National Park Service · California
Saline Valley Campground (Primitive)
National Park Service · California, United States · in Death Valley National Park
- Sites
- 15
- Season
- Year-round
- Cost
- Camping Fee: free. (Death Valley entrance fee or Annual/Lifetime Pass required)
- Elevation
- 1,437 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
- Beveridge
- Phone
- (760) 786-3200
About
This is a clothing-optional hot spring area approximately 35 miles from the nearest paved road. A high-clearance vehicle and all-terrain tires are necessary to access this campground and road/weather conditions may necessitate 4-wheel drive. This campground is located at 1,375ft, but requires navigating either North Pass at 7,300ft or South Pass at 5,997ft and may be inaccessible due to winter conditions.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 40° | 18° | 69° | 5 of 11 |
| February | 59° | 42° | 20° | 71° | 4 of 11 |
| March | 67° | 50° | 32° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| April | 78° | 59° | 43° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| May | 91° | 71° | 54° | 104° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 103° | 83° | 64° | 112° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 109° | 90° | 81° | 116° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 105° | 87° | 71° | 113° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 96° | 78° | 68° | 106° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 82° | 63° | 40° | 95° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 66° | 50° | 28° | 78° | 1 of 10 |
| December | 54° | 39° | 16° | 72° | 5 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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