# Death Valley National Park

<https://roadbook.us/explore/places/death-valley-national-park>

National Park - CA, NV

## About

You will find massive salt flats and deep basins sitting well below sea level across the California and Nevada border. It is a land of extreme temperature swings where you can catch wildflower blooms after a rare rain or find shade near a desert oasis.

## Quick Facts

- Notable for: largest national park in the contiguous United States, as well as the hottest, driest and lowest of all the national parks in the United States
- Founded: 1994
- Elevation: 282 feet (86 m) below sea level

## Sources

- NPS - National Park Service
- [National Park Service](https://www.nps.gov/deva/index.htm) - Data and descriptions courtesy of the National Park Service (NPS), U.S. Department of the Interior. Public domain.
- [Recreation.gov (RIDB)](https://ridb.recreation.gov/recareas/2662) - Recreation Information Database (RIDB)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242111) - Wikidata / Wikimedia Commons
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org) - Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

## Charging

- Charging nearby (source: Open Charge Map):
  - [Inn at Death Valley](https://openchargemap.org/site/poi/336288) - Level 2 - 23.3 km
  - [Ranch at Death Valley](https://openchargemap.org/site/poi/336272) - Level 2 - 24.2 km

## Trips featuring this place

- [West Coast Adventure](https://roadbook.us/trip/west-coast-adventure-vh6zolvs)
- [Ultimate National Parks Road Trip](https://roadbook.us/trip/ultimate-national-parks-road-trip)