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Offroad - Jeep - ATV Information for Death Valley National Park, California

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Death Valley National Park - ATV - Jeep - Offroad

ATV Information

Many of the roads in Death Valley National Park require at least high clearance and often four-wheel drive, but provided you've got both there is quite the trail variety to from which to choose. Old mining roads allow offroad enthusiasts to visit a network of abandoned borax mining sites and ghost towns with surreal scenery thrown in for good measure. Consult the map and newsletter given out at park entrance stations for current information on which routes are open and what types of vehicles are permitted on each one.

Butte Valley via Warm Springs Canyon		Beginner Intermediate	21 miles

	This road follows Warm Springs Canyon past several talc mines before leading into scenic Butte Valley, at an elevation of 4500'.

Chloride City		Intermediate Difficult	14 miles

	One of the earliest sites of mining in Death Valley can be reached via a loop drive.

Cottonwood and Marble Canyons		Intermediate Difficult	16 miles

	For the first 8 miles, the road crosses Mesquite Flat and climbs a broad alluvial fan before reaching the canyon mouth.

Dumont Dunes OHV Area		Beginner Intermediate Difficult	Miles and miles of riding	3 hours+

	These are dunes indeed, running low and rolling between steep volcanic rock on one side and the Amargorsa River on the other.

Echo Canyon		Difficult	10 miles

	Watch for the Needle's Eye arch while crawling this rocky canyon.

Greenwater Valley		Beginner Intermediate	28 miles

	This easy, if long, road is an excellent route in the spring - it's lined with wildflowers.

Hanaupah Canyon		Beginner Intermediate	8 miles

	This trail climbs a alluvial fan, then drops into a wash at the canyon's mouth.

Hole-in-the-Wall		Intermediate	6 miles

	This road crawls up a gravel wash, passes through the 400 foot deep Hole-in-the-Wall, and then gets rougher.

Hunter Mountain and Hidden Valley		Intermediate Difficult	40 miles

	The main road runs through Hidden Valley and Ulida Flat, passing several abandoned mining areas, then climbs steeply up onto the wooded plateau that is Hunter Mountain.

Johnson Canyon		10 miles

	After reaching road's end, you might want to hike up to Hungry Bill's Ranch, home to fruit trees, no less.

Phinney Canyon		Intermediate	23 miles

	From this road's pass, there are views of the Grapevine Mountains high country and glimpses of the Sierra Nevada Range.

Saline Valley		Beginner Intermediate	78 miles

	This long, but not too rough road leads to a desert basin surrounded by mountains.

The Racetrack		Beginner Intermediate	28 miles

	The Racetrack is a dry lakebed famous for its moving rocks and beyond it is the Lippincott Mine and a camping area.

Titus Canyon		Beginner	27 miles

	Wind through the Grapevine Mountains and down into the canyon. Watch for the Leadfield ghost town and Klare Spring petroglyphs.

Trail Canyon		8 miles

	This route leads to a spring and old mining area. There's a nice hike into a side canyon (first on your left) along this route.

Tucki Mine Road		Intermediate	10 miles

	Ride through Telephone Canyon to the ruins of Tucki Mine.

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