Death Valley is the hottest, driest, and lowest place in the United States. But don’t let its mysterious name and seemingly barren landscape discourage you from planning a trip here. This park is full of wonderful surprises.

With barren salt flats, towering mountains, mysterious sailing stones, shifting sand dunes, rainbow-colored mountains, and canyons to explore, there is a lot to do here.

Drive out to Racetrack Playa and learn how the boulders slide across the desert landscape. Stand at the lowest part of the United States at Badwater Basin and visit Furnace Creek, which holds the record for the hottest recorded temperature in the world. Hike on hills of borax, explore twisting canyons, visit a desert oasis, and slide down the sand dunes. Death Valley is one of the most unusual national parks in the United States…I hope you enjoy learning about and exploring this wonderful treasure.