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 man in green pants and gray shirt stands in front of a vertical dirt wall. Above and behind it a paved road leads between green bushes.
Lower Wildrose Road Reopens
On June 2, 2026, the National Park Service reopened Lower Wildrose Road, which was closed for nearly three years due to extensive flood damage. The narrow, unpaved road is restricted to vehicles shorter than 25 feet. Also known as Trona-Wildrose Road, it provides access to high-elevation areas of Death Valley National Park.
Visitors walking along a paved path on a hillside of bare brown earth.
Death Valley National Park Welcomed More Than 1.32 Million Visitors in 2025
Death Valley National Park welcomed more than 1.32 million visitors to the park in 2025. This was the park’s fourth-highest visitation year, despite extended closures of large sections of the park due to flash flood damage. 
Single-story flat-roofed tan building with white awning, thermometer displaying 71 degrees F, and building name: "FURNACE CREEK VISITOR CENTER."
Death Valley National Park Seeks Input on Plan to Improve Accessibility
The National Park Service is opening public comment on an evaluation of accessibility across Death Valley National Park. The “Accessibility Self‑Evaluation and Transition Plan” includes restrooms, walkways, interpretive exhibits, ranger programs, and other visitor services.
A wooden boardwalk with white supports spans a shallow creek, surrounded by barren desert hills.
Salt Creek Boardwalk Reopens
Death Valley National Park is pleased to announce the reopening of Salt Creek Boardwalk, three and a half years after it was destroyed by flooding. This wheelchair-accessible trail provides easy access to view Salt Creek Pupfish.
A yellow front-end loader sits in a narrow trench of between walls of sand.
Death Valley National Park reopens South Badwater Road
The National Park Service has reopened South Badwater Road as of Jan. 31 following months of closures due to extensive flash flood damage. 
Snowcapped mountains surrounded by bright blue skies and frames by gold wildflowers on a valley floo
Photo by NPS
badlands bathed in pale pink and orange light from the setting sun
Photo by Ronald Gaddis
white salt flats with dark gray clouds
Photo by NPS photo
Morning light on the badlands below Zabriskie Point.
Photo by NPS Photo
a sunset overlooking a valley filled with white salt
Photo by NPS / Jan Vanderlay
nine 25 foot tall rock beehive structures
Photo by NPS / J. Jurado