Death Valley National Park Parks and Outdoors Travel Guide

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By Ann Marie Brown

  • Death Valley National Park gives new meaning to the word extreme. From 282 feet below sea level, the nation's lowest point, the park tops out nearby at an astonishing 11,049 feet. The highest temperatures in the United States are regularly recorded here, as are winter snows and near-zero nighttime temperatures.
  • Since extreme summer temperatures make hiking difficult at lower elevations, smart hikers take to the hills. Try the high-elevation hike to Telescope Peak, which begins at 8,133 feet and crests at 11,049 feet. You'll navigate pinyon and limber pine forests, and ancient bristlecone pines near the summit.
  • Centrally located in the park, Stovepipe Wells is the home to the most photographed sand dunes in the world, and is within hiking distance of Keane Wonder Mine and Mill. You'll also be a quick drive from two must-see ghost towns, Leadfield, California, and Rhyolite, Nevada. The nearby campground has 200 sites and is open from October to April.
  • Two miles east of the Furnace Creek Inn is the start of the off-road driving route through Echo Canyon. Highlights along the ten-mile route include a colorful section of narrows, a natural arch called the Needle's Eye, and the still-standing structures of the Inyo Mine.

Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park gives new meaning to the word extreme. Telescope Peak, the highest peak in the Park and in the Panamint Mountains, rises 11,049 feet above sea level and lies only 15 miles from the lowest point in the United States in the Badwater Basin salt pan, 282 feet below sea level. The highest temperatures in the United States are regularly recorded here, as are winter snows and near-zero nighttime temperatures. Read More

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Furnace Creek Inn

Best Resorts & Lodges
P.O. Box 1
Death Valley, CA 92328 Map

Distance: 14.7 mi.
(from destination center)

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Mesquite Springs Campground

North Death Valley Highway
Death Valley, CA 92328

Distance: 14.7 mi.
(from destination center)

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Furnace Creek Ranch

P.O. Box 1
Death Valley, CA 92328 Map

Distance: 4.1 mi.
(from destination center)

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Attractions

Mosaic Canyon

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Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley National Park
P.O. Box 579
Death Valley, California 92328

Distance: 8.4 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Mosaic Canyon trail curves tightly along prehistoric fault lines encased by color-washed marble... Read More
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Eureka Dunes

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Death Valley National Park
PO Box 579
Death Valley, California 92328

Distance: 14.7 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Eureka Dunes are a feast for the eyes and ears—passing winds produce a low-pitched rumble... Read More
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Telescope Peak

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Death Valley National Park
P.O. Box 579
Death Valley, California 92328

Distance: 14.7 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Telescope Peak is a difficult 14-mile hike ascending more than 11,000 feet. Beginning at Mahogany... Read More
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Airports

Major Airports near Death Valley National Park

Distance (mi.)
Las Vegas Mccarran International Airport 112.8 map
Ontario International Airport 170.5 map
Burbank Bob Hope Airport 172.3 map

Other Smaller Airports near Death Valley National Park

Distance (mi.)
Inyokern Kern County Airport 69.8 map
Bakersfield Meadows Field 129.0 map
Palmdale Air Force 42 Airport 140.0 map

Flight Deals to Death Valley National Park

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Long Beach (LGB) to Las Vegas (LAS) $124
San Diego (SAN) to Las Vegas (LAS) $124
San Francisco (SFO) to Las Vegas (LAS) $126
Salt Lake City (SLC) to Las Vegas (LAS) $142
San Jose (SJC) to Las Vegas (LAS) $146

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