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Badwater (Death Valley)

Description: Death Valley, Nevada. / The low, salty pool at Badwater, just beside the main park road is probably the best known and ... more

Badwater (Death Valley) ... most visited place in Death Valley. The actual lowest point (-282 feet) is located several miles from the road and is not easily accessible - in fact its position varies, but a sign in front of the pool proclaims it too to have an elevation of -282 feet, and it is here that everyone comes to take photographs. An enlarged parking area and other new facilities were constructed in fall 2003 to cope with the ever increasing visitor numbers at the site.

Newest Review: ... made up entirely of salt crystals. It is a very jagged area and you do have to be pretty careful when walking along this area that is named because only the devil could play gold on such a rough area. This area is vast and you do feel pretty isolated out there with only a salt bed surrounding you. It was very quiet at that time of day with only a couple of other visitors at the time we were ... more

... there and as you stand around you can hear crackling noises caused by the salt pinnacles expanding and contracting. This was an amazing area to visit and we found out that this jagged saltpan is one of the largest protected saltpans in North America. T...more

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Badwater (Death Valley): No Drinking The Badwater (2121 words)
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***Background*** Having left behind the spooky area of Rhyolite Ghost Town and the strange sculptures we decided to head on down to Furnace Creek Village, where you can find accommodation, when available, and a campground. You can also grab a bite to eat at this oasis and fill up your tank. There is also a small airport too. As we had already had sorted out our accommodation and sorted out our stomachs a little earlier, all that was left at the Village for us to do was to visit the ranger station to get some more information on the attractions around this beautiful section of Death Valley. As mentioned in the Stovepipe Wells review, ranger stations ... Read the complete review