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First come / first served campground at an elevation of 1,800 feet, located 2 miles off of the Scotty’s Castle Road below Grapevine Canyon. It is a great base camp for your adventures in the northern parts of Death ValIey National Park. It is surrounded by desert mountains and geological features. Each site has a fire grate and picnic table. There are no hook-ups available. Fee is paid at the automatic pay station at the front of the campground.
From town: Go 18 mi NW on Hwy-190, then 30 mi NW on Scotty's Castle Rd, then 2 mi S.
Beautiful area to camp. You're far away from the "busy" parts of Death Valley (Furnace Creek & Stovepipe Wells). We arrived late afternoon during the busier season and still found a great site for the night. Flushing toilets and running water are a huge plus. Great view of the mountains all around. Loved that Death Valley National Park has machines throughout the park to pay the entrance & camping fees. You can use a credit card!
Highly recommend!! Especially after seeing how crowded the Furnace Creek area campsites are (looks like a parking lot). We preferred to camp somewhere more beautiful and just drive in to see the tourist sites, and I’m sooooo glad we made that decision. We got there very early on the Friday morning before President’s Day weekend to scope out good sites. We have a camper van with solar, so we took spot 25 — 24 and 25 are “RV only” — and it was on the edge of the desert and felt pretty private. Such a great time. Amazing fire pit, and we even had a charcoal grill at the site, which was unexpected! No electricity here, but there is great drinking water on the way into the campground, flush toilets, and a dish washing station. It’s a great combo of some amenities and nature. Host was super friendly. We stayed for 4 nights, and one afternoon/evening was too windy to hang out outside the van. The rest of the time was amazing. Go to Ubehebe crater. It’s majestic. Would definitely come back!!
Arrived around 10pm and there were maybe 2 other people camped here. Clean bathrooms with really flushable toilets. Water and cleanout for RVs. Awesome spot for stargazing and it’s really close to the Ubehebe crater which is fun to see. Much Bigger than the photos suggest.
Want to see stars, then this is the campground for you. Large sites, very quiet, stand on one of the many hills, and you can feel peace. Nice bathrooms (for camping, flush). A 32 mile wash starts at the campground, which comes out to stovepipe wells. Rocks, to view and examine. NO carrying out anything that is native to the area, National Park and all. Stacking rocks is ok and fun, wear leather gloves, you might pick up a scorpion under that rock. 32 miles from turn off on north hwy, but worth it. Open all year, unless flooding, but I would avoid may thru Sept. Too hot! For me!
