The Oregon Outback currently comprises the southeastern half of Lake County, including Hart Mountain, Lake Abert and Summer Lake. Future plans include expanding into Harney and Malheur counties.

In March 2024, the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) designated Oregon's Outback as the largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary in existence. Spanning 2.5 million acres across Lake County ...

Indeed, one of the largest such places is located just a few hours from Salem and Eugene at the Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary. Officially certified by DarkSky International ...

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Everything feels just a little bigger in the Oregon Outback. The mountains are steeper, history deeper, night skies darker and cuts of steak thicker than anyone has a right to expect in remote ...

Right now, the Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary takes in 2.5 million acres in Lake County, Oregon. When complete, the sanctuary is expected to encompass more than 11.4 million acres.

The region, which on Monday was officially named the Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary, comprises the southeastern half of Lake County, including Hart Mountain, Lake Abert and Summer ...

the organization DarkSky International declared 2.5 million acres of the Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary in the first phase of its process in March. It plans to increase the ...

Hunter Noack, classical pianist and naturalist, will bring seven concerts to Central Oregon as part of IN A LANDSCAPE: ...

The newly certified area is called the Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary, and officials spent four years working to earn the designation. They’ve implemented a lighting management ...