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Sunset and stars · GetYourGuide
Evening tour to Death Valley for stargazing ↗Pick-up in Las Vegas; the provider gives details after booking.
GetYourGuide
From Las Vegas: Death Valley small-group day tour ↗Pick-up at hotels within three miles of the Las Vegas Strip, about 30 to 45 minutes before the 8:00 start.
Private tour · pickup in and near the park · Viator
Private day tour with a hike, pickup in the park or up to an hour away ↗Pickup anywhere within one hour of the park. Viator lists The Inn at Death Valley, The Ranch at Death Valley and the airstrip at Furnace Creek as pickup points; further away only by arrangement and at extra cost.
Ranger programme · no reservation · Death Valley park authority (National Park Service)
Night Sky Talk and ranger evening programmes ↗Start on the map
Ranger programme · December to March · Death Valley park authority (National Park Service)
Ranger walks in Golden Canyon, through the dunes and at Badwater ↗At the respective car park: Golden Canyon, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Harmony Borax Works or Badwater.Ad · partner links: we may earn a commission if you book. Offer details checked 2 Oct 2026; dates and prices with the provider.
Arrival · Visitor center
The park's main visitor hub, with passes, water and the ranger programs. The coordinates match those given by the park authority.
Guided from here
Park authority programmes, no partner links. Dates on their website.
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36.46193, -116.86684
SurroundingsArrival · Ranger station
The second place in the park to pay your fee: passes are sold during office hours, and a machine works around the clock. A hotel, a shop and a fuel station are next door.
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36.60801, -117.14454
Nature · Lowest point in North America
86 metres (282 ft) below sea level, 29 km (18 mi) south of the visitor center. A ramp leads from the car park onto the boardwalk and out to the salt flat.
The lowest point in North America: a salt flat you can walk onto straight from the car park.
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36.22969, -116.76792
Nature · Salt formations
Jagged, heaved-up salt on Badwater Road, part of the classic loop between Badwater and Artists Drive.
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36.28583, -116.82619
Mountains & rock · Rock bridge
1.6 km (1 mi) round trip through a rocky canyon to the rock bridge. The gravel access road is usually passable in a normal car.
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36.28486, -116.76576
Nature · Coloured hills
Car park on Artists Drive, which branches off Badwater Road. The hills glow at their best in the afternoon and at sunset.
Hills in pink, turquoise and ochre on Artists Drive, at their best in the late-afternoon light.
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36.36351, -116.80274
Trails · Trailhead
Trailhead on Badwater Road, three kilometres (two miles) south of CA 190. From here, trails lead through the badlands up to Zabriskie Point.
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36.42076, -116.84656
Viewpoint · Viewpoint
View over the yellow badlands on CA 190. One of the most popular spots for sunrise and sunset.
The viewpoint above the yellow badlands, and the upper end of the trails from Golden Canyon.
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36.42005, -116.81229
Viewpoint · Viewpoint
View from the crest of the Black Mountains down to Badwater Basin and across to the Panamint Range: the rangers' favourite spot for sunrise.
The rangers' favourite spot for sunrise: the light first strikes the peaks of the Panamint Mountains and then moves down into the valley.
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36.22066, -116.72675
History · Historic site
Borax was processed here from about 1884 to 1888; the twenty-mule teams hauled the ore 265 km (165 mi) to the railway. Paved loop, half an hour.
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36.48005, -116.87567
Trails · Boardwalk
Wheelchair-accessible boardwalk along a salty stream. From February to April the Salt Creek pupfish spawn here.
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36.59214, -116.99519
Mountains & rock · Sand dunes
The best-known dunes in the park, near Stovepipe Wells. There is no trail; the highest dune is 1.6 km (1 mi) from the car park.
The best-known and most accessible dunes in the park, on the cracked clay bed of an old lake near Stovepipe Wells.
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36.60631, -117.11540
Trails · Trailhead
At the end of the 3.7 km (2.3 mi) gravel road from Stovepipe Wells. The polished marble walls begin just beyond the car park.
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36.57184, -117.14424
Mountains & rock · Crater
A large crater in the north. The loop around the rim is exposed and not for anyone with a fear of heights.
A large crater in the north of the park. The loop runs along its rim and past the small Little Hebe crater.
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37.00997, -117.45065
Water · Dry lake bed
The lake bed of the moving rocks, about five kilometres (three miles) long. Reached only on a rough dirt road; at least three and a half hours from Furnace Creek.
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36.68083, -117.56234
Nature · Closed
The Death Valley Ranch from the 1920s. Closed since the 2015 flood; you can only visit on a reserved guided tour.
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37.03238, -117.34157
History · Charcoal kilns
Ten beehive-shaped kilns from 1877 that produced charcoal for silver and lead smelting. The trails to Wildrose Peak and Telescope Peak start here.
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36.24699, -117.07624
Viewpoint · Viewpoint
Viewpoint in the west on CA 190. The rangers recommend it for sunset, when the light colours the mountains to the east.
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36.35198, -117.55111
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