Video TR: Death Valley National Park
It's the hottest, driest place in North America, and the lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere. Yet if you look hard enough, you can spot signs of life everywhere in Death Valley, life that has a...
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FirstTracks wrote:pnichols wrote:
You're right-on about Death Valley.
It's not necessary to camp inside Death Valley in a campground. For maximum serenity and enjoyment of the Desert Experience, drycamping way out there is the best.
I assumed that within the NP, usual NP rules apply, i.e. camping in designated sites only. That's not the case for Death Valley NP? Who'd have known? We certainly didn't, although being a National Park we didn't bother looking into it, either.
It was a few years ago when we were there, and we checked with the field office on camping. Boondock camping is allowed under certain rules (i.e. distance from roads, etc.) and in certain areas. We picked one of those areas and complied with the rules.
As I understand it, there are several 4WD backcountry roads in DV and it seems logical that folks that get way out there in their vehicles, might want to, or have to, at least overnight camp out there.
Our small Ford E350/E450 based 2WD motorhomes had about stock PU ground clearance and in dry conditions, we were able to slowly and carefully weave our way between the rocks a little way up a 4X4 road.
There's nothing like being way out there with all the comforts of A/C, a furnace, a refrigerator, a shower, queen beds, out of the sun, and out of the wind ... whenever you want.
