Death Valley

Death Valley: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Death Valley

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Death Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.20501, -105.67752. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Death Valley

• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~28 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~31 km · Must-see
• Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Alamosa · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Costilla · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~41 km · Must-see
• Denver and Rio Grande Western Number 169 · attraction · Alamosa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Alamosa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Little Bear Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blanca Peak · viewpoint · Colorado · ~56 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ellingwood Point · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Lindsey · viewpoint · Costilla · ~59 km · Must-see
• Zapata Falls · waterfall · Alamosa · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Death Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Death Valley

• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Bear Peak · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blanca Peak · viewpoint · Colorado · ~56 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ellingwood Point · viewpoint · Alamosa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Lindsey · viewpoint · Costilla · ~59 km · Must-see

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