Death Valley Scenic Byway
National Scenic Byway 81 mi in California.
About the Death Valley Scenic Byway
A gateway to over 3.3 million acres of spectacular scenery, expansive vistas, rare desert wildlife, and historical and cultural sites; this byway travels through sculpted hills and shifting sand dunes and even dips below sea level. Death Valley features the lowest point and the hottest place in North America.
Federal Highway Administration, America's Byways's own description, in its words. Byway page on America's Byways.
Designations: National Scenic Byway, California State Scenic Highway.
Camping along the byway
- Mile 34 · on the roadEmigrant Campground · National Park Service · 10 sites
- Mile 43 · on the roadStovepipe Wells Campground · National Park Service · 190 sites
- Mile 67 · on the roadFurnace Creek Campground · National Park Service · 130 sites · reservable
- Mile 67 · on the roadDeath Valley Backcountry Roadside Camping · National Park Service · 49 sites · reservable
- Mile 68 · on the roadSunset Campground · National Park Service · 230 sites
- Mile 68 · 0.5 mi offTexas Springs Campground · National Park Service · 106 sites
Public campgrounds within 5 miles of the road as the crow flies, in order along the byway; each one's page has its facts, season and weather by month.
About this page's facts
The line is the Federal Highway Administration's scenic byways layer (HEPGIS, a snapshot of 2022-06-24, a US government work), cut at the state line and simplified for the map; the length is the line's. The designation is the program's own: the national tiers from FHWA's America's Byways roster, the rest from the layer's designation field. Road conditions, closures and seasonal gates change: check the agency's own page and the state's road conditions before you go.