Alerts & Conditions

Alerts

 

Updated 4/22/2024 05:55 pm

 

Wildflowers

There are wildflowers blooming in the park. Currently the best places to view wildflowers are Panamint Valley and east of Furnace Creek on CA-127 & NV-373.

Death Valley Road Status

— Open Roads
— Closed Roads
--- Hiking Trails

 

Death Valley Status Map

The map below shows the current status of park roads and road construction. Click on a road segment for more information. Conditions can change quickly, so check back often.

 

 

Superintendent Mike Reynolds demonstrates significant damage on Lower Wildrose Road, caused by flooding on August 20, 2023.

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PAVED ROADS

CLOSED:

Note that road closures listed below apply to ALL motorized vehicles (including motorcycles) and bicycles.

• Bonnie Clare Road and Scotty’s Castle due to flood recovery work . Unlikely to open before late 2025. No access permitted. No foot, bicycle, motorcycle, vehicle, etc. use allowed.

UNPAVED/BACKCOUNTRY ROADS

CLOSED:

Note that road closures listed below apply to ALL motorized vehicles, including motorcycles.The roads were completely washed out in places and entry will cause tire tracks and braided roads in wilderness as users try to locate what was once the road. Thank you for your patience as we work to reopen these locations. Bicycles are permitted except on Titus Canyon Rd.

Only major roads are listed for reference below, but MANY backcountry roads are closed.

• Northern entrance of West Side Road

• Lower Wildrose Road (aka Trona - Wildrose Road, connects Wildrose to Panamint Valley)- completely impassable due to a 9-foot deep cut across the road. Likely to remain closed until fall 2025.

• Upper Wildrose Road (above the Wildrose Campground)

• Lower Westside Road. Upper entrance of West Side Road is CLOSED.

• Saline Valley Road - Due to snow and washouts. No estimated time of reopening. This road is maintained by Inyo County.

• Hunter Mountain - Due to snow. No estimated time of reopening. This road is maintained by Inyo County.

• Darwin Falls - Road is completely gone in many places. It will need either extensive import of road fill (expensive) or "mining" of gravel from the nearby wash (this would require thorough environmental review). Will not be open until fall 2024 at the earliest. Hikers can park on the shoulder of CA-190 and walk in.

• Salt Creek - Flooding destroyed the boardwalk, restroom and parking area. Will not open before fall 2024.

• Titus Canyon Road - closed due to flood damage. Bicycle use is prohibited in Titus Canyon for safety reasons. Impassable. Not likely to open before January 2025. Lower Titus Canyon to the Fall Canyon Trailhead is open.

ROADS OUTSIDE THE PARK

• Inyo County: County road conditions.

• Caltrans: California Department of Transportation highway conditions

• Sierra Nevada Passes: CA120 (Tioga Pass), CA108 (Sonora Pass), CA4 (Ebbetts Pass), CA88 (Carson Pass)

• Nevada: Nevada Department of Transportation highway conditions

 

CAMPGROUNDS

OPEN:

• Furnace Creek (first come first served 4/15-10/14, reservation 10/15-4/14)
• Sunset (first come first served) - Closing 4/29
• Stovepipe Wells (first come first served)- Closing 4/29
• Mesquite Spring (first come first served)
• Emigrant (first come first served)
• Wildrose
• Eureka Dunes Primitive
• Saline Valley Primitive
• Homestake Primitive

CLOSED:

• Texas Springs
• Thorndike Primitive and Mahogany Flat Primitive - not accessible due to closed roads.

 

 

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