Trails and so much more
Take Echo Canyon – the longest canyon in the Funeral Mountains – to an overlook of the Amargosa Desert and the Shoshone Mountains. Total Distance: 6.8 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 698ft. (4,123ft. to 4,731ft.) Difficulty: 5-10 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: Yes Best Seasons: […]
Follow an old road to the site of a mining town and a view. Total Distance: 4.8 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 705ft. (3,146ft. to 3,811ft.) Difficulty: 0-5 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: Yes Best Seasons: November-April Special Permits: None Water Availability: None Overnight Options: […]
A trailless hike through Death Valley’s most famous sand dunes. Total Distance: 2.2 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 260ft. (-37ft. to 88ft.) Difficulty: 0-5 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: No Best Seasons: November to April Special Permits: None Water Availability: None Overnight Options: None Trailhead […]
The main road through Death Valley between Furnace Creek and Stovepipe Wells. This guide begins where CA-190: Eastern border to Furnace Creek leaves off at Stovepipe Wells and connects to CA-190: Stovepipe Wells to Western Border. Total Distance: 24.2 miles point to point Elevation Gain: 1,049ft. up, 886ft. down (-249ft. to 150ft.) Road Difficulty: 0.6 […]
Gravel/dirt road that gives access to Eye of the Needle Arch and the Inyo Mine. Total Distance: 10.9 miles point to point Elevation Gain: 3,729ft. up, 27.5ft. down (410ft. to 4,120ft.) Road Difficulty: 1.4 for the first 3 miles; 2.0 beyond Bicycle Difficulty: Very Difficult View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: […]
F ollow the footsteps of the famous 20 Mule Team on this beautiful, unpaved, 2WD-friendly scenic drive through badlands and past old borax mines and Star Wars film sites. Total Distance: 2.75 miles point to point Elevation Gain: 480ft. gain, 185ft. loss (860ft. to 1,230ft.) Road Difficulty: 1.3 Bicycle Difficulty: More Difficult View Rating: Rating: […]
F ollow a social trail along the rim of a hill with views down onto the Manly Beacon badlands, Red Cathedral, and Golden Canyon. Total Distance: 2.0-4.8 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 1,719ft. (539ft. to 932ft.) Difficulty: 0-5 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: No Best […]
T ravel a trail in the badlands below Zabriskie Point. The trail is often used as a loop option and to access the Golden Canyon/Gower Gulch trail system. Total Distance: 2.7 mile lollipop loop Elevation Gain: 542ft. (650ft. to 289ft.) Difficulty: 0-5 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No […]
S hort, paved path up to a spectacular viewpoint of Manly Beacon and Badwater Flats. The overlook is a favorite for sunrise and sunset photography. Total Distance: 0.3 miles out & back Elevation Gain: 106ft. (650ft. to 699ft.) Difficulty: 0-5 Mile Difficulty: View Rating: Author’s Rating: Visitor Rating: Visitor Difficulty Rating: Pets: No Horses: No […]
The main access road for Death Valley from the east (including from Las Vegas), this section of CA-190 stretches between CA-127 (at Death Valley Junction) and Furnace Creek. It passes features like 20 Mule Team Scenic Drive, Zabriskie Point, and Dantes View before passing the Badwater Road and entering the settlement of Furnace Creek near […]
