Tahoe Star Tours

07/10/2024

The Tahoe Sierra is an adventureland of fun family friendly activities to enjoy from easy hiking trails to free concerts, movies and shows. Enjoy horseback riding adventures or local ropes courses. Enjoy a guided star tour or earn a junior ranger badge. Fish for trout or tour the local disc and skat...

06/22/2024

Embrace the magic of summer evenings in the Sierra Nevadas and embark on an extraordinary journey with Tahoe Star Tours. From constellations to shooting stars, dive into the wonders of the cosmos with expert guides and equipment 🔭🌠

04/29/2024

So nice to get a mention of Star Gazing at Lake Tahoe!

If you’ve never marveled at the Milky Way stretching across the nighttime heavens, head to one of these Dark Sky locations and look up.

04/28/2024

Tickets and Info: www.sci-on.org

04/28/2024

04/27/2024

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04/11/2024

Spring is here, which means summer is coming soon, which means Great Basin's world-class astronomy programs are finally coming back soon too! 🌌

Meet Lizvette Villafaña, one of our Scientists in Parks (SIP) interns arriving this May. Lizvette received her Bachelor's in Astrophysics from UCLA and Master's in Aerospace Engineering from USC. Passionate about astronomy, she returned to UCLA for her PhD in Astronomy and Astrophysics, focusing her research on supermassive black holes, and is set to graduate in June 2024.

Read more about Lizvette's accomplishments, and how Great Basin National Park Foundation supports talented SIP interns like her, in our latest blog: https://www.greatbasinfoundation.org/news/coming-cosmos