Storm Damage Closes Several Roads in Death Valley National Park

Date: August 5, 2013

Death Valley, CA—Heavy rainstorms that crossed the region recently (July 28th) have forced the closure of several Death Valley National Park roads due to flood damage. The following roads are closed and will remain closed until repairs can be made:

·Badwater Road - south of Badwater Basin to the south entrance on Highway 178 near Shoshone, CA is closed.

·The Badwater Road from Highway 190 at Furnace Creek to Badwater Basin is open, and visitors can access the scenic view points along that 17 mile section of road.

·Big Pine/Death Valley Road – maintained by Inyo County

·Emigrant Canyon Road

·Panamint Valley Road – maintained by Inyo County

·Harry Wade Road

·Mustard Canyon Road

·Wildrose Road

·West Side Road

Due to the number of roads needing to be cleared, and some of the road damage being significant (approximately 1,000 feet of the Badwater Road is gone and over 20 miles of road is buried under flood debris) some of these major roads may take up to four weeks to get open, and it may take longer to get to some of the backcountry roads like Harry Wade Road.

To keep abreast of current road conditions, see the Park's daily Morning Report on its web site at www.nps.gov/deva.You can also visit the Parks Road Conditions Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DeathValleyRoadConditions or call the park's phone at 760-786-3200.

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