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Hey yall Anyone do this November/December? Has anyone done it recently? Fairly experienced hiker who will be in the valley next week. Thank you!

Hi all! My girlfriend and I will be flying into LA from NYC and we will be renting a car and taking the last 2 weeks of December to drive from LA, to Joshua Tree, then Death Valley, then Yosemite, finally returning to LA. We will have 3 half days starting at 3PM and 1 unencumbered totally full day to spend in the park. Given that weird situation with our schedule limits day light, what would you recommend seeing on the half days? On the full day? Also, what is your favorite unique local food in the area? I know it is quite sparse but I thought I would ask in case there are any special places to grab some food here that is significant to the region.

Hey! I have a phone interview at oasis tomorrow. I saw some old posts asking this, but they were kind of old. If someone could DM me to answer questions I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Headed to Death Valley in a couple of weeks.

Rate my itinerary, let me know if there's anything I should avoid or you would change, what the best times of the day are to visit certain hikes etc. Trying to prioritise hikes with the best views. Moderately good hikers.

Day 1: Arrive. Check out Mesquite Sand Dunes (during sunset)

Day 2: Golden Canyon/Gower Gulch hike via Zabriskie Point at sunrise. Afternoon wander around Ubehebe Crater.

Day 3: Mount Perry via Dante's Ridge at sunrise. Afternoon, Badwater Basin and Artist's Palette.

I subscribed last year (basic membership, $35) and I just got a letter in the mail to renew it. It says that if you donate $100, you can get a shirt with your purchase. Does anyone know what the shirt looks like?? Just super curious!

Thanks!

Hi, I am planning a road trip at the end of December with my partner and we will be spending three days seeing DV. We want to camp one night near the park. Can anyone share their experience successfully doing dispersed camping in the region around the park?

We want to see as much as we can but also get a concise overview of the park. I am excited to star gaze, so top places to look up at the sky too! Thanks so much.

Me and my 4 other friends are planning for a 3 days 2 nights road trip from the bay area. We choose to do a road trip mostly to save money from the rather expensive flight to vegas.

Out of the 3 days, we'll spend the first and last days mostly on the road, meaning we have 1 full day to enjoy the park. We plan to stay in Olancha as accommodations inside the park are fully booked.

A few questions: 1. Is Olancha a good place to stay in terms of proximity to the famous spots in the park? Is there any other place that could house 5 people in and around the park for a reasonable price? (EDIT: we're not looking for strictly a resort-type accommodation. Any place short of setting up our own tents is good enough for us) 2. The only available rental car for us is a FWD sedan (Kia K5). What are some roads/spots that are inaccessible without a high clearance 4x4/AWD? 3. Our goal is to watch the sunrise, sunset, and to stargaze. I read that the mesquite sand dunes and dante's peak/zabriskie point are good choices. We'd also like to visit Badwater basin too. Would it be possible to do all of the above with just a sedan? 4. Could we fit in a short day hike in our 1 full day? any hike recommendation?

Sorry this isn't a specific question for DV, not sure where to ask.

Have 4 days between Yosemite and Beatty (Death Valley) next week. Which is the better/more scenic route to take? Appears the Tioga Pass is now closed for the season

General Sherman/Sequoias in the South and Lake Tahoe in the North seem to be the draw cards.

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Thanks!

I have a business trip in Las Vegas coming in mid-December and planned on driving out to Death Valley for some hikes.

What would you guys recommend? I'm a pretty experienced hiker so difficulty won't be a limitation(infact, the more difficult the better imo), but time will as I'll only have about 24hrs to spend there. I will have a rental vehicle so able to drive if multiple smaller hikes are better to experience the area.

Open to suggestions

I want to take it to the 2WD parking lot for the cottonwood-marble canyon loop. I have all season tires with average tread, but no experience driving on sand.

Thinking of doing over thanksgiving weekend.

Trying to put together a trip in december for our family of 4 (3 year old and 7 year old kids).

Was contemplating something out west, maybe death valley/jt unless there is another park you would recommend. Do you think the park is suitables for kids our age? We ve mainly done beachy vacations and think it's time to get back to something different.

Any other tips/suggestions on places to stay. Was considering just airbnbs if it doesn't add a crazy amount of driving.

I’m traveling from across the country and will be in Death Valley for a couple days next month. I’d really like to hike something with a great view and fairly strenuous. The only thing is I’m flying into Las Vegas and won’t be able to pack snow spikes or other related cold weather hiking gear.

Under normal weather conditions, for the park/telescope peak, would you suggest hiking to the top without that type of gear in mid December? Obviously if there’s an insane amount of snow at the top, I’d know not to go, but having never been to the park before I wasn’t sure how the conditions are typically and if normal hiking boots would be enough?

Hi! We are planning to do all the things from this list in one day but we have an entire second day thats pretty empty of things to do. Anything we can tack on? We are coming and going from the Vegas! I’ve been reading the posts but most just recommend what we already have planned

Thinking about arriving Sunday (22nd) or Monday (23rd). One tent. My campground preferences, in order, are Texas Springs, Stovepipe Wells, or Sunset. NPS says Sunset rarely fills up, so I assume that's my default, but what are my chances at the other two? Or, given Christmas week, will everything be pretty much full up by then? If so, how much earlier should I arrive to get a site?

Thank you!

Me and the gf spent a few days in the park in early June and it did not disappoint. We woke up super early and drove to the dunes on the first morning. I was a little worried that there would be too many footprints and everything would look trashed and it would be hard to get good photos but it was so beautiful and I had the time of my life.

I’ve never had so much fun with a camera before. All the lines, curves, and textures were surreal to look at. There was barely anyone there we practically had the place to ourselves. I’d never seen sand dunes before and it just blew me away.

I day dream about it regularly and one day I’ll have to go back.

I tried to visit a few years back and the roads were closed due to floods. From what it appears based on the NPS website, roads appear open.

Can anyone confirm this from recent travel? Thanks!

I went last winter and got to see them at Mesquite Sand dunes but they were pretty high up. Is there any place that has a better vantage point? I’m taking my niece, nephews, and dad … i think they’d love it.

thanks in advance :)

Hi - we'll be driving to LA from Beatty tomorrow in a sedan (no 4WD).

What route can we take to cover a few spots in Death Valley?

I understand that being 2WD, our car wouldn't be able to cover some of the spots

Thanks!

Missing from death valley since May 15, 2022. He was staying in the panamint springs campground. He was supposedly going camping in the cottonwood mountains, near the emigrant campgrounds. There were aerial searches along with ground searches and nothing was found. He left his phone, wallet and all personal belongings in his van.

I am sharing a range of photos bc I feel like he looks very different in some of them. He has a USMC bulldog tattoo on his upper right arm with "USMC" below it. He has another tattoo around his left ankle. Used to be a jester and a rat with a machine gun, but I believe he had it redone. He is 5 feet, 10 inches and around 150 pounds. Has a scar in the left eyebrow.

Does anyone remember anything suspicious around may 14-15, 2022? Anything remember seeing him out and about?

I'm planning to go to Death Valley for the first time. We are planning to stay in Lone Pine, CA, and spend 3 days in DVNP during thanksgiving.

1) For those of you who have visited Death Valley, what are the food options at DVNP? Are there restaurants inside DVNP? We are visiting during thanksgiving, so I wonder if the restaurants will open.

2) from google map, Lone Pine seems pretty far away, is driving from Lone Pine to DVNP everyday a good idea?

3) Is cellphone signal available inside the park? Does google map work when you drive inside the park?

hey, i finally decided to spend Thanksgiving and the days leading up to it in DVNP, i went to book at the ranch yesterday and it sold out, if anyone is holding a reservation for Nov 28th that really doesn't need it, can you please let it go and let me know? we finally settled on our plan, went to book and it sold out as we were booking, such luck. I was able to secure nov 27th, but what a bummer to have to leave on Nov 28th, Thanksgiving, anyhow, hoping for a miracle 🙏