Death Valley Furnace Creek Campground

We stayed at Furnace Creek Campground within Death Valley National Park, California. (Campground Reviews listing.)

The first time we’ve ever stayed inside a national park in our coach.

Dates:

Check in: 2023-03-20

Check out: 2023-03-23

3 nights

Weather:

Partly sunny, a couple days of drizzle

High temps ranging between 61-73°F, lows around 43-50°F

Wind gusts to 37 MPH

Noise:

No road or train noise

Some neighbor kid noise, not too bad

Site:

#69, pull-through, asphalt

Didn’t need to disconnect toad; parked behind and in front of coach

Level

Large site: about 95 feet long by about 50 feet wide

Picnic table, fire pit, gravel

Utilities:

50 amp power, conveniently located

55 PSI water, conveniently located

Good sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

Starlink: 43-148 Mbps down, 11-23 Mbps up, 29-40 ms ping

T-Mobile: no service

AT&T: no service

Verizon: no service

Campground Wi-Fi: none

Amenities:

Garbage dumpsters

National Park!

Visitor center

General store

Restaurant

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Great campground in the heart of Death Valley NP

There are two things I wish about this place: 1) That they had more full hookup sites, and 2) that we’d gotten to stay longer. We originally booked a dry camping spot but were lucky enough to snag a cancellation for a full hookup and I’m so glad we did. I would have stayed here either way, as it’s truly the best place to stay in or near the park. The pull-through sites are incredibly long and every site is large so you’re not cramped against your neighbor, which is appropriate when staying in the largest National Park in the contiguous 48 states. It’s also very convenient to all the “must-see” places in the park. If you need internet while staying here, you must have Starlink. Cellular data was non-existent for any carrier. There is WiFi at the Furnace Creek Ranch. We camped at Furnace Creek in a Motorhome.

Tip for Other Campers: Gas in Stovepipe Wells was quite a bit cheaper than at Furnace Creek and the food was better at the restaurant there, too.

Interactive map:

The campground map:

Death Valley National Park is interesting in that it is mostly below sea level. The campground has an elevation of -190 feet:

Our site:

Death Valley is the hottest and driest national park… so of course it was cool and rainy: