National Park Service · California
Homestake Campground (Primitive)
National Park Service · California, United States · in Death Valley National Park
- Sites
- 10
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- Camping Fee: free. Free (Death Valley entrance fee or Annual/Lifetime Pass required)
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- No
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 3,776 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1 · certified dark-sky place
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Death Valley National Park
- Nearest town
- Darwin
- Phone
- (760) 786-3200
About
Extremely remote campsite at 3,785ft of elevation, accessible only by high-clearance vehicles with all-terrain tires. Access from Saline Valley Road requires navigating Lippincott Pass and should only be attempted by experienced 4-wheel drivers. There are no approved toilet facilities at this location and no water available. Pack in all that you need, pack out all that you bring.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 38° | 25° | 66° | 3 of 11 |
| February | 53° | 39° | 24° | 70° | 5 of 11 |
| March | 61° | 42° | 30° | 87° | 5 of 11 |
| April | 70° | 50° | 38° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 80° | 60° | 45° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 92° | 71° | 49° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 97° | 78° | 70° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 94° | 74° | 65° | 102° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 86° | 67° | 56° | 96° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 75° | 54° | 42° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 62° | 46° | 33° | 74° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 54° | 39° | 19° | 67° | 3 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Saline Valley Campground (Primitive) · National Park Service · 16 mi · 15 sites
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- Mesquite Spring Campground · National Park Service · 25 mi · 40 sites
- Diaz Lake Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 27 mi · 100 sites
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