Campgrounds

Summer Camping 2013

Furnace Creek Campground will CLOSE for restrooms and kiosk improvements on April 16, 2013

Texas Springs Campground will remain OPEN for first-come, first-served summer camping.

• tent camping only on lower level
• RV and tent camping on upper level
• generator hours 7 am to 7 pm

Sunset Campground will remain OPEN until April 30, 2013

Stovepipe Wells Campground will remain OPEN until noon on May 13, 2013

All other NPS campgrounds will remain OPEN.

 

Campground	Season	Elevation	Fee	Sites	Water	Tables	Firepits	Toilets	Dump Station
Furnace Creek	all year	-196'	$18**	136	yes	yes	yes	flush	yes
Sunset	Oct-Apr	-196'	$12	270	yes	no	no	flush	yes
Texas Spring	Oct-Apr	sea level	$14	92	yes	yes	yes	flush	yes
Stovepipe Wells	Oct-Apr	sea level	$12	190	yes	some	some	flush	yes
Mesquite Spring	all year	1800'	$12	30	yes	yes	yes	flush	yes
Emigrant (tents only)	all year	2100'	free	10	yes	yes	no	flush	no
Wildrose	all year	4100'	free	23	yes	yes	yes	pit	no
Thorndike*	Mar-Nov	7400'	free	6	no	yes	yes	pit	no
Mahogany Flat*	Mar-Nov	8200'	free	10	no	yes	yes	pit	no

* Accessible to high clearance vehicles only. 4-wheel drive may be necessary.
** Furnace Creek Campground becomes first come-first served and fee changes to $12 per night from mid-April to mid-October.

 

Campground Reservations: Reservations for the Furnace Creek Campground and group sites are now available by calling 1-877-444-6777 or by going online at http://www.recreation.gov. Be advised that Furnace Creek Campground has a new numbering system. Please review the new map before making reservations. All our other National Park campgrounds are first-come-first-served.	Generator hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., unless otherwise posted. These hours are chosen to accommodate the needs of the wide variety of people who use Death Valley's campgrounds. Generators are prohibited in Texas Spring Campground.
Campsites are limited to no more than eight people and two vehicles or one recreational vehicle per site. Larger groups wishing to camp together can reserve the group sites at the Furnace Creek Campground. The two group sites are limited to a maximum of 40 people and 10 vehicles each. No recreational vehicles may be parked at the group sites.	Pets: There is a maximum limit of 4 pets per campsite and pets must be kept on a leash no longer than six feet at all times. Pet feces in campgrounds, campsites, lawns, walkways, access roads, and around public buildings must be disposed of in a trash bin by the person responsible for the pet.
Campfires: All vegetation in the park is protected. Firewood and charcoal are available at the NPS Concession run Stovepipe Wells General Store, or at the private-owned Furnace Creek General Store, or you can bring your own supply. Fire pits or grates are provided at Furnace Creek, Texas Spring, and most of our other campgrounds. See the campground table above for specifics.	RVs: The National Park Service campgrounds do not provide hookups for recreational vehicles. RV hookups are only available at the concession-run Stovepipe Wells RV Park and the privately owned Panamint Springs resort.
Camping Limits: Furnace Creek Campground has a limit of 14 days per calendar year. The rest of Death Valley National Park has a 30-day per calendar year camping limit.