I am starting the planning for a trip to Death Valley this December. Any advice on where to stay and things that we must do? Thank you!

Make sure you don't get there during rain storm ;)That become family story, when my FIL visiting from Poland took a trip with us to Las Vegas with 1/2 day at Death Valley. It was raining all the time and he declined to leave motorhome to see at list Visitor Center. Lot of people have no idea about DV size. Just to drive RV North to South takes most of the day. You can spend 1/2 a day having fan walking and playing on sand Dunes. The Castle is interesting but tickets cost arm and leg, so unless you are really into this stuff, you can save the trip into this corner. For me the most interesting were wetlands, with "Sea level" marker way up on the rock. Fact is that most of DV activities involve hiking so be prepared with good boots. Have fun.

mc.cc wrote:I am starting the planning for a trip to Death Valley this December. Any advice on where to stay and things that we must do? Thank you!Best time of the year is April when all the flowers start to spring up. Check weather conditions a week prior to going at any time of the year. Strongly suggest that you have some" Emergency Road Side Assistant" program.

If you can plan to be there in November it's fun to participate in the 49ers celebration in the park. The weather will still be very nice. In December/January it can be very cold.There are some campgrounds in the park - dry camping and full hookups.Scotty's Castle tour is an absolute must. It's fascinating. Unfortunately, it's closed right now because of a storm damage. Hopefully, it will be reopened by the time you get there. Check for updates as the time draws nearer. There are always ranger activities to join.Here's the official web site with lots of good information:http://www.nps.gov/deva/index.htm

I was there in November with our RV club for the 49er's celebration. That is held at Furnace Creek. There were probably around four or five hundred RVer's attending. There is a golf coarse and competition and many other activities. There is dry camping or hookups. There are many interesting things to do in Death Valley and like somebody else mentioned, it is huge.

we like staying at Stove Pipe Wells campground, but AT&T cell phone service is zilch there...I think they're putting up a tower now. Over at Furnace Creek, there are three big campgrounds; one is like a regular campground and has hookups and pull throughs. Another one is across the road and is a very large parking lot, no hookups, and another sits up on a hill above the area...not sure about hookups on that one. These three are close to visitor center and cafe, etc. and the cell service (internet) is GOOD. As stated, Scotty's Castle is real interesting, hope it is open again when you get there. If you're up for a loooong slow drive, go see the Racetrack. Take a lunch and plenty to drink. Take a drive up Emigrant canyon and Wild Rose road.

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Kayteg1
Explorer II
Mar 07, 2016
Make sure you don't get there during rain storm ;)
That become family story, when my FIL visiting from Poland took a trip with us to Las Vegas with 1/2 day at Death Valley. It was raining all the time and he declined to leave motorhome to see at list Visitor Center.
Lot of people have no idea about DV size. Just to drive RV North to South takes most of the day. You can spend 1/2 a day having fan walking and playing on sand Dunes.
The Castle is interesting but tickets cost arm and leg, so unless you are really into this stuff, you can save the trip into this corner.
For me the most interesting were wetlands, with "Sea level" marker way up on the rock.
Fact is that most of DV activities involve hiking so be prepared with good boots.
Have fun.

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