Alerts & Conditions

Alerts

 

Updated 6/03/2023 at 08:44 am PST

Death Valley Road Status

— Open Roads (paved)
— Closed Roads
— Dirt Roads: Many backcountry roads have areas of moderate to severe damage due to summer floods and winter storms. Some areas are impassable.
--- Hiking Trails

 

Death Valley Status Map

The map below shows the current status of park roads and road construction. Click on a road segment or icon for more information. Conditions can change quickly, so check back often. Short-term road closures and delays may not be shown.

 

 

 

Road conditions can change quickly, as seen in this image after a flood in Titus Canyon 12/2021.

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Roads & Locations

Many areas of the park were heavily impacted, damaged, or closed following record rainfall in August, 2022. Road crews have reopened all paved roads, but there is still a lot of work to be done in the backcountry.

PAVED ROADS

CLOSED:

• Bonnie Clare Road and Scotty’s Castle due to flood recovery work . Unlikely to reopen before fall 2024.

UNPAVED/BACKCOUNTRY ROADS

Note that road closures listed below apply to ALL vehicles, including motorcycles and bicycles. 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.

CLOSED:

• Saline Valley- Both North and South Pass - Due to mud and rockfall
• Hunter Mountain- Due to excessive mud
• Salt Creek Road - Flooding destroyed the boardwalk, toilet and parking area. No timeline for reopening.
• Titus Canyon Road (one-way section)- 2-way section open to Fall Canyon Trailhead- Flooding destroyed the road.
• Steel Pass - Extensive flood damage. No timeline for reopening.
• Grotto Canyon - Partially open. Road open to where it drops from alluvial fan into the wash (about one mile before the normal trailhead.)
• Cottonwood Canyon past campsite 8- Due to flood damage
• Marble Canyon- Due to flood damage
• Lemoigne Canyon- Due to flood damage

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

Trails

• Darwin Falls Trail- trail is washed out and no longer exists. Expect to hike through shallow water and scramble over rocks.

 

Campgrounds

OPEN:

• Furnace Creek, Emigrant, Wildrose, Mesquite Springs, Eureka Dunes Primitive, Thorndike Primitive, Mahogany Flat Primitive, Saline Valley Primitive and Homestake Primitive campgrounds

CLOSED:

• Sunset, Texas Spring and Stovepipe Wells Campgrounds - Seasonal closure due to heat

 

Visitor Centers

OPEN:

• Furnace Creek Visitor Center. Hours of operation: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m, daily

VARIABLE:

• Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station. Variable days and hours depending on temperature and staffing. Please call: 760-786-3200 for current status.

 

Lodging, Food & Fuel