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National Park

Death Valley

badlands bathed in pale pink and orange light from the setting sun
The warm light of sunset covers the badlands at Zabriskie Point. Ronald Gaddis

Overview

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.

States: CA, NV7607863200

Hours

  • Sunday: All Day
  • Monday: All Day
  • Tuesday: All Day
  • Wednesday: All Day
  • Thursday: All Day
  • Friday: All Day
  • Saturday: All Day

Fees & Passes

  • Entrance - Private Vehicle:  30.00

    This permit allows all persons traveling with the permit holder in one single private, non-commercial vehicle (car/truck/van/RV/aircraft) to leave and re-enter the park as many times as they wish during the 7-day period from the date of purchase.


  • Entrance - Motorcycle:  25.00

    This permit allows persons traveling on one motorcycle to leave and re-enter the park as many times as they wish during the 7-day period from the date of purchase.


  • Entrance - Per Person:  15.00

    This permit allows a single individual traveling on foot or individuals traveling on one bicycle to leave and re-enter the park as many times as they wish during the 7-day period from the date of purchase.


  • Commercial Entrance - Per Person:  10.00

    1 - 6 Passenger Vehicle: $25 + $10 per person. In addition to the entrance fees listed below, additional permits are required for commercial groups, special park uses (weddings, memorialization, group events, etc.), commercial film and photography, research, and more.


  • Commercial Entrance - Sedan:  25.00

    1 - 6 Passenger Vehicle: $25 + $10 per person In addition to the entrance fees listed below, additional permits are required for commercial groups, special park uses (weddings, memorialization, group events, etc.), commercial film and photography, research, and more.


  • Commercial Entrance - Van:  75.00

    7 - 15 Passenger Vehicle: $75 In addition to the entrance fees listed below, additional permits are required for commercial groups, special park uses (weddings, memorialization, group events, etc.), commercial film and photography, research, and more.


  • Commercial Entrance - Mini-bus:  100.00

    16 - 25 Passenger Vehicle: $100 In addition to the entrance fees listed below, additional permits are required for commercial groups, special park uses (weddings, memorialization, group events, etc.), commercial film and photography, research, and more.


  • Commercial Entrance - Motor Coach:  200.00

    26 + Passenger Vehicle: $200 In addition to the entrance fees listed below, additional permits are required for commercial groups, special park uses (weddings, memorialization, group events, etc.), commercial film and photography, research, and more.


  • Entrance - Non-commercial Groups:  15.00

    Non-commercial Groups (e.g., Scout groups, church groups, etc.) entering in a vehicle with a capacity of 16 persons or more are charged per-person for each person on board, not to exceed $200.


  • Entrance - Education/Academic Groups:  0.00

    National Park Service regulations allow school groups and other approved national and international academic institutions to obtain a waiver of Park entrance fees, provided that visit is for educational or scientific purposes, and the resources or facilities that the group intends to use, support those purposes. Submit your waiver through the link below at least one month prior to your visit.


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Things To Do

Category

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    Notch-leaved Phacelia and Golden Evening Primrose bloom in a desert wash.

    Explore Wildflowers in Death Valley

    Free

    Description

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

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    Time:1-3 Hours
    A green hummingbird with a purple and white throat drinks from a yellow flower.

    Bird Watching

    $

    Description

    Roadrunners and ravens and hummingbirds- oh my! With many resident and migratory species, bird watching opportunities abound in Death Valley.

    More info

    Fees

    Fee covered by general park entry fee. 

    Pet Friendly
    Two adults and a child look at a waist high sign next to a wooden and metal wagon in the desert.

    Harmony Borax Works Self Guided Walk

    $

    Description

    Harmony Borax Works was instrumental in drawing people to Death Valley in the late 1800s and in the subsequent popularity of the Furnace Creek area. The 1/4 mi (0.4 km) paved walking path at this site takes visitors back in time by exploring the ruins of the plant and associated townsite and an original twenty mule team wagon. 

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    Fees

    Included with entrance fee or acceptable National Park pass. Please display your pass in the vehicle's windshield.

    Time:15-35 Minutes
    A dirt road through bare brown and yellow striped hills.

    Drive Twenty Mule Team Canyon

    $

    Description

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

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    Fees

    Included with entrance fee or acceptable pass. Please display your pass in your vehicle's windshield.

    Pet FriendlyTime:15-30 Minutes
    A vehicle drives along a single lane road through colorful, eroded hills.

    Tour Artists Drive

    $

    Description

    Enjoy a scenic drive through a geologic rainbow! Artists Drive is a one-way, nine mile (14.5 km) drive which passes through eroded, colorful desert hills. Artists Palette (a viewpoint) has the most colorful scenery along the road.

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    Fees

    Included with entrance fee or pass. 

    Pet FriendlyTime:25-45 Minutes
    Seven people silhouetted pointing green lasers to the same spot in a dark night sky.

    Experience Death Valley at Night

    $

    Description

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

    More info

    Fees

    Fee is included in regular park entry fee.

    Pet Friendly

More Images

badlands bathed in pale pink and orange light from the setting sun
badlands bathed in pale pink and orange light from the setting sun
Morning light on the badlands below Zabriskie Point.
Morning light on the badlands below Zabriskie Point.
white salt flats with dark gray clouds
white salt flats with dark gray clouds
a sunset overlooking a valley filled with white salt
a sunset overlooking a valley filled with white salt
pink lupine flowers with an orange and black butterfly
pink lupine flowers with an orange and black butterfly
nine 25 foot tall rock beehive structures
nine 25 foot tall rock beehive structures
a field of yellow flowers with a mountain
a field of yellow flowers with a mountain
thermometer reading 130 f 54 c
thermometer reading 130 f 54 c
polished walls of a narrow canyon
polished walls of a narrow canyon