Death Valley National Park

Zabriskie Point is a popular place to view sunrise over the badlands.
In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. Lush oases harbor tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and humans. Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life thrives in Death Valley.
Map showing location of park.
Wildfire-scorched palm trees with blackened trunks and sparse, scraggly fronds stand in a grove against a desert landscape.
Backcountry campground in Death Valley National Park partially reopens after fire
The National Park Service reopened a portion of Saline Valley Warm Springs Campground on September 17. The burned area at Lower Springs is closed to public entry by order of the Death Valley National Park superintendent.
Yellow flames and orange glow surround palm trees. Some shrubs appear almost white in the foreground.
Backcountry campground in Death Valley National Park closed due to fire
Saline Valley Warm Springs Campground is temporarily closed due to a fire that occurred on September 15, 2026.
Bright white flames engulf a truck cab. People in reflective firefighting clothing and a fire engine surround the fire. The background is completely dark.
Death Valley National Park Urges Commercial Drivers to Use Caution on Towne Pass
The National Park Service urges commercial truck drivers to use caution when traveling State Route 190 through Death Valley National Park, particularly on the steep descent from Towne Pass. A tractor-trailer caught fire on SR-190 at approximately 7:45 p.m. Sept. 9 after its brakes overheated while descending about 5,000 feet from Towne Pass.
French Visitor Dies in Death Valley National Park
A 68-year-old French visitor died Monday, Aug. 17, after he and a traveling companion became stranded on a remote road in Death Valley National Park.
water flowing several feet into the air from a broken blue pipe in a dug out gravel ditch
Death Valley National Park to Modernize Critical Water and Wastewater Infrastructure through $69.5 Million Great American Outdoors Act Investment
The National Park Service announced today that Death Valley National Park will begin an $69.5 million infrastructure project this fall to modernize two critical water systems and a wastewater system. Funded through President Donald J. Trump’s Great American Outdoors Act’s Legacy Restoration Fund, the three-year project will improve essential infrastructure responsible for providing safe drinking water and reliable wastewater treatment for park visitors, employees, hotels, campgrounds and the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe.
badlands bathed in pale pink and orange light from the setting sun
Photo by Ronald Gaddis
Low, warm light skims across pale sand dunes.
Photo by NPS
In the foreground, a narrow stream curves through clumps of green grass and low shrubs.
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A natural rock arch spans a narrow desert canyon. The viewer stands in deep shade beneath the arch.
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white salt flats with dark gray clouds
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Snowcapped mountains surrounded by bright blue skies and frames by gold wildflowers on a valley floo
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Morning light on the badlands below Zabriskie Point.
Photo by NPS Photo
A dark, jagged mountain ridge runs along the bottom edge. Above it, a dense river of stars.
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Rugged gray mountains rise over a brown desert landscape under a gray sky.
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a sunset overlooking a valley filled with white salt
Photo by NPS / Jan Vanderlay