Death Valley National Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
US national park in the state of California
About Death Valley National Park
A land of extremes and superlatives, there are locations within the park that allow the visitor to see both the lowest and highest elevations in the 48 contiguous United States on a clear day. For a bit of comparison on how diverse the park actually is, the park's highest and lowest points of elevation are both higher and lower than Australia's highest and lowest peak. It features the hottest recorded temperature, reports the lowest annual precipitation, and the tallest sand dunes. The first non-Native Americans arrived in Death Valley in 1849 looking for a shortcut to the California gold fields. Although only one member of their party died, the name Death Valley was given to the area. Various mining operations used the valley afterwards, most notably for borax mining. When mining prospect
Top Attractions in Death Valley National Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Death Valley National Park:
- ★Aguereberry Point
- ★Artist's Palette
- ★Badwater Basin
- ★Badwater ultramarathon
- ★Barker Ranch
- ★Charcoal Kilns
- ★Cottonwood Canyon
- ★Crankshaft Junction
Where to Eat in Death Valley National Park
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Stovepipe Wells
- 🍴The Inn at Death Valley Dining Room
- 🍴Wrangler Steakhouse
Where to Stay in Death Valley National Park
- 🏨Emigrant Campground
- 🏨Furnace Creek Campground
- 🏨Mahogany Flat
- 🏨Mesquite Spring
- 🏨Panamint Springs Resort
- 🏨Stovepipe Wells Campground
Death Valley National Park Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 13 sections including: