Death Valley Tour Ideas for the Do-It-Yourselfer
While Death Valley is a big national park, area-wise it only has a few roads that go straight through. Your Death Valley tour route will be more or less the same, no matter how long you have to see it, with the difference being the number of stops and how long you spend on each one.
If you like to tour on your own and are short on time, use the guide to Death Valley's top sights, which also tells you how to see most of them in a single day. If you've got more time, try the Death Valley Driving tour, breaking it up into two day trips: Badwater to Harmony Borax Works and a side trip to Rhyolite, then going north to see the rest. With another day, go even slower and take in more side trips.
Death Valley Tour With a Ranger
Death Valley park rangers give a guided tour of Scotty's Castle year round, including a seasonal hike to Lower Vine Ranch, which was the infamous Scotty's real home.they also host daily guided tours, ranger talks, guided walks and evening programs. Check their current offerings and click on Ranger Guided Programs for the current schedule.
Death Valley Tour from Las Vegas
It's only a little over two hours' drive from Las Vegas to Death Valley. Book a Death Valley day tour which includes a picnic lunch and transportation or take a more adventurous tour in a high-end custom built all terrain vehicle.
