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Death Valley National Park
Directions
 
Highway routes into Death Valley
Highway routes into Death Valley.

Traveling by Car
Death Valley National Park is transected from east to west by California Highway 190. On the east in Nevada, U.S. Route 95 parallels the park from north to south with connecting highways at Scotty's Junction (State Route 267), Beatty (State Route 374), and Lathrop Wells (State Route 373). South of the park, Interstate 15 passes through Baker, California on its way from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. State Route 127 travels north from Baker to Shoshone and Death Valley Junction with connections to the park on State Route 178 from Shoshone and connection with California Highway 190 at Death Valley Junction.

Routes From Las Vegas Map (191kb PDF file)


By Private Plane
There is a small public airport at Furnace Creek. Fuel is available at the airport.

There is also a rough paved strip at Stovepipe Wells. No fuel is available.

We recommend airport information manuals for further details.


Public Transportation
At this time, there is no public transportation available to Death Valley National Park.

Death Valley Map
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The salt stretches across the floor of Death Valley  

Did You Know?
The salt pan on the floor of Death Valley covers more than 200 square miles. It is 40 miles long and more than 5 miles wide.

Last Updated: May 18, 2008 at 18:09 EST