Can you see the northern lights from the Grand Canyon?

Your best chances of seeing the northern lights in Arizona are in places with little to no light pollution. These include cities like Flagstaff and Sedona and public lands like Grand Canyon National Park and Tonto National Monument. All are recognized as dark sky places by the International Dark-Sky Association.



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The best time to see the Northern Lights is on clear nights around midnight during the Aurora season starting at the end of August and finishing by mid-April. However, if you are at a lower latitude and there is a big solar storm, you can enjoy the Aurora even during the summer months, like June or July.

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Fortunately, they occur frequently. The northern lights are happening 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, said photographer Chad Blakely, owner of the northern lights tour company Lights Over Lapland. But that doesn't mean they're easy to spot; you need to be at the right place at the right time.

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The city is located inside the Auroral Oval—the area that hovers over the North Pole—which means more chances to see the Aurora Borealis.

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