Death Valley National Park

Zabriskie Point is a popular place to view sunrise over the badlands.
In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. Lush oases harbor tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and humans. Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life thrives in Death Valley.
Map showing location of park.
A white plume of water towers over the tan-color house behind it. Bare gray mountains and blue sky are in the background.
Free entrance to national parks on Great American Outdoors Act anniversary
As the 5th anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act approaches, residents and staff at Death Valley National Park are thrilled about an upcoming major overhaul of the park’s largest water and wastewater systems. To celebrate the Act’s anniversary, all National Park Service sites will offer free park entrance on Monday, August 4.
Small blue fish in the foreground are blurry. The background is an underwater scene of brown sediment and two pillars of dark green algae.
Russian earthquake causes minor disturbance in Devils Hole
Just 21 minutes after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, waves were triggered nearly 4,000 miles away in Death Valley National Park. Biologists are not concerned about impacts on the endangered Devils Hole Pupfish.
Fatal single-vehicle rollover
A 46-year-old man from Death Valley died in a single-vehicle rollover in Death Valley National Park sometime before 5:30am on June 13. The accident occurred on CA-190 just east of North Highway. 
A thoroughly burned truck cab sits abandoned on the rocky shoulder of a rural road under a clear blue sky.
Tractor Trailer Fire on CA-190 within Death Valley National Park
Early morning on June 19, a truck caught fire while descending Towne Pass on California Highway 190 within Death Valley National Park. The tractor trailer was traveling from Battle Mountain, NV, to Long Beach, CA. The tractor was destroyed by the fire. The driver protected the trailer by disconnecting it before the fire could spread. No injuries were reported.
Looking down on four conical-shaped stone structures. Behind them a person walks on a dirt road.
Free entrance to Death Valley National Park on Juneteenth 2025
Entrance to Death Valley National Park will be free on June 19, 2025, in honor of Juneteenth National Independence Day.
badlands bathed in pale pink and orange light from the setting sun
Photo by Ronald Gaddis
Morning light on the badlands below Zabriskie Point.
Photo by NPS Photo
white salt flats with dark gray clouds
Photo by NPS photo
a sunset overlooking a valley filled with white salt
Photo by NPS / Jan Vanderlay
pink lupine flowers with an orange and black butterfly
Photo by NPS / J. Jurado
nine 25 foot tall rock beehive structures
Photo by NPS / J. Jurado
a field of yellow flowers with a mountain
Photo by NPS / Kurt Moses
thermometer reading 130 f 54 c
Photo by NPS / J. Jurado
polished walls of a narrow canyon
Photo by NPS / J. Jurado