CHARLESTON — Watoga State Park has become the first site in West Virginia to be designated a Dark Sky Park by the International Dark Sky Association, providing new opportunities for astronomy ...

However, Superintendent Jody Spencer has no problem with the new designation. Watoga State Park was recently certified as a Dark Sky Area by the International Dark Sky Association. “There’s a ...

Synchronous fireflies (Photinus carolinus) illuminate the forests of Watoga State Park, West Virginia, which were discovered in 2019 after efforts to achieve International Dark Sky status.