Death Valley National Park. Nature at its most extreme from stark crags to ebony craters to pure white salt flats. Includes lowest point in Western Hemisphere. Best enjoyed in winter and spring. (760) 786-3200. Badwater, Death Valley National Park. Briny pool is lowest point in Western Hemisphere (282' below sea level) and one of the hottest places in the world.

 

Dante's View, Death Valley National Park. Spectacular overall view of Death Valley; brilliant at sunrise.

Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park. Marvelous views of Death Valley's corrugated badlands.

Artists Drive, Death Valley National Park. One-way 9 mile loop road twists past weird rock deposits including the colorful Artists Palette.

Darwin Falls, Death Valley National Park. A desert waterfall best seen in spring. Early morning visit recommended in summer.

Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley National Park. Gravel mosaics on canyon walls in natural "art gallery."

Saline Valley, Death Valley National Park. Huge desolate valley with sand dunes and a marvelous, natural hot spring.

The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park. Large rocks appear to move across mud flat, leaving trails of their movement. Dirt road may require 4WD.

Twenty Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley National Park. 3 mile road winds past dried mud mounds in ancient lake bed.

Ubehebe Crater, Death Valley National Park. Half-mile wide colorful volcanic explosion site.

Golden Canyon, on Hwy 178, just south of Furnace Creek, Death Valley National Park. Excellent interpretive trail through colorful rocks and deeply eroded badlands.

Borax Museum, Death Valley National Park. Highlights the colorful era of 20-mule teams and borax refining with nearby Harmony Borax Works in Furnace Creek.

Visitor Center and Museum, Death Valley National Park. Interpretive exhibits, naturalist programs and guided nature walks.

Calico Early Man Archaeological Site. Excavations by Dr. Leakey; one-hour guided tour.
(760) 252-6060. Closed Mon. & Tues.

Lone Pine. The Whitney Portal Trail, west of Lone Pine, leads to Mount Whitney, the highest point in the United States outside of Alaska. Reservations for climb are required unless hike is completed in one day. The John Muir Trail leads from Mt Whitney 212 miles to Yosemite Valley.
(760) 876-6200 Ranger.

Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitor Center, at Hwy 395 and Hwy 136. Informative handouts, books, and maps about Lone Pine area and local hiking. Also information on Death Valley, Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. (760) 876-6222.

Calico Ghost Town Regional Park, 4 miles north of Yermo on Ghost Town Rd.
Commercially restored ghost town. (760) 254-2122.