National Park Service · California
Wildrose Campground
National Park Service · California, United States · in Death Valley National Park
- Sites
- 23
- Season
- Year-round
- Max RV length
- 25 ft
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Elevation
- 4,199 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
- Ballarat
- Phone
- (760) 786-3200
About
***No Potable Water Available in the Wildrose Area. Closest available water ~31 miles north at Stovepipe Wells, CA. First-come, first-served campground with no additional fee, high in the Panamint Mountains. Located at an elevation of 4100 ft / 1250 meters. No water. No hook-ups available. Generators allowed 7am - 7pm. This area is prone to high winds. Sites are dirt and gravel surrounded by mesquite bushes and rolling hills.
Fees
Wildrose Camping Fee: free. Wildrose Campground is a free. Please pay your park entry fee to show your support of the park.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 40° | 29° | 68° | 3 of 11 |
| February | 55° | 40° | 26° | 71° | 4 of 11 |
| March | 60° | 43° | 31° | 87° | 4 of 11 |
| April | 69° | 49° | 37° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 78° | 59° | 41° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 92° | 70° | 47° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 97° | 76° | 67° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 93° | 73° | 65° | 103° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 86° | 65° | 52° | 97° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 75° | 55° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 63° | 47° | 34° | 75° | 0 of 10 |
| December | 55° | 41° | 26° | 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.
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