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CALIFORNIA CAMPGROUNDS
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
WILDROSE CHARCOAL KILNS
WILDROSE CAMPGROUND
THORNDIKE CAMPGROUND
MAHOGANY CAMPGROUND

Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park

Death Valley entrance fees are $20 per car
It is recommended to buy a National Parks
Pass with Golden Eagle Hologram for $65.
It is valid for one year and covers entrance fees
to National Parks and Monuments. The Golden
Eagle Hologram covers things like Forest
Passes and BLM Lands.

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns
Wildrose Charcoal Kilns

Notice the snow on the hillsides, behind
the Charcoal Kilns? How great was this...
from getting toasted like a marshmallow
to getting frozen.

The Charcoal Kilns (built in 1867) where used to reduce the local Pinion Pine and Juniper tree's to charcoal by a process of slow controlled burning, the charcoal was then used to smelt gold and lead ore in the local mines. After just a few years of use, they where abandoned and left to decay. In the spring of 1971 a team of Navajo Indians from Arizona, repaired the Kilns and they remain to this day in good condition. There are ten Kilns in all, measuring 30-32ft in diameter and 25 feet in height.

View from campground
View from Wildrose Campground

Wildrose Campground
Wildrose Campground

Wildrose Campground
Wildrose Campground

Wildrose Campground
Wildrose Campground

WILDROSE CAMPGROUND
The campground is like a big parking
lot, but this is Death Valley and it's free.
Picnic tables(aluminum), metal firerings,
BBQ grills, outhouses, garbage and
recycle cans, and drinking water.
Elevation 4176'

THORNDIKE CAMPGROUND
Picnic tables, firepits, and outhouse.
4x4 recommended
Elevation: 7400'
Season: March - Nov.

MAHOGANY CAMPGROUND
Picnic tables, firepits, and outhouse.
4x4 recommended
Elevation: 8200'
Season: March - Nov.

Death Valley
Death Valley...

Death Valley has incredible landscapes
and history....
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ESTABLISHED CAMPGROUNDS:
Death Valley National Park
Campgrounds that charge a fee
FURNACE CREEK CAMPGROUND $18
TEXAS SPRING CAMPGROUND $14
SUNSET CAMPGROUND $12
MESQUITE CAMPGROUND $12
STOVEPIPE WELLS CAMPGROUND $12

DIRECTIONS:
From Ridgecrest take Hwy.178 north
About 50 miles stay right at the junction of
Paramint Valley Road and Trona-Wildrose Road.
Death Valley Boundary 3 miles
Wildrose Campground 9 1/2 miles

From Hwy.190
(Between Panamint Springs and
Stovepipe Wells near Emigrant C.G.)
Turn south on...

From Hwy.190 near Paramint Springs
Take Paramint Valley Road
Turn left on Trona-Wildrose Road
Willdrose Campground 9 1/2 miles

MILAGE FROM WILDROSE C.G.
Trona 40 miles
Ridgecrest 62 miles
Stovepipe Wells 32 miles
Furnace Creek 57 miles
Wildrose Charcoal Kilns 6 miles

There are several areas to camp in the
back country. You need to check if there
are any restrictions.

Saline Valley Warm Springs Sand Dunes
Saline Valley Warm Springs from
Sand Dunes on Saline Valley Road

SALINE VALLEY
Saline Valley Warm Springs and
Palm Hot Springs... be prepared
for nude people and such. Camp
areas around both the springs. The
springs are not shown on most maps.

Northern Death Valley
Northwestern Death Valley

Highway 168
Highway 168, CA

Showers at Furnace Creek Visitor Center.
The showers at Furnace Creek dump
buckets of water on you. Most showers
nowadays are set at 5 gallons a minute,
the Furnace Creek showers must be
15-20 gallons a minute, almost drowning
you. This is the middle of the desert!!!

Showers located in Big Pine
Buy token at the Mobil Gas Station.
Cost $3.50 for 10 minutes.

Camped here 2003
Camped here 2004
Camped here 2005
Camped here 2006

Flowers in November
Flowers in November...
Trona-Wildrose Road south of Wildrose C.G.

Also see: ALABAMA HILLS
Also see: BAKER CREEK
Also see: BRECKENRIDGE
Also see:
BRISTLECONE PINE FOREST
Also see:
CHIMNEY PEAK
Also see:
CRAGGY WASH
Also see:
CROWLEY LAKE
Also see:
DEADMAN CAMPGROUND
Also see:
GOVERNMENT WASH
Also see:
JAWBONE ROAD
Also see:
KEYESVILLE ROAD
Also see:
LAKE ISABELLA
Also see:
MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE
Also see:
NEEDLE MOUNTAINS
Also see:
SHERMAN PASS ROAD
Also see:
TRONA PINNACLES
Also see:
WAGON WHEEL
Also see:
WALKER PASS

Old house in Keeler California
Old house in Keeler, CA

KEELER, CALIFORNIA
Photos from Keeler, CA
Located on Hwy.136
13 miles east from Lone Pine, CA
What a bizzare town... a complete subculture.
Included under the listing for Ghost Towns.

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LINKS:
http://www.deathvalleyphoto.com
Death Valley Photos by Phil Kember

Arch Off Whitney Portal Road
Arch Off Whitney Portal Road
Alabama Hills Recreation Area

ARCHES OF ALABAMA HILLS
There are hundreds of natural arches and
windows throughout the Alabama Hills.
Located west from Lone Pine, CA


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Free campgrounds and camping
CALIFORNIA CAMPGROUNDS
WILDROSE CHARCOAL KILNS
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK