Desolation Canyon

Desolation Canyon: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Desolation Canyon

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Desolation Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.39634, -116.84005. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Desolation Canyon

• Zabriskie Point · viewpoint · Inyo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Death Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~9 km · Must-see
• Devils Golf Course · viewpoint · Inyo · ~15 km · Must-see
• Badwater Basin · lake · Inyo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Badwater Basin panorama · viewpoint · Inyo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Dante's View · viewpoint · Inyo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Death Valley National Park · sanctuary · Inyo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Telescope Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~42 km · Must-see
• Burnt Wagons · attraction · Inyo · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~49 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Nye · ~55 km · Must-see
• Devil's Hole · cave · Nye · ~62 km · Must-see
• Devils Hole Cave · cave · Nye · ~62 km · Must-see
• Panamint Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~65 km · Must-see
• Goldwell Open Air Museum · museum · Nye · ~69 km · Must-see
• Calico Peaks · viewpoint · Nye · ~71 km · Must-see
• Darwin Falls · waterfall · Nye · ~72 km · Must-see
• Panamint Valley · viewpoint · Inyo · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Desolation Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Desolation Canyon

• Zabriskie Point · viewpoint · Inyo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Death Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~9 km · Must-see
• Devils Golf Course · viewpoint · Inyo · ~15 km · Must-see
• Badwater Basin panorama · viewpoint · Inyo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Dante's View · viewpoint · Inyo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Telescope Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~49 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Nye · ~55 km · Must-see
• Panamint Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~65 km · Must-see
• Calico Peaks · viewpoint · Nye · ~71 km · Must-see

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