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Death Valley National Park
Nearby Attractions

Other Attractions

Amargosa Opera House
   Death Valley Junction, California
   (760) 852-4441

•  Amargosa River Natural Area
   Bureau of Land Management
   Tecopa, California

Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
   Amargosa Valley, Nevada
   (775) 372-5435

• Borax Museum
   Furnace Creek Ranch
   Death Valley, California

China Ranch Date Farm
   Tecopa, California

Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Area
   Bureau of Land Management

•  Eastern California Museum
   Inyo County
   Independence, California

Goldwell Open Air Museum
   Rhyolite Ghost Town
   Beatty, Nevada

•  Manzanar National Historic Site
   National Park Service
   Independence, California

• Rhyolite Ghost Town
   Bureau of Land Management
   Beatty, Nevada

• Tecopa Hot Springs
   Inyo County Park
   Tecopa, California

Trona Pinnacles
   Bureau of Land Management
   Trona, California 

Local Partners & Information Resources

Amargosa Conservancy
Death Valley Chamber of Commerce (Shoshone, CA)
Maturango Museum (Ridgecrest, CA)
California Desert dot Gov

Evaporation Measurement Tank at Furnace Creek  

Did You Know?
The average evaporation rate in the bottom of Death Valley is 150 inches a year. Since the average rainfall is less than 2 inches ... the two don't quite meet.
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Last Updated: April 08, 2009 at 13:35 EST