Alerts & Conditions

Alerts

 

Road Status

Updated 2/8/2026, 9:30 am Pacific Time

— Open Roads
— Closed Roads

 

Death Valley Status Map

The map below shows the current status of park roads and road construction. Click on a road segment for more information. Conditions can change quickly, so check back often.

 

 

Superintendent Mike Reynolds demonstrates significant damage on Lower Wildrose Road, caused by flooding on August 20, 2023.

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Paved Roads

CLOSED:

• Bonnie Clare Road and Scotty’s Castle: due to flood recovery work. No access permitted, including pedestrians. The reopening date is unknown at this time; it is dependent upon completion of projects.

CAUTION:

• North Highway: Loose gravel on roadway and missing shoulders due to flood damage.

• Southern Badwater Road (South of Badwater Basin to Shoshone). Loose gravel, soft shoulders, dust, large drops at shoulders, unpaved sections, areas with no pavement marking or worn pavement marking, working equipment, large piles or berms of gravel, and other hazards.

Unpaved/Backcountry Roads

CLOSED:

Note that road closures listed below apply to ALL motorized vehicles, including motorcycles.The roads were completely washed out in places and entry will cause tire tracks and braided roads in wilderness as users try to locate what was once the road. Thank you for your patience as we work to reopen these locations. Bicycles are permitted except on Titus Canyon Road.

Only major roads are listed for reference below:

• Westside Road: due to flood damage 9/19/25. No estimated reopening date.

• Lower Wildrose Road (aka Trona - Wildrose Road, connects Wildrose to Panamint Valley): completely impassable due to a 9-foot deep cut across the road. Likely to remain closed until Summer 2027.

• Darwin Falls: Road is completely gone in many places and will need either extensive import of road fill (expensive) or "mining" of gravel from the nearby wash (this would require thorough environmental review). Likely to remain closed until Summer 2027. Hikers can park on the shoulder of CA-190 and walk in.

• Salt Creek: Flooding destroyed the boardwalk, restroom and parking area. Currently under construction. Pedestrian and bicycle travel on closed road is allowed. Will open sometime in early 2026.

• Titus Canyon Road: Due to flood damage. Bicycle use is prohibited in Titus Canyon for safety reasons. Impassable. Not likely to open before spring of 2027. (The western, two-way section of Titus Canyon Road is open from North Highway to the Fall Canyon Trailhead.)

• Cottonwood/ Marble Roads: First 8 miles open. Closed after Mile 8 due to storm damage.

CAUTION:

• Harry Wade Road has deep sand on the north end near mile 6.

• Warm Springs (Butte Valley) currently not a through road. Accessible only via Goler Wash (4x4). Closed at the junction with Westside Road.

Roads Outside the Park

• Inyo County: County road conditions.

• Caltrans: California Department of Transportation highway conditions

• Sierra Nevada Passes: CA120 (Tioga Pass), CA108 (Sonora Pass), CA4 (Ebbetts Pass), CA88 (Carson Pass)

• Nevada: Nevada Department of Transportation highway conditions

 

Wildflower Status

See Wildflower Page

 

Facilities/Popular Locations

CLOSED

• Emigrant Day Use Area Restrooms- closest open facility: Stovepipe Wells

Campgrounds

 

OPEN:

• Furnace Creek

• Texas Spring Campground

• Sunset Campground

• Stovepipe Wells

• Wildrose (no water)

• Eureka Dunes (Primitive Campground)

• Saline Valley (Primitive Campground)

• Homestake (Primitive Campground)

CLOSED:

• Mesquite Spring: Closed due to storm 12/24/2025

• Emigrant Campground and Restrooms - Closed indefinitely for water system repairs

• Thorndike (Primitive Campground)

• Mahogany Flat (Primitive Campground)

 

 

Lodging, Food & Fuel