In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. Lush oases harbor tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and humans. Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life thrives in Death Valley.
What you’ll hear
38 places to explore in this park.
- Artists Palette
- Ashford Mill Site
- Badwater Basin
- Dantes Ridge (Mt. Perry)
- Dantes View
- Darwin Falls
- Desolation Canyon
- Devils Hole
- Eureka Dunes
- Fall Canyon
- Father Crowley Vista Point- Rainbow Canyon
- Golden Canyon
- Golden Canyon Hike Introduction
- Golden Canyon Hike Stop 1- Old Road
- Golden Canyon Hike Stop 2- Mud
- Golden Canyon Hike Stop 3- Ripples
- Golden Canyon Hike Stop 4- Minerals
- Golden Canyon Hike Stop 5- Badlands
- Golden Canyon Hike Stop 6- Red Cathedral Junction
- Grapevine Ranger Station
- Harmony Borax Works
- Hell's Gate
- Keane Wonder Mine
- Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
- Mosaic Canyon
- Natural Bridge
- Panamint Springs Resort
- Ryan Kiosk
- Salt Creek
- Stovepipe Wells Village
- Telescope Peak
- The Inn at Death Valley
- The Ranch at Death Valley
- Twenty-mule Team Canyon
- Ubehebe Crater
- Wildrose Charcoal Kilns
- Wildrose Peak
- Zabriskie Point
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