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3-Day the Death Valley National Park itinerary guide

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Top stops to prioritize

  • Zabriskie Point
  • General Store
  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
  • The Ranch 1849 Restaurant
  • Father Crowley Overlook
  • Harmony Borax Works
  • Furnace Creek Visitor Center
  • Golden Canyon Trailhead

Day 1: Most popular attractions

For day 1, we strategically grouped the most popular attraction, Zabriskie Point, with surrounding point of interests to start your trip off with a bang.

  • Zabriskie Point
  • Harmony Borax Works
  • Furnace Creek Visitor Center
  • Golden Canyon Trailhead
  • Natural Bridge Trail
  • Badwater Basin

Day 2: Off the beaten path

For day 2, if you don’t mind the extra trek, today covers more off the beaten path places like Mosaic Canyon Trail.

  • Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes
  • Mosaic Canyon Trail
  • Salt Creek Interpretive Trail
  • Borax Museum Furnace Creek
  • Devils Golf Course
  • Goldwell Open Air Museum

Day 3: Keep it simple

For day 3, these 5 places should be enough to fill your day with something exciting to do in Death Valley National Park.

  • Father Crowley Overlook
  • Saline Valley Warm Springs
  • Wildrose Charcoal Kilns
  • Telescope Peak
  • Racetrack Playa

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