United States
Death Valley National Park
- (760) 786-3200
- https://www.nps.gov/deva/index.htm
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They don’t call it Death Valley National Park for nothing. California’s biggest, hottest, and most extreme national park may routinely hit temperatures exceeding 120 degrees during summer days (and a not-so-relieving 90 degrees at night), but the park has a certain mystique that keeps it at the top of lists for must-see California sights.
Death Valley gives badlands a good name. Here, the Mojave meets multiple mountain ranges that shelter it from surrounding climates. This is no paradisiacal Yosemite and you won’t find any massive redwoods, but that doesn’t mean the rugged desert and its salt flats—like Badwater Basin, which boasts the lowest point in North America below sea level—don’t offer otherworldly views with vibrant colors.
There’s plenty of terrain for backcountry hiking, camping, and driving for the more than 800,000 visitors that come each year. Many of them stop at scenic Zabriskie Point to watch the sun rise, or head to Racetrack Playa to see the home of the mysterious sailing stones, one of the natural wonders of the world, or drive out to Twenty Mule Team Canyon for breathtaking views of the dunes. The park is open throughout the year, but November through May make for easier hiking climates.
savannah.whitmer 2 years ago
Catch Death Valley National Park when the moon is small on a crisp, cloudless fall day and it can feel like you’re standing in space. There are special stargazing points near the Furnace Creek Visitor Center and Stovepipe Wells where the mountains don’t encroach on the cosmos.
jrfrancis 2 years ago
Where the sky begins at your toes- Death Valley National Park is a treasure trove of night sky viewing opportunities. Twinkling stars and deep-hued skies visible at all angles head to this iconic destination as the sun begins to set for an unforgettable experience.
seeker 1 year ago
Camping, hiking
lwithrow 2 years ago
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Death Valley National Park: The Complete Guide for 2023
Read more...Death Valley National Park. Just let that sink in for a moment: Death Valley. What sort of place could possibly inspire such a macabre moniker? Well…how about one of the hottest and driest places in the Western Hemisphere? How about a vast, Mars-like landscape of rust-red dunes and badlands that extends over three million acres […]