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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pnichols wrote:
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.
Oh, I hear ya! We always boondock in remote spots whenever possible as we rather hate being in campgrounds, and typically avoid private RV parks like the plague. There were a couple of factors playing against boondocking at our Death Valley stop. For one, we had a 500-mile drive to get there, and at the end of October that meant arriving after dark, even with the time change. For another, I assumed normal National Park rules applied, although if I had daylight I would've camped on BLM land just outside the park.
As for those 4x4 roads, yep -- we did the 27-mile Titus Canyon road on that trip, and the 52-mile round-trip to the Racetrack to see the Sailing Stones. I would've towed a short distance on the latter, but definitely not the former (which is also one-way).
