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Home » California » Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park

Despite its morbid name, Death Valley National Park is home to a vast diversity of life. This land of extremes boasts the lowest valley in the world as well as snowcapped peaks and lush oases. Visitors to the park can experience the hottest temperatures on Earth and see Gold Tier night skies as rated by the International Dark-Sky Association.

Basic Information

Entrance Fee: Standard Entrance Pass
Size: 3,422,024 acres
Operating Schedule: Open 24/7 throughout the year

Contractors installing rock-filled gabion baskets adjacent to a vulnerable section of Emigrant Canyon Road.
Posted inTravel

Escape the heat: Death Valley’s high-country access road reopens

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson April 29, 2025April 29, 2025

A road to cooler temps in Death Valley National Park is reopening just in time for summer. Heat in Death Valley is already climbing into the low 100 degrees, but Emigrant Canyon Road provides visitors access to high-elevation areas. The road sustained heavy damage following a severe flash flood in August 2023, according to a […]

Tire tracks across the Eureka Dunes in Death Valley National Park.
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Illegal off-roading at Death Valley’s Eureka Dunes sparks investigation

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson January 15, 2025January 15, 2025
Endangered pupfish in Devils Hole, Death Valley.
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Researchers evaluate threat to endangered pupfish after Death Valley shaken by earthquake

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson December 6, 2024December 6, 2024
View from Mather Point on the South Rim after a recent snow.
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Five national parks to escape the winter chill

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson December 5, 2024January 5, 2025
Chick pea-carting semi truck burns on the side of highway in Death Valley.
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Truck catches fire in Death Valley after illegally driving through park

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson December 3, 2024December 3, 2024
The Old Guide's Cemetery in Mammoth Cave National Park. The first cave explorer and several tuberculosis patients are buried just a short hike from the visitor's center.
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Tales from National Parks to add some scare to spooky season

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson October 30, 2024October 31, 2024
Remains of two of the 11 dead burros near Owls Hole Spring.
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Harmful algae bloom suspected in 11 burro deaths at Death Valley

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson September 12, 2024September 17, 2024
Cracked mud stretches across sections of Panamint Valley.
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Death Valley announces its hottest summer on record

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson September 6, 2024September 6, 2024
A stone traces a path across the dry lake bed of the Racetrack. This rare phenomenon of moving stones was recently documented when scientists documented breaking rafts of thin ice pushing stones as ice melted after winter rains.
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Heat-related fatalities across Western parks After record summer temps

Heather Bergeson by Heather Bergeson July 17, 2024August 1, 2024

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