Death Valley National Park Travel Forum

firstly, does anybody think that the thro' road from vegas to lone pine will be open before next weekend.furness creek have cancelled all reservations until sept 1 st.
if the 190 is closed we are now considering driving towards la and having a look at anaheim disnet etc.
thus cancelling our stays at lone pine and yosemite,and maybe visiting there later 3rd 4th sept.

come on locals give us some advice we are struggling what shall we do.

deepest sympathy to the families of the couple who were killed in the floods.

finally all the best to the workers in the area who are trying to restore normality to this unique part of the world

i have just read about the terrible storms to hit death valley,causing the rangers to close the park.
apparently visitors to furness creek had to be evacuated and many of the roads have been severly damaged.
the storms hit on about the 16th and police believe it caused the death of at least two people.
quite worrying seeing that we intended visiting soon.
anybody know anymore.

I am going camping/ hiking in Death Valley in late August and want to travel as light/ lean/efficient as possible. I've googled this but have not found too much on the subject. I'd like to hear of anyones particular successes with lightweight products and clothing gear designed specifically for this type of enviroment. I've been there twice before some years ago and am quite aware of the need for caution and preparedness. Thanks for any input you may have.

We live in the UK, and are flying into Las Vegas for 2 weeks, from September 13th.
For our 2nd week (as we head back towards Las Vegas from Santa Barbara, we wanted to find somewhere to base ourselves for a couple of days, where we could do some hiking and see some glorious countryside. Is Death Valley N.P. a good choice?
If so, where should we stay, and can you recommend a hotel? Do you have a website for a more detailed map?

MANY THANKS

David Howard

Will I be too crazy to visit Death Valley in August?
This will probably be my only chance since I will be travelling from Europe, but I am slightly worried about the heat.
How bad can it be? Coming from the South Mediterranean I am used and I enjoy hot temperatures but Death Valley is supposed to be too hot!

Also, I will be travelling with an RV-motorhome. Is there a campground where I can park in the Death Valley?

Thanks!!!!

We are visiting DV in summer ( we have to as we are travelling from Europe )
Any suggestion to spent our time safely? We have one and a half day. We would like to see a sunrise, but where should we do it: Dante's view or Zabriskie Point?
Thanks for your suggestions
Wendy

Hi,

we (a group of 12) people are heading to a USA trip in March.Our route goes trough Death Valley and Las Vegas. As our income is pretty low :) we are looking for a place to stay in death valley or somewhere on a route to las vegas.

I was looking about Furnace Creek, however it seems to be too expensive. Are there some really cheap hotels, motels, ... in Fournace Creek ?
(is it possible to take 3 rooms where 4 people would stay in a room ?)

As there are several camping sites in death valley i was hoping i could hear something about them.

I'm interested especially for Fournace Creek, Sunset and Texsas Spring caps, has anyone been there ?

I have also read that snake-nite-kit is recommended, has anyone bought that ?

Thank you in advance,
Gregor

Hello!
I will be travelling with my boyfriend around California and we are looking for nice and affordable places in : Joshua Tree Park, Death Valley (very important!), Gran Canyon (ok, it's not California...:-) Perhaps you have any good ideas...? We would like to enjoy the nature! Thank you so much!

Ainhoa

Does anyone know the longitude/latitude of Scotty's Hideout and/or the Desert Hound mine?

Now have a GPS and want to find them both.