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Jbrowland
Dec 19, 2017Explorer
We are heading to Furnace Creek on Christmas morning coz nothing says Christmas like DEATH VALLEY, LOL. It's sold out. Not a single spot left. Typical California National Park Camping. Forecast is 38F at night and 65F during the day. LOVELY!
Can you do it in the summer? Sure. Everything may go very well and you WILL NOT HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING A SPOT. Any time I don't have a problem booking a site at the last minute in a NP in CA, I have to figure out why. With the potential for 120f during the day, IF anything breaks or goes wrong, say with your AC or Gen, you will be sleeping on the floor of the visitors center if you are lucky. ;)
Good luck and have fun. I certainly hope you do. Tell us how it goes as I love reading trip reports.
Can you do it in the summer? Sure. Everything may go very well and you WILL NOT HAVE A PROBLEM GETTING A SPOT. Any time I don't have a problem booking a site at the last minute in a NP in CA, I have to figure out why. With the potential for 120f during the day, IF anything breaks or goes wrong, say with your AC or Gen, you will be sleeping on the floor of the visitors center if you are lucky. ;)
Good luck and have fun. I certainly hope you do. Tell us how it goes as I love reading trip reports.
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