The sky in the Eastern Sierra of California extending eastward to Tonopah, Nevada is also one of the darkest places in America. Apparently unrecognized as such by the powers that be, I can see "interstellar dust clouds" of the Milky Way from here easily.
I was traveling through Needles, Arizona, one night and finally had to pull over and get out of the car. The celestial sky was riveting. I noticed other people pulled over, too.
Can you see the dust clouds with the naked eye or are you using a telescope?
We live in rural Kansas, and one can see the milky way quiet nicely from our front yard. There is a observatory less then 30 miles from our house if you want the big telescopes. It is dark out here in the prairie.