Death Valley Trails

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Aguereberry Point Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Aguereberry Point Road is a roughly 6–6.5-mile unpaved side road off Emigrant Canyon Road (also called…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Butte Valley Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Butte Valley is a remote and captivating backcountry destination in the southwestern corner of Death Valley…
Cerro Gordo overlooking the then full Owens Lake.

Cerro Gordo California – Inyo County Ghost Town

Located in the Inyo Mountains on the eastern side of Owens Valley, Cerro Gordo California is a currently a ghost town after almost 100 years…
Crowells Mill under construction in Chloride City, CA about 1915

Chloride City California – Inyo County Ghost Town

Chloride City is a remote ghost town and historic mining site located in the Funeral Mountains on the eastern side of Death Valley National Park,…
Emigrant Canyon Road - Death Valley National Park

Emigrant Canyon Road

Emigrant Canyon Road is a scenic, paved mountain road in the western portion of Death Valley National Park, California. It provides the primary paved access…
William Lewis Manly (April 6, 1820 – February 5, 1903)

Fish Canyon Escape Trail

William Lewis Manly (April 6, 1820 – February 5, 1903) The Fish Canyon Escape Trail is a route discovered by William Manly as an escape…
Barker Ranch - The building complex was heavily vegetated with trees, with a sparsely planted understory. Note the Manson bus in the left hand side of the image. View northwest, 1969 (DEVA collection). - NPS

Goler Wash and Mengel Pass

Goler Wash and Mengel Pass over a route into Butte Valley from Panamint Valley. Although not technically in Death Valley, this trail is consider part…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Greenwater Valley Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads The Furnace Creek Wash Road, also commonly known as Greenwater Valley Road on official National Park…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Hanaupah Canyon Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Hanaupah Canyon Road, situated in the southern Panamint Range within Death Valley National Park, is a…
Henry Wade Escape Route Monument located on Highway 127

Harry Wade Escape Route

The Harry Wade Escape Route (officially Harry Wade Road, California Historical Landmark No. 622) is a historic dirt road that crosses the remote southern end…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Hummingbird Spring Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Hummingbird Spring Road (access spur off the Wildrose/Mahogany Flat Road) in the Panamint Mountains of Death…
The Lost Burrow Mine is located off Hunter Mountain Road in Death Valley National Park, CA

Hunter Mountain Road

Hunter Mountain Road is a lightly used moderately difficult road which delivers you to one of the most remote and beautiful parts of Death Valley…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Indian Ranch Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Indian Ranch Road is a scenic, graded dirt road located in the Panamint Valley within the…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Jail Canyon Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Jail Canyon Road is a rugged, scenic 4WD trail in the western Panamint Mountains, branching east…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Johnson Canyon Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Johnson Canyon Road, located in the southern Panamint Range of Death Valley National Park, is a…
Lippencott Mine Road from Racetrack Valley, Death Valley National Park, CA

Lippincott Mine Road

The Lippincott Mine Road is a one way trail from Death Valley's Racetrack Playa to Saline Valley. It is a steep trail which is not…
The cabin found at the Lost Burrow Mine is in good shape.

Lost Burro Mine

The Lost Burro Mine is one of the best-preserved historic gold mining sites in Death Valley National Park, California. Located in a remote draw at…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Owl Hole Spring Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Owl Hole Spring Road (also called Owl Springs Road or Owls Hole Springs Road) is one…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Pleasant Canyon

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads The Panamint Mountains, forming the western boundary of Death Valley National Park in California, offer some…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Queen of Sheba Mine Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Queen of Sheba Mine Road, located in the southern part of Death Valley National Park near…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Saratoga Spring Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Saratoga Spring Road is a graded dirt backcountry route that leads into the remote southern tip…
Skidoo, CA 1907

Skidoo California – Inyo County Ghost Town

Skidoo, California, once a bustling gold mining town in the early 20th century, now stands as a ghost town within Death Valley National Park. Located…
Titus Canyon, a narrow canyon drive in Death Valley National Park, CA

Titus Canyon

Titus Canyon has it all, rugged mountains, colorful rock formations, a small ghost town, mines, petroglyphs, wildlife, rare plants and spectacular canyon narrows as a…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Trail Canyon Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Trail Canyon, located in the southern part of Death Valley National Park, is not one of…
Ubehebe Mine with tramway visible at the top of the hill, Death Valley, CA

Ubehebe Lead Mine

The Ubehebe Lead Mine is located just west of theRacetrack Playa Road off of the Bonnie Claire Road.  Discovered in 1906, the mine is located…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Warm Springs Canyon Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Warm Springs Canyon Road is a rugged, scenic backcountry route in the Panamint Range of Death…
Looking down at the Lippencott Mine Road from the Lippencott Mine, with Saline Valley in the distance.

Warm Springs Road

A short side trip from the Saline Valley Road to the Saline Valley Warm Springs in Death Valley National Park, California. The road is used…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

West Side Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads West Side Road is a prominent backcountry route in Death Valley National Park, running parallel to…
White Top Mountain Road view from the Lost Burrow Mine Road, Death Valley, CA

White Top Mountain

White Top Mountain road is located off of Hunter Mountain Road, in Death Valley National Park, California. A hilly and mountainous road connecting the Hidden…
Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads

Wildrose Canyon Road

Death Valley National Park 4x4 and Back Country Roads Wildrose Road (also called Wildrose Canyon Road or Upper/Lower Wildrose segments) in the Panamint Mountains of…