Moab Stargazing Tours: Our Top 4

1.Astro-Photo, Hiking and Stargazing Tour in Arches National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $175Our pick

Meet your guide at the Windows Section Parking Lot for a two-hour night walk among Arches National Park’s famous formations. Guides including Sam and Brandon help you use tripods, headlamps, cameras, and phones to photograph the Milky Way and constellations. The group is limited to six, but you must arrange your own transport to the park.

“Brandon was friendly and knew his stuff. He was patient with me since I didn't have any photography experience. My photos were much better than I imagined they would be.”

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2.The Windows Astro-Photography and Stargazing Hike

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 36 reviews · 2 hours · from $175

Meet Sam, Brandon, or another Moab Dark Sky Tours guide at The Windows after dark for a two-hour, roughly two-mile hike past North and South Window, Turret Arch, and Double Arch. Learn night photography with your own camera or phone, use a tripod and red headlamp, and rent a DSLR or lens if needed. Groups are limited to six.

“My friends and I had an incredible time doing this! The weather was perfectly clear and the northern lights were visible, which was lucky and spectacular. Our guide, Sam, was sweet, engaged, and accommodating to our group. She had a strong photography background and taught us all tips and tricks that we can continue to use to photograph at night, even just with our phones.”

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3.Milky Way Photography in Arches National Park

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $275

Join Colin Young and, when available, Geremy for a three-and-a-half-hour night photography trip in Arches National Park. You’ll learn camera settings, work at least two dark-sky locations, and photograph the Milky Way with a DSLR or mirrorless camera. Pickup is offered, and groups are limited to four people.

“I have never taken a photo tour before and really didn’t know what to expect. The Rock Light Photo Tour in Moabe, Arches was incredible. I really didn’t know my camera, but Colin sent an instruction sheet before the tour so we could set our cameras up before night. It helped to have some of the settings started. Colin and Jeremy knew how to help with my camera, and I got some great shots of the Milky Way. Thanks, Colin, for your help, great trip.”

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4.Professional Stargazing in Moab

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $200

Spend about two hours under Moab’s internationally certified dark skies. You’ll walk through a solar system model, recline in a personal Yogibo lounger, use binoculars, and view galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters through powerful telescopes. Guides such as Devon add constellation stories and clear astronomy lessons. Bring your own transport.

“Amazing!!! Absolutely fantastic. Devon was the BEST guide to the stars ever! As an astronomer, she pointed out the constellations, told the stories, and showed us distant galaxies with digital telescopes. Truly an amazing experience.”

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