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: 32.34058, -101.75834. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Death Valley

• Big Spring State Park · park · Howard · ~35 km · Must-see
• KBST-AM (Big Spring) · attraction · Howard · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bush Family Home State Historic Site · park · Midland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Permian Basin Petroleum Museum · museum · Midland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mushaway Peak · viewpoint · Borden · ~68 km · Must-see
• Crucifixion · fort · Martin · ~29 km
• Fourmile Lake · lake · Howard · ~29 km
• Carmelite Monastery · fort · Martin · ~29 km
• Connell House · fort · Martin · ~29 km
• Martin County Historical Museum · museum · Martin · ~29 km
• Old Martin County Jail · fort · Martin · ~29 km
• Roy Anderson Sports Complex · park · Howard · ~32 km
• Hangar 25 Air Museum · museum · Howard · ~33 km
• ABC Park · park · Howard · ~34 km
• St. Thomas Catholic Church · church · Howard · ~35 km
• Big Spring RCAG · viewpoint · Howard · ~35 km
• Potton-Hayden House · museum · Howard · ~35 km
• Earl of Aylesford · fort · Howard · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Death Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Death Valley

• Mushaway Peak · viewpoint · Borden · ~68 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Soldier Draw · viewpoint · Garza · ~104 km · Must-see
• Odessa Meteor Crater · viewpoint · Ector · ~118 km · Must-see
• Duffy's Peak · viewpoint · Garza · ~150 km · Must-see
• Big Spring RCAG · viewpoint · Howard · ~35 km
• Scenic Mountain · viewpoint · Howard · ~36 km
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Howard · ~38 km
• South Mountain · viewpoint · Howard · ~39 km
• East Gunsight Mountain · viewpoint · Howard · ~45 km
• Caprock Escarpment · viewpoint · Borden · ~47 km

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