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Death Valley National Park, Furnace Creek, CA

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Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park is an outdoor activity in Furnace Creek, CA. Cost: $25 to $50.

Furnace Creek Visitor Center, CA-190 · Furnace Creek, CA

Why you should go…

Death Valley covers more than 3 million acres of California and Nevada and is the largest national park in the contiguous United States. You can stand at Badwater Basin, 282 feet below sea level, watch sunrise over the badlands at Zabriskie Point and walk the Mesquite Flat sand dunes. Furnace Creek Visitor Center on CA-190 is the main stop for information. Nights are dark enough to see the Milky Way.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Death Valley National Park, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Sightseeing
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    Badwater Basin

    $25–$50

    Walk a boardwalk onto the salt flats at the lowest point in North America, 282 feet below sea level.

    15 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing