North/South Lake Campground48 DownloadsA fab hiking area containing two observing locations. Be prepared to walk a little ways to set up. Download Now!Size: 7.17 MB

Mongaup Pond State Campground47 DownloadsA Bortle 3 site located near some of the best trout fishing in the Catskills. Fish all day, observe all night. Heaven!! Download Now!Size: 3.94 MB

Little Pond State Campground51 DownloadsHidden away in the western Catskills, Little Pond is likely Bortle 2, and yet still within 2 hours of the George Washington Bridge. Download Now!Size: 6.16 MB

Lake Taghkanic State Park67 DownloadsEasily accessible dark site with its own exit on the Taconic State Parkway. Home base of Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association. Full (paid) MHAA members can fill out this form to use the club’s permit for especially easy access. Download Now!Size: 3.83 MB

Colgate Lake60 DownloadsA lovely dark site with simple access close to Hunter. Download Now!Size: 3.69 MB

Ashokan Reservoir72 DownloadsA fabulous, easily accessible dark site at one of the prettiest locations in the Catskills. Download Now!Size: 3.03 MB

** Dark Site Informational PDF Overview93 DownloadsNew users of the MHAA Dark Site Informational PDFs should read this overview first. This document offers an overview of what our Dark Site informational PDFs look like and how to interpret the images showing the horizon/line of site. Download Now!Size: 1.6 MB