Death Valley National Park · California, Nevada

Golden Canyon to Zabriskie

1.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 300 ft of climbing · 800 ft of descent · 159 ft–655 ft · native surface · trail class Developed

654 ft 159 ft · 1.8 mi high 655 ft

Trailhead Zabriskie Point / Gower Gulch Trailhead 654 ft Drive there

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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.