# Black Mesa State Park has been named the First Oklahoma Dark Sky Park!

**URL:** <https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/black-mesa-state-park-has-been-named-the-first-oklahoma-dark-sky-park/1406>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [December 21, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/black-mesa-state-park-has-been-named-the-first-oklahoma-dark-sky-park/1406 "2025-12-21T15:49:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![egrizz](https://discourse.okcastro.club/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/e480ec/32.png) [@egrizz](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/egrizz)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/black-mesa-state-park-has-been-named-the-first-oklahoma-dark-sky-park/1406/1 "2025-12-21T15:49:46Z")

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Yippee! We did it! Congratulations to PollyAnna Kiker and her hardworking staff for their efforts to make this happen. Thanks to all of our OKCAC members who have assisted over the years. It takes a village! Celebrate!  
Sign up to bring your scopes and help with a program! 🤗✨🎉⭐👍  
Full article: [https://bit.ly/3MDQK5R](https://bit.ly/3MDQK5R)  
Happy Winter Solstice!

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**Author:** ![TLiving](https://discourse.okcastro.club/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e9c0ed/32.png) [@TLiving](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/TLiving)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/black-mesa-state-park-has-been-named-the-first-oklahoma-dark-sky-park/1406/2 "2025-12-21T16:26:08Z")

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This is great!  
Many thanks to all the OKCAC members who helped make this happen.

Tim

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**Author:** ![Tom.Graham](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/tom.graham/32/105_2.png) [@Tom.Graham](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Tom.Graham)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/black-mesa-state-park-has-been-named-the-first-oklahoma-dark-sky-park/1406/3 "2025-12-21T23:25:13Z")

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Congratulations and thank you to all who worked so long and hard to make this happen!

Just one more jewel in the crown of our Great State!

[Link to the Oklahoma State Parks FB announcement](https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02xre2xnmwPxM76868WFtLUwQjb1EbFtEE6zzCmfEnen2WUizwA7KbwLqJ8jumgPEhl&id=100064908633343)

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**Author:** ![mmabbott](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mmabbott/32/165_2.png) [@mmabbott](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/mmabbott)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/black-mesa-state-park-has-been-named-the-first-oklahoma-dark-sky-park/1406/4 "2025-12-22T16:50:07Z")

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Great Work!!! That’s So Cool!!!