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Death Valley National Park

Death Valley

Challenging California Also in: Nevada

Salt Creek Boardwalk Reopens

Death Valley National Park is pleased to announce the reopening of Salt Creek Boardwalk, three and a...

Feb 11, 2026
A wooden boardwalk with white supports spans a shallow creek, surrounded by barren desert hills.

Death Valley National Park reopens South Badwater Road

The National Park Service has reopened South Badwater Road as of Jan. 31 following months of closure...

Jan 31, 2026
A yellow front-end loader sits in a narrow trench of between walls of sand.

Death Valley National Park and Timbisha Shoshone Tribe Celebrate 25th anniversary of Homeland Act

Death Valley National Park, in partnership with the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, will host a special eve...

Jan 28, 2026
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Overview

Death Valley National Park is located in California and welcomes millions of visitors each year.

Row of loose 12 inch rocks separate a flat, gravel area. Metal picnic bench on far side.

Emigrant Campground

Sites available

RestroomsWater
FreeWalk-in only
Desert campsite with picnic table, metal fire ring, view of tall sand dunes in the background

Eureka Dunes Campground (Primitive)

Sites available

FreeWalk-in only
a small building with a flagpole

Furnace Creek Campground

Sites available

RestroomsWater
$30 Reserve
Homestake Site 1 unpaved road with tent spot

Homestake Campground (Primitive)

Sites available

FreeWalk-in only
Pine trees surround wooden sign on wood posts reads Mahogany Flat Campground Elevation 8133 Feet.

Mahogany Flat Campground (Primitive)

Sites available

FreeWalk-in only
Camper sits on dirt ground outside tent with bicycles nearby.

Mesquite Spring Campground

Sites available

RestroomsWater
$10Walk-in only
Information Board at entrance to Campround

Saline Valley Campground (Primitive)

Sites available

FreeWalk-in only
A rectangular building with mens and womens doors on opposite ends & a third door in center.

Stovepipe Wells Campground

Sites available

RestroomsWater
$18Walk-in only
a long distance view of RVs and trailers in a gravel area with distant mountains

Sunset Campground

Sites available

RestroomsWater
$18Walk-in only
overlooking a valley with a few green trees surrounded by mountains

Texas Springs Campground

Sites available

RestroomsWater
$20Walk-in only
2' metal tent sign on top of small wood horizontal sign on a post reads, Thorndike Campground.

Thorndike Campground (Primitive)

Sites available

FreeWalk-in only
Eye level bulletin board stands on 2 wood posts. Wood box with hinged top opening attached to side.

Wildrose Campground

Sites available

FreeWalk-in only
Notch-leaved Phacelia and Golden Evening Primrose bloom in a desert wash.
Scenic Driving

Explore Wildflowers in Death Valley

Learn about the different flowers you might be able to see in Death Valley during spring months.

1-3 HoursSpring
A green hummingbird with a purple and white throat drinks from a yellow flower.
Birdwatching

Bird Watching

Roadrunners and ravens and hummingbirds- oh my! With many resident and migratory species, bird watch...

Winter, Spring
Two adults and a child look at a waist high sign next to a wooden and metal wagon in the desert.
Self-Guided Tours - Walking

Harmony Borax Works Self Guided Walk

Harmony Borax Works was instrumental in drawing people to Death Valley in the late 1800s and in the ...

15-35 MinutesWinter, Spring
A dirt road through bare brown and yellow striped hills.
Scenic Driving

Drive Twenty Mule Team Canyon

A short scenic drive along an unpaved road through colorful badlands.

15-30 MinutesWinter, Spring
A vehicle drives along a single lane road through colorful, eroded hills.
Scenic Driving

Tour Artists Drive

Enjoy a scenic drive through a geologic rainbow! Artists Drive is a one-way, nine mile (14.5 km) dri...

25-45 MinutesWinter, Spring
Seven people silhouetted pointing green lasers to the same spot in a dark night sky.
Astronomy

Experience Death Valley at Night

Death Valley is just as spectacular at night as it is during the day- learn about a few ways you can...

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A person stands in front of hills colored brown, cream, pinkish and greenish

Artists Palette

Artists Palette

This scenic vista offers a stunning glimpse into Death Valley’s colorful volcanic past.

Yellow flowers around a three-sided roofless concrete ruin in a desert with mountains beyond.

Ashford Mill Site

Death Valley National Park

Explore the ruins of the historic Ashford Mill and office building.

The image shows a broad, arid landscape with a wooden path leading deep into a salt flat.

Badwater Basin

Desert

No Boating on Lake Manly (Badwater Basin). Launching or recovering any type of watercraft is prohibited. No flotation de...

A hiker walks toward the camera on a wide undulating desert ridge covered with small shrubs.

Dantes Ridge (Mt. Perry)

Death Valley National Park

A strenuous hiking route along a ridge to a high point, with stunning views of the floor of Death Valley and the Panamin...

Shafts of light stream through clouds over a dark mountain range and swirling white salt flats.

Dantes View

Death Valley National Park

Considered one of the best scenic vistas in the park, Dantes View provides a birds-eye view of Death Valley.

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