Death Valley National Park · California, Nevada

Cottonwood-Marble

14 mi of trail, end to end · about 2,100 ft of climbing · 1,832 ft–4,792 ft · native surface · trail class Minimally Developed

2,845 ft 1,835 ft · 14 mi high 4,732 ft

Trailheads Cottonwood Canyon Trailhead 2,835 ft Drive there · Marble Canyon Trailhead 1,859 ft Drive there

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.