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Death Valley National Park

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Address: PO Box 579
Death Valley, CA 92328
Phone: 760-786-3200;
Fax: 760-786-3283;
Web: www.nps.gov/deva/
Size: 3,372,402 acres.
Established: Proclaimed on February 11, 1933. Designated a Biosphere Reserve in 1984. Name changed from Death Valley National Monument on October 31, 1994.
Location: In eastern California and southern Nevada. US 395 passes west of Death Valley and connects with CA 178 and CA 190 to the park. US 95 passes east and connects with NV 267, 374, and 373 to the park. I-15 passes southeast and connects with CA 127.
Facilities: Campgrounds (é), picnic area, rest rooms (é), lodges, groceries, restaurant/snacks, bicycle trail, bathhouse, visitor centers (é), museums/exhibits, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities: Camping, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, auto touring, swimming, interpretive programs.
Special Features: Death Valley is the largest national park unit outside of Alaska and includes more than 3 million acres of wilderness area. This large desert, nearly surrounded by high mountains, contains the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. The area includes Scotty's Castle, the grandiose home of a famous prospector, and other remnants of gold and borax mining.

See other parks in California.

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In a three-month period, Hoover set aside a second Grand Canyon National Monument, White Sands National Monument, Death Valley National Monument, Saguaro National Monument and Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument, the last three of which have subsequently been converted into national parks.

Land as legacy: 20th century American presidents left land as their ... by Ogden, Laura / Parks & Recreation

At Death Valley National Monument Park Ranger Charlie Callagan said the wet winter could yield the best desert wildflower display in 50 years.

WILDFLOWERS ARE PUTTING ON AN EARLY SHOW BEAUTIFUL BLOSSOMS A RESULT ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

will soon be implementing wireless remote monitoring and reporting of water levels in Devil's Hole, an area of Death Valley National Monument located in Nevada.

New satellite telemetry to enhance monitoring of endangered desert ... by Business Wire

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