Furnace Creek (Death Valley NP)
Death Valley National Park · near Furnace Creek / Pahrump · California Desert
Camping
At a glance
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Elevation
- -190
- Campsites
- 136 sites
- Season
- Peak Oct–April (some summer)
- Fee
- ~$22/night
Permits and booking
- Reservation required
- Yes
- How to reserve
- Reserve on Recreation.gov (Oct–April; first-come in summer). Death Valley's central campground, BELOW SEA LEVEL (-190 ft) near the visitor center. Water, flush toilets, some RV hookups nearby. Cool-season (summer is among the hottest places on Earth).
What is here
- Setting
- desert
- Amenities
- Central Death Valley base · Below sea level · Water & flush toilets · Near visitor center & Badwater
- Best for
- Exploring Death Valley's wonders
- Features
- Camp below sea level · Central to all the park's sights · Water & amenities · Incredible dark skies
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Camping detail
- Camp type
- developed · rv
- Intl tip
- Reserve on Recreation.gov (Oct–April; first-come summer). Cool-season ONLY — summer is among the hottest places on Earth (potentially deadly). Central base for Badwater, Zabriskie Point, the dunes, Artists Palette. Below sea level. Water/flush toilets. INCREDIBLE dark skies. Carry lots of water always. The Death Valley hub.
The guide
Furnace Creek is the heart of Death Valley — a below-sea-level campground (at -190 feet) beside the park's main visitor center,…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Furnace Creek (Death Valley NP) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.459, -116.869