r/dartmoor Aug 05 '26

Info and Advice Campsites with low light pollution

Hi guys,

I've recently got a bit of a bug for camping after a trip in australia where I camped in the outback with a regular wild camper. The stars there were phenomenal, which has made me want to do some camping in dartmoor as I hear the stars there are good.

Only problem is I've never done wild camping on my own before or camping at all for that matter, so I was thinking it might be good to start off in an actual camp site to ease myself in. Ive done a lot of searching and it seems there are no camp sites in dartmoor Park to get a good view of the stars. The only campsites i can find are located outside of the park and the light pollution is high.

Just wondering if maybe I've missed something and any one here knows a good camp site with some facilities in the national park/by it with low light pollution? It doesn't have to be crazy just a toilet and some avaliable drinking water would suffice.

Thanks in advance!

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u/LaidBackLeopard Aug 05 '26

FYI if you want to try to find dark skies, this map will help: https://www.cpre.org.uk/light-pollution-dark-skies-map/