Death Valley winter road trip
10 places · by Peyman
Two days in Death Valley National Park: sunrise at Zabriskie Point, Badwater Basin and Artists Drive, then the sand dunes and Mosaic Canyon.
2 days10 stops2h 20m drivingeach day starts 6:30am
The whole trip
Every stop on one map, colored by day. The line follows the route in order; each day is mapped on its own below.
Day 1Day 2
Day 16:30am – 12:35pm · 6 stops · 1h 35m driving
Stops in order
6:30am
35mdrive to the next stop
7:50am
15mdrive to the next stop
8:50am
Stop 3 · 1h
Badwater Basin
Badwater Basin, California, USA
Salt flats at the lowest point in North America.
15mdrive to the next stop
10:05am
Stop 4 · 30m
Devils Golf Course
Devils Golf Course, California, USA
Field of jagged rock salt formations.
10mdrive to the next stop
10:45am
Stop 5 · 45m
Artists Palette
Artists Palette, California, USA
Colorful hillsides on the one-way Artists Drive loop.
20mdrive to the next stop
11:50am
Stop 6 · 45m
Furnace Creek Visitor Center
Airport Rd, DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328, USA
Park exhibits, ranger info and current road conditions.
Day 26:30am – 11:45am · 4 stops · 45m driving
Stops in order
6:30am
Stop 1 · 30m
Harmony Borax Works
Harmony Borax Works Interpretive Trail, DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328, USA
Ruins of the borax operation behind the twenty-mule teams.
25mdrive to the next stop
7:25am
Stop 2 · 1h 15m
Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
California 92328, USA
Rolling dunes near Stovepipe Wells, best in low morning light.
10mdrive to the next stop
8:50am
Stop 3 · 1h 15m
Toll Road Restaurant
Death Valley National Park, 51880 CA-190, DEATH VALLEY, CA 92328, USA
Ranch-style restaurant at Furnace Creek for dinner.
10mdrive to the next stop
10:15am
Stop 4 · 1h 30m
Mosaic Canyon Trail
Mosaic Canyon Trail, California 92328, USA
Narrow canyon with polished marble walls.
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