Titus Canyon Road
Death Valley National Park (Grapevine Mountains) · near Beatty NV / Furnace Creek · California Desert
Off-Road
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Size
- ~27 miles, one-way · The most popular backcountry road in Death Valley
- Best season
- October–April · Closed in summer heat and after storms (flash-flood damage)
Permits and booking
- Permit
- Death Valley National Park entrance fee ($30/vehicle or America the Beautiful Pass). Titus Canyon Road is ONE-WAY (east to west), high-clearance required. It closes frequently after storms (flash-flood damage) and all summer — ALWAYS check current status at a visitor center before starting. No services on the route.
What is here
- Terrain
- desert-wash · mountain-4x4
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Off-Road detail
- Nickname
- Death Valley's Iconic One-Way Drive
- Vehicles
- 4x4-jeep · overland
- Signature routes
- The narrows · Leadfield ghost town · Klare Spring petroglyphs
- Intl tip
- Titus Canyon starts off the Beatty Cutoff (Nevada side) and exits toward Scotty's Castle Road. Combine with Death Valley's other 4x4 routes (this guide), Badwater Basin, and the dunes. Beatty, NV and Furnace Creek are the base towns. In winter, pair with Tecopa Hot Springs (swimming guide) to the south.
The guide
Titus Canyon is Death Valley's signature backcountry drive — a spectacular 27-mile, one-way route through the Grapevine Mountai…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Titus Canyon Road — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.821, -117.174