Dark Sky Guides

The Road Not Taken

"Dwell on the beauty of life, watch the stars, and see yourself running with them."
Thank you Debbie Napoli West, Steve West, Zach West, Josh West and the entire Trappers Mountain Grill family for your inspiration and support throughout our first year of operations!

Make sure to check out that Full Moon tonight!

While we love to just stargaze, we've realized there are more business-related To-Do's than we originally anticipated. As such, we are pushing back the launch of our winter tour offering to early January, 2019. Until then, Keep Your Eyes on the Skies!

Lest We Forget.

This is why we do what we do!

We have recently completed our inaugural summer season of operations and are reviewing the season's tours, in an attempt to improve on our operations going forward. We are taking the next couple weeks to do some research and test out potential new stargazing equipment, as well as fine-tune some of our company's policies, procedures, and operating practices.
Our intention is to offer tours on a limited basis throughout the coming winter months! We plan to offer scheduled tours on weekends throughout the winter, and by specific request during weekdays. We hope to roll out our winter tour experience in early November 2018, and at that point the calendar of available tours will be updated!
Until then, Keep Your Eyes on the Skies!

We've had an amazing inaugural year of operations and things just keep getting better! One of our Co-Founders has been named Top 40 Under 40 by Canadian Traveller & CT Magazine!

We've been named a finalist for the 2018 Travel Alberta Alto Awards, in the "New Tourism Experience" category! Hopefully the stars will align and we will have even better news to report after the award winners are announced next week! :) Wish us luck!

It may be smokey and hazy in Waterton due to surrounding fires outside the National Park, but that sure makes for some great views of the moon!
And remember, Waterton Lakes National Park is still open. We have NOT evacuated! The Waterton Community Center is still going ahead with celebrations to commemorate the efforts of the Fire & Emergency Crews from the 2017 Kenow Fire, today! Pat's Waterton is still set to host their annual Show 'N' Shine on August 26th, and Waterton Shoreline Cruise Co. is currently offering sightseeing boat tours on Waterton Lake. There is lots to see and do, and plenty of places to shop and eat, here in Waterton!

Have you already taken a stargazing tour with us?!? Please post a review on TripAdvisor and help us to build our online reputation!

The best meteor shower of the year will be visible tonight! Join our tour and Discover your Universe!

It is a New Moon right now! That means there won't be any moon-glow to disrupt our view of the Perseids Meteor Shower! Remember to Keep Your Eyes on the Skies!

Join one of our stargazing tours, as we look towards the northeast this weekend in our search for the Perseid Meteor Shower.

Get ready to watch an amazing meteor shower over the coming days! The Perseids will be visible all weekend long! Book your stargazing tour now, to join us as we go in search of this annual meteor shower!

Look at what our Amazing Friends at Pat's Waterton have brought in! This might just be the best way to spend the day here in Waterton Lakes National Park. Have a great Heritage Day August Long Weekend!

Mars is big, bright, and dominates the night sky right now! The best way to check out the Red Planet is to take a tour with the Dark Sky Guides in Waterton Lakes National Park! Book your stargazing experience for the Heritage Day August Long Weekend now!

We took this tour not knowing what to expect and we were very pleasantly surprised! Keith, Chris, and the crew made the whole experience very enjoyable from start to end - all of the guides are very professional, knowledgeable and down-to-earth. Although the weather wasn't the best, we still managed to see the big dipper, Arcturus, Vega, and Jupiter with two of its moons! The equipment is brand new and top notch. Hot tea and coffee is provided. Overall we had a wonderful experience and would definitely recommend this tour to anyone. A must-see if you are visiting Waterton!

We took this tour not knowing what to expect and we were very pleasantly surprised! Keith, Chris, and the crew made the whole experience very enjoyable from start to end - all of the guides are very professional, knowledgeable and down-to-earth. Although the weather wasn't the best, we still managed to see the big dipper, Arcturus, Vega, and Jupiter with two of its moons! The equipment is brand new and top notch. Hot tea and coffee is provided. Overall we had a wonderful experience and would definitely recommend this tour to anyone. A must-see if you are visiting Waterton!