Furnace Creek Campground

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Furnace Creek is the only National Park Service campground in Death Valley that is reservable; the park's other NPS campgrounds operate first-come, first-served. Death Valley has nine NPS campgrounds in all, six of them open year-round and three closed during the summer months. Advance reservations are highly recommended for Furnace Creek during the reservation window, October 15 to April 15. First-come, first-served sites here are rare and fill quickly on weekends, around holidays, and in the days preceding and just after the reservation season. When arriving without a reservation, tent campers should pack camp chairs and a propane stove for cooking, as not all campsites in the park's other campgrounds offer picnic tables and fire rings. Furnace Creek has 136 campsites with drinking water, picnic tables, flush toilets and a dump station. Each site has either a campfire ring or a grill. A campground kiosk is staffed seven days a week during the reservation season, and campground hosts are also available during the peak camping season. Full hook-up pull-through sites are 67-69 and 72-77; full hook-up back-in sites are 39, 41, 43, 45, 47 and 49-52. Tent-only drive-in sites are 100-110, tent-only walk-in sites are 115-150, and tent-only walk-in group sites are 1-4 — no campervans, pop-ups or RVs are permitted at any of those. The tent-only walk-in area is generator free, and campers in sites 115-150 and group sites 1-4 may not sleep in their vehicles. There are over 3.4 million acres of Death Valley to explore. The popular main attractions are accessible by paved roads; more remote areas of the park require a high-clearance 4WD vehicle. Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life survives in Death Valley. In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make it a land of extremes, yet each extreme has a striking contrast: towering peaks frosted with winter snow, rare rainstorms that bring vast fields of wildflowers, lush oases harboring tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and humans. Lying within the Mojave Desert, it is the hottest, driest and lowest location in North America, and the park holds colorful badlands, snow-covered peaks, desolate sand dunes, rugged canyons and flat, dry basins called playas. The campground itself is on the valley floor, fairly open with sparse vegetation; some campsites have trees that provide shade, but most are unshaded. The facility offers wide mountain views to the east and west, which glow with hues of orange, red and yellow during sunrise and sunset. Explorers of all ages can enjoy educational programs and exhibits at the Visitor Center, just a short walk from the campground. Birders may have luck spotting local and migratory birds around the campground and along Airport Road, especially in the cooler months. Visitors can bike, walk their dog or run along a one-mile bike path from the campground to an interpretive trail at the Harmony Borax Works, an abandoned borax refinery from the late 1800s. The campground is also within walking distance of the private resort, Furnace Creek Oasis and Ranch.

Pet friendly

Pet friendly

Location

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DRIVE-IN LOOP · STANDARD NONELECTRIC · Overnight

Max Num of People: 8
Pets Allowed: Yes
Capacity/Size Rating: Single
Max Vehicle Length: 22
Campfire Allowed: Yes

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Death Valley, CA

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Amenities

Accessible campsites
8 sites
Campfires allowed
Electric hookups
Fire pits
Grills
Picnic tables
Sewer hookups
Shade
Water hookups

Rules & policies

Check-in
1:00 PM
Check-out
12:00 PM
People per site
Up to 8
Vehicles per site
Up to 2
Camping equipment required
Pets allowed

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