Perseids Meteor Shower Stargazing at Fort Rock | Wanderlust Tours

Adventure: Join us for a night of meteor shower magic in the Oregon Outback. Our Perseids Meteor Shower tour will take us to Fort Rock, an ancient volcanic tuff ring that rises out of the flatness of the high desert. Lying just on the edge of the Oregon Outback Dark Sky Sanctuary, there will be minimal light pollution, allowing the Perseids meteor shower to truly shine! The astronomical forecast for each night indicates we will have good visibility of the meteor shower during our time at Fort Rock. Naturalist Guided Experience: The tuff ring of Ft. Rock’s pinnacles rise above an ancient ocean bed and much like the geologic history of other Central Oregon formations such as Smith Rock, the area’s geology can be traced back to volcanic activity. It is an area that is locally referred to as the Sagebrush Ocean, a stunning piece of America’s landscape filled with raptors, coyotes and cowboys. The area is also home to some of the oldest evidence of human civilization in North America. Fort Rock is an absolutely incredible stargazing destination, lying just north of the Oregon Outback Dark Sky Sanctuary. The Oregon Outback as a whole, is the largest contiguous dark sky shed in the United States, boasting some of the best stargazing in the entire world.