Alerts & Conditions

Alerts

 

Updated 9/6/2024 11:30 am PDT

 

Road Status

— Open Roads
— Closed Roads

 

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:

• 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

CAUTION:

• Harry Wade Road has deep sand on the north end close to mile 6. Use extreme caution.

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:

• Northern entrance of West Side Road - Due to a deep cut in the road. No estimated reopening date.

• 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 Summer 2026.

• 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). No estimated time of reopening. 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 June 2025.

• Titus Canyon Road - Due to flood damage. Bicycle use is prohibited in Titus Canyon for safety reasons. Impassable. Not likely to open before 2026. Lower Titus Canyon to the Fall Canyon Trailhead is open.

• Cottonwood Canyon Road- Closed final 1.6 miles due to water.

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

All campgrounds except Furnace Creek Campground are first come first served year-round.

 

Fire Restrictions in Effect 6/15-9/15

No open flame fires are allowed at Thorndike, Wildrose or Mahogany Flats campgrounds or in firepans above 3,000 ft in elevation. Controlled flame devices with shut off valves and gas, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel sources are allowed.

 

OPEN:

• Furnace Creek (first come first served 4/15-10/14, reservation 10/15-4/14)

• Mesquite Spring

• Emigrant

• Wildrose

• Thorndike Primitive

• Mahogany Flat Primitive

• Eureka Dunes Primitive

• Saline Valley Primitive

• Homestake Primitive

CLOSED for the summer:

• Texas Springs

• Sunset

• Stovepipe Wells

 

 

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