.

Answer 4

I'm Australian and I know that the Black Rock Desert is not in Washington or Oregon.



If you get away from city and town lights on a cloudless night, after your eyes get used to the dark you will see that sort of thing anywhere. While it was still gas light, kerosene and candles you could have seen most of that from the middle of New York or London.



There's a lot of questions here from people who have never seen more than a few stars because they have never been out of some city or town.

Answer 5

The Flinders Ranges in South Australia has many such camp grounds.

Including the main one at Wilpena Chalet.



Expect to see 4000 naked eye stars most nights. A glorious sight.

Heading north from Wilpena, there is absolutely zero light pollution for 300 kilometers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilpena_Pound

Answer 6

I'd recommend climbing one of the Cascade volcanoes; When you stop to acclimate at around 10,000 feet for a night - the sky is simply incredible. Mt. Shasta, in California was great; Mt. Hood, Mt. Bachelor, or the 3 sisters in Oregon should be outstanding also. (Provided you get a dry, clear sky...)

Answer 7

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GET OUT OF THE LIGHT POLLUTED CITY.





I know where there probably ARE night skies like that including in eastern Oregon and Washington state.. if you NEVER have outside of metropolitan area, you have NO IDEA what you are missing.

Answer 8

The problem in rural, hilly West Virginia is clouds, not city lights. But when the sky is clear at night, you can see a lot of stars.

Answer 9

That photograph took a 54 second exposure taken with a tripod mounted Cannon EOS 5D digital camera with a 16mm lens, wide open at f2.8 and ISO800.



So if you were there, it would not quite make the same impression on your eyes.

Answer 10

"Looks" like, no, Photographs like, yes, there is a difference. Photographs can "accumulate" light, your eyes can't.