Gunflint Trail has some of the darkest skies in the lower 48 states with a Dark Skies Bortle Scale rating of one.

Come visit Rockwood and we’ll give you a heads up when the sun activity suggests a possibility of Northern Lights. Rockwood faces South towards Poplar Lake, but when the Aurora Borealis is strong the lights will be directly overhead. Great places to go view weaker displays are within a short drive; Laurentian Divide, Gunflint Lake, or Honeymoon Bluff.