How To Make the Most of 1 Day in Death Valley National Park | Full-time RV Family

The Golden Rule of the national parks is "Leave no trace!" It means that you should leave a place as pristine as you found it. No one should know you were there because you didn't alter the landscape in any way. Apparently, the visitors at Badwater Basin did not understand as they built piles of salt blocks. It takes all of us to preserve our national parks.

4) Final notes. The Visitor Center in Furnace Creek has lists of suggested activities depending on how much time you have. If you have half a day, they suggest a list for that. For a full day, another list. For two full days, an excellent longer list. I like to stay overnight in Stovepipe Wells (I've visited a few dozen times). The rooms are very primitive, but clean. Then, you can get up before sunrise and head straight over to the Mesquite Dunes. The breezes overnight will have blown away all the footprints of the visitors, and you will get outstanding photos of the dunes at sunrise, in their most pristine state. And as you said, Zabriskie Point is a great photo spot at either sunrise or sunset.

Just got home from Death Valley. One of our favorite things was Devils Golf Course right of the road in Badwater. There was water which was really interesting and cool. Also Dante's View is amazing - with views of the entire Badwater area at 5500' elevation it lots cooler temps! We LOVED Death Valley.

Furnace Creek is not the only place in the park to fill up your gas tank. It's one of two. Stovepipe Wells is the other, and the gas is cheaper there.

Very cool trip and very nice family pictures! Thank you for sharing it to us! You covered many of interested points within a day! I had 2-night 3 days there and know it is not easy at all to go from one place to another there (long, long drive on the unpaved roads). I love Devil Golf Course and Dante View) so hopefully your family can go back for these 2 places another time. Have fun!😊

It's crazy how a place that is so inhospitable can be so beautiful! Great highlight of Death Valley!

Very helpful indeed, especially as we're also thinking of going out there in late March! Your family is beautiful and your boys look like great travelers and friends too, and all of you have such bright smiles as you take in such amazing parts of nature! Great video--and now to check out some of your others too!

I enjoyed how detailed this was! Thank you 😊

3) The tourist area with the signs at Badwater Basin is not the lowest point. The actual lowest point changes constantly with the shifting of the surface. In general it's several miles out. The basin is an ancient lake bed. As all lake beds do, it goes downslope as you go away from the shore. If it went up instead of down, it wouldn't be a lake. It would be a hill. However, the landscape is extremely fragile, and the NPS doesn't want it to be destroyed by the thousands of daily visitors tromping around out there. So they picked a spot which was convenient for parking and restroom facilities, and said, "Here it is!". Hey, it's close enough.

Awesome family and video. Loved it. Thanks

I went through there in April last year. It really is a great place to visit! Thanks for uploading your visit :)

Great video! Beautiful family!Thanks for the info.

Great informative video! Thank you for making it!

Thank You! Will visit in September. Very impressive photos, there’s a pro in the group 😊 🙏 my Canon Rebel is salivating from your work.

This was really pretty good. Professional. Your kids are cute. Enjoy them. Stay well. Keep hiking

Very informative, really enjoyed your video❤

That definitely looks like a fun place to go to. I’m from the state of Maryland and I’m going to visit Death Valley in April. And I’m very excited to go there. Thanks for sharing your adventure ❤

I like this video! We’re new to Las Vegas and I’m copying your itinerary for tomorrow!

Great job on your hike!

stunning view