Furnace Creek Campground
Death Valley National Park
Write a Review Death Valley National Park Death Valley, CA 92328 760-786-3200 Reservations: 877-444-6777 Official WebsiteGPS: 36.4639, -116.8691
Overview of Furnace Creek Campground
Reservations are accepted between 10/15 and 4/15, and are highly recommended. First-come, first-served the rest of the year.
Last Price Paid: $20
Reported by camper-704273 on 2/9/2023
Longest RV Reported: 42 feet (Class A)
Reported by The Free Five on 12/9/2017
Number of Sites 136
Pad Type asphalt
Reservations yes
Elevation -229 ft / -69 m
Max Length 35 ft
Tent Camping Yes







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Carol202 asked on 2/5/2022
Is there any place near Furnace Creek Campground to get an Amazon delivery?
GordSanClemente asked on 3/13/2021
During the "Reservation time of year" do they set aside a few FF sites like you see at some other campgrounds? And if...
Reviews of Furnace Creek Campground 34 people have reviewed this location.
“Generators Ruin A Good Experience ”
Reviewed 2/9/2023
Nightly rate: | $20 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 111 |
Southern exposure here means being close to private RV sites at “The Ranch at Death Valley.” The only sound outside at night is the drone of generators, making our outdoor space pretty unusable. They’re allowed throughout the night there.
A pretty classic NPS campground otherwise.
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“Beautiful Desert!”
Reviewed 11/12/2022
Nightly rate: | $22 |
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Days stayed: | 5 |
Site Number: | 25 |
We stayed for 5 nights. My husband liked dish station with warm water! Unfortunately, due to August flood many roads were closed. Verizon has 4 bars 3G good enough to stream Netflix! The Ranch at Death Valley has a general store, gas station, restaurant/bar but price is out of this world. Diesel $8.70, milk half gallon $5.60😱 Arri... more
We stayed for 5 nights. My husband liked dish station with warm water!
Unfortunately, due to August flood many roads were closed.
Verizon has 4 bars 3G good enough to stream Netflix!
The Ranch at Death Valley has a general store, gas station, restaurant/bar but price is out of this world. Diesel $8.70, milk half gallon $5.60😱
Arrive with a full tank of gas and groceries!
Some people drive to Beatty, NV to get gas.
We barely made to Pahrump, NV with a 1/2 gallon but diesel was only $4.83👍❤️!
Suemabry would stay here again
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“Loved the campground and Death Valley NP”
Reviewed 3/28/2022
Nightly rate: | $10 |
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Days stayed: | 2 |
This was a first time at Furnace Creek Campground. It was a great campground. Loved staying here. Just be aware, only 18 sites have full hookups. All other sites are dry camping. Also, of the 136 sites, 52 are tent-only sites. The $10 fee was due to having a discount through our America the Beautiful Senior Pass. This is a National Par... more
This was a first time at Furnace Creek Campground. It was a great campground. Loved staying here. Just be aware, only 18 sites have full hookups. All other sites are dry camping. Also, of the 136 sites, 52 are tent-only sites. The $10 fee was due to having a discount through our America the Beautiful Senior Pass. This is a National Park Campsite which takes reservations. Be sure to make a reservation. It was very quiet and fairly dark (half moon). Generator use is between 7am to 7pm. Clean restrooms, but no showers. Potable water is available, but not at the campsites. This was a very nice dry camping experience.
Positives:
+ Very quiet campground
+ Clean restrooms and potable water available
+ With the reservation system, no need to arrive early to get a campsite
+ Central location to all of the sights in Death Valley. Ubehebe crater, teakettle junction and racetrack playa were very interesting (long dusty gravel road though).
+ Was able to have a wood fire, yay!
Negatives:
+ Very little Verizon signal. I had no service on my phone. My wife's phone was able to get and send texts, occasionally. No data even through our Jet Pack.
+ Not really a negative, as we knew ahead of time, but it is a dry campground (except for the 18 full hookup sites)
+ Not a negative of the campground, but due to the isolation of the NP, fuel prices are very high in the park. Fuel up before entering. Diesel is quite a bit less expensive 38 miles east of Furnace Creek.
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“Basic campground but amazing area”
Reviewed 2/3/2022
Nightly rate: | $11 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 112 |
Death Valley is far more than a campground! It’s far more amazing than I imagined.
It was super windy today and when they say wind advisory…take it seriously!!
I have 4 bars on t-mobile but hardly any bandwidth. Streaming is impossible.
Bruce would stay here again
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“Worth the cost”
Reviewed 4/30/2021
Nightly rate: | $25 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 68 |
The campground was First Come. We were lucky to find hookups on a Saturday. We had been off grid for 4 months. Each site had plenty of space but somewhat sterile. The area was clean and we'll maintained.
Bluebeard would stay here again
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“nice clean location, good site size”
Reviewed 2/9/2021
Nightly rate: | $25 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 72 |
We were able to nab a FHU site which was great to have, though during this time of year it was fully needed, but we enjoyed it. The campground is centrally located to all the sites to see within a short drive. There is a limited "store" with basic supplies. The restaurant was a little high priced, but you are 130+ miles away from an... more
We were able to nab a FHU site which was great to have, though during this time of year it was fully needed, but we enjoyed it.
The campground is centrally located to all the sites to see within a short drive. There is a limited "store" with basic supplies. The restaurant was a little high priced, but you are 130+ miles away from any real town, so what do you expect. The food was to-go, COVID you know, well prepared and great tasting.
There is a large expansion going on of the hotel/motel, new store and rental equipment.
For fuel, well I was expecting to get hit harder than we did, paid about $1 more per gallon for diesel than we did in Bakersfield. If you are coming in through Trona, fuel up there, After that, nothing except the two stations in the park.
No TV, you are getting away from it all, right?
5 bar 3G AT&T cell service, worked fine if you needed to text of call someone, but don't expect much more than email reading.
ssbxfire would stay here again
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“Great place to base from when exploring this park!”
Reviewed 12/26/2020
Days stayed: | 2 |
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Site Number: | 49 |
Nothing fancy here - just spots in the desert within The National Park to base from. We stayed here a few years back, not so wisely in May so wanted a hookup site to run the air for the hot black Labrador... we did not reserve sites and had friends with their trailer along with us. Got lucky and grabbed two sites with electricity with... more
Nothing fancy here - just spots in the desert within The National Park to base from. We stayed here a few years back, not so wisely in May so wanted a hookup site to run the air for the hot black Labrador... we did not reserve sites and had friends with their trailer along with us. Got lucky and grabbed two sites with electricity with nice views to the east. Nice dishwashing station & there are some nice tent sites as well. A great place to leave your camping gear, tent, RV or trailer and go explore the park! Next time we go in a cooler month...
Travel Small Live Big would stay here again
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“Wonderful central spot”
Reviewed 10/31/2020
Nightly rate: | $25 |
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Days stayed: | 1 |
Site Number: | 57 |
We had a no hook up spot, very large with a picknick table and fire ring. It was nice a quiet, loved it.
The cell service comes and goes. At times it was emergency coverage only and at other times full 3G where I could get to websites.
SBNomadic would stay here again
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“Must Love Generators”
Reviewed 3/10/2020
Nightly rate: | $21 |
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Days stayed: | 3 |
Site Number: | 46 |
Campsites are very close together, even the ones without hook-ups. Most of the sites are paved, with a fire ring and picnic table. Don’t think I’ve been in a campground where so many generators are running throughout the day. People did observe the 7-7 generator times, but we were wakened at 7:05 by our neighbors’ generator. The bat... more
Campsites are very close together, even the ones without hook-ups. Most of the sites are paved, with a fire ring and picnic table. Don’t think I’ve been in a campground where so many generators are running throughout the day. People did observe the 7-7 generator times, but we were wakened at 7:05 by our neighbors’ generator. The bathrooms inside are reasonably clean. The sinks outside the bathrooms looked like people were washing anything but dishes, they were full of dirt and who knows what else. The campground is close to the visitors’ center, and there are plenty of ranger programs. There’s a General Store in a resort complex about a half mile away, but it’s very expensive, a 10 pound bag of ice is $5. I had 4 bars of not AT&T (“off network “).
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“Basic but Terrific, central to everything”
Reviewed 1/15/2020
Nightly rate: | $22 |
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Days stayed: | 4 |
Site Number: | 61 |
All the FHU’s were taken but we managed a dry site which was more than adequate. Picnic table, fire ring, asphalt pad for the rig. Dump station with black tank rinse and potable water hose within campground. 7-7 generator hours. Restrooms with dish washing stations with potable water also throughout campground. Gas station if you need ... more
All the FHU’s were taken but we managed a dry site which was more than adequate. Picnic table, fire ring, asphalt pad for the rig. Dump station with black tank rinse and potable water hose within campground. 7-7 generator hours. Restrooms with dish washing stations with potable water also throughout campground. Gas station if you need it right outside the campground next to furnace creek visitors center. You can get to anywhere in the park from here in 30-90min.
Nima would stay here again
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noted 1/5/2020
Just spent 3 days at Furnace Creek Campground, from 2 to 5 Jan 2020. The only Verizon service available was 4 bars of Extended 3G. Maybe they lost a cell tower since 2018??
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Amenities
Hookups
- 50 Amp
- 30 Amp
- 20 Amp
- water
- dry camping
- sewer
- Full Hookups
Site Amenities
- big rig
- fire ring
- picnic table
- pull thru
Facilities
- dump station
- general store
- recycle
- restrooms: flush
- trash
- water available
Pets
- pets
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