Furnace Creek Campground
In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes. Yet, each extreme has a striking contrast. Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow. Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers. Lush oases harbor tiny fish and refuge for wildlife and humans. Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life survives in Death Valley.
If you choose to camp in this beautiful land of extremes, there are 9 National Park Service campgrounds to choose from (though some are seasonally closed). Furnace Creek Campground is the only campground in the park that is reservable - all others are first-come, first-serve. Furnace Creek is also the only NPS campground that has hookup sites and designated group sites. It is highly recommended that you make a reservation if you want to stay in Furnace Creek during the reservation window (October 15 - April 15) - there are rarely sites available until the first-come, first-serve season. Please visit our website to help you with trip planning and to check out all of our camping options: www.nps.gov/deva
Furnace Creek has 136 campsites with drinking water, picnic tables, flush toilets and a dump station. Each site has either a campfire ring or grill. A campground kiosk is staffed 7 days/week during the reservation season (Oct 15-April15). Campground Hosts are also available to help during our peak camping season.
Full Hook-up Pull-through Sites: 67, 68, 69, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77
Full Hook-up Back-in Sites: 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52
Tent Only Drive-in Sites: 100-110
Tent Only Walk-in Sites: 115-150
Need to Know
When choosing a site through recreation.gov, your total length is the vehicle plus trailer or rv plus tow vehicle. Only one RV unit is allowed per site. If you choose a site that does not fit your total length, the Park reserves the right to cancel your reservation upon arrival. All wheels must fit on the pavement provided at the site.
In addition to the camping fee, there is a required park entrance fee of $30 per vehicle, valid for 7 days. If you already have an Interagency Pass (eg: Senior Pass, Annual Pass), please have that ready to show when checking in. If you need to purchase an entrance pass or Interagency Pass, you can do so at the kiosk when checking in to your campsite.
Campers are required to check-in with the rangers at the Furnace Creek Campground Kiosk, even if you have a reservation. If the kiosk is closed when you arrive, proceed to your site and check in the next morning. Have your reservation information and proof of a park entrance pass ready to show at the kiosk.
A reservation will be marked as a no show if you do not arrive by noon on the second day of your reservation, and a service fee will be charged. Please see the Cancellation section for additional information.
IF YOUR ARRIVAL WILL BE DELAYED, please call 760-786-2441 or email deva_campgrounds@nps.gov to update us on your progress.
TO MAKE, CHANGE OR CANCEL A RESERVATION, please contact Recreation.gov at 1-877-444-6777.
If you have specific questions about the campground and your upcoming reservation, please email us at deva_campgrounds@nps.gov.
This facility is on a first-come, first-served basis from mid-April through mid-October (summer). All sites are reservable from mid-October to mid-April. This is a very popular campground through reservation season, so there is rarely availability from last minute cancellations. If you are unable to obtain a reservation, please plan on camping at one of our first-come, first-serve campgrounds throughout the park. https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/camping.htm
Coyotes and ravens frequent this area; visitors must never leave pets unattended and must keep food in hard-sided containers or in vehicles. Trash must be properly disposed of.
Power surges can occur at any electrical outlet, including RV electrical hookups. Campers are responsible for protecting their RVs and appliances from power surges.
All vehicles in Campground must be CA Highway Legal - ATVs are not allowed to be driven in campground or in the park.
Firewood collection is not allowed in the campground. The resort nearby sells firewood in the general store. If you choose to bring your own firewood, please visit dontmovefirewood.org to learn about transporting firewood across state lines.
Natural Features
Death Valley has sunk below sea level through geologic processes over time. It lies within the Mojave Desert and is the hottest, driest and lowest location in North America. Yet despite its extreme conditions, the park boasts a diversity of ecosystems, including colorful badlands, snow-covered peaks, desolate sand dunes, rugged canyons and flat, dry basins called playas.
Furnace Creek is on the edge of a playa at the bottom of the valley floor. It is fairly open with sparse vegetation, though some sites do have trees that provide shade. The facility offers a wide view of the mountains to the east and west, which glow with hues of orange, red and yellow during sunrise and sunset.
Nearby Attractions
Explorers of all ages can enjoy educational programs and exhibits at the Visitor Center, just a short walk from the campground. Birders may have luck spotting local and migratory birds around the campground and along Airport Road, especially in the cooler months. Visitors can bike, walk their dog, or run along a one-mile bike path to an interpretive trail from the campground to the Harmony Borax Works, an abandoned borax refinery from the late 1800s. The campground is also within walking distance of the private resort, Furnace Creek Oasis and Ranch.
Recreation
There are over 3.4 million acres of Death Valley to explore. The popular main attractions are accessible by paved roads and more remote areas of the park will require high clearance, 4wd. Please visit our website for helpful tips when planning your trip: www.nps.gov/deva
Changes & Cancellations
Reservation Cancellations & Changes
Cancelling a Reservation: Customers may cancel their reservation prior to arrival both on-line and through the call center. A $10 service fee will be withheld from any refund for a cancellation. Depending on when you cancel in relation to your arrival day, it may be considered a late cancellation (see below).
Changing an Existing Reservation: When changes are made prior to the cut-off window:
If a customer wants to switch dates that are entirely outside of the original reservation dates, there is a $10 change fee.
There is no change fee if a customer extends or shortens a reservation, as long as the change includes dates from the original reservation. If they choose to depart early, they may forfeit the recreation fee for the day of departure.
There is no change fee if the customer wants to switch sites that are the same price with the same reservation dates in the same facility.
If a reservation is made that includes dates beyond the maximum booking window, that reservation cannot be changed until 18 days have passed from the original booking date.
Late Cancellations or Cancellations within the Cut-off Window
Individual Campsites: A customer who cancels a reservation the day before or on the day of arrival will pay a $10.00 service fee AND forfeit the first night's use fee (not to exceed the total paid for the original reservation). Cancellations for a one-night reservation will forfeit the entire amount paid and will not be subject to an additional service fee.
No-Shows
Overnight and Day-Use Facilities: A no-show customer is one who does not arrive at a campground and does not cancel the reservation by check-out time on the day after the scheduled arrival date (or for day-use facilities, by check-in time the day of arrival). Staff will hold a campsite until check-out time on the day following the arrival date.
No-shows are assessed $20.00 service fee and forfeit the first night’s recreation fee for a campsite.
Early Departures
If a customer departs prior to the scheduled check-out date, they may be eligible for a partial refund.
Please notify staff at the facility if you depart early to allow others to use the site.
Customers may notify the call center to request a refund of remaining unused nights. If a customer requests a refund for an early departure after the facility check-out time has passed, the customer will not be refunded for that night and is eligible for a refund on any additional nights that will not be used.
Contact Information
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P.O. Box 579 Death Valley CA 92328
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 760-786-2441
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
Death Valley is in eastern California on the Nevada border, 130 miles west-northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada and 106 miles east of Lone Pine, California. Furnace Creek Campground is a half-mile north of Furnace Creek Visitor Center on State Highway 190.
Available Campsites
- Site 131, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 024, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 145, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 044, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 058, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 032, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 017, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 071, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 075, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 082, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Group site 5, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
- Site 088, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 074, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 031, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 141, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 144, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 113, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 028, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 101, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 104, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 121, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 081, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 060, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 102, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 115, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 047, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 013, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Group site 3, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
- Site 108, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 069, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 039, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 052, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 063, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 149, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 112, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 125, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 106, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 126, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 027, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 130, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 127, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 020, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 037, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 073, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 064, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 068, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 023, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 057, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 066, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 124, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 120, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 133, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 038, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 034, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 015, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 143, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 040, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 123, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 076, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 083, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 043, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 036, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 029, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 134, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 119, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 059, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 084, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 109, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 056, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 049, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 014, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 117, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 135, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 016, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 061, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 026, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 018, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 146, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 051, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 129, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 045, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 021, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 067, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 050, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 080, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site Group Site 1, Loop FURNACE CREEK, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
- Site 142, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 030, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 116, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 111, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 140, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 138, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site Group site 4, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
- Site 019, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 150, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site Group site 2, Loop FURNACE CREEK, Type Group Tent Only Area Nonelectric
- Site 110, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 103, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 055, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 072, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 122, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 042, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 148, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 022, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 147, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 077, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 139, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 065, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 046, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 107, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 137, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 118, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 012, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 128, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 079, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 035, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 105, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 070, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 078, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 085, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 100, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 132, Loop TENT WALK-IN LOOP, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 087, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 048, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 114, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 062, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 086, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 041, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Electric
- Site 025, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
- Site 054, Loop DRIVE-IN LOOP, Type Standard Nonelectric
