Most people would last in Death Valley for 1 to 2 days.
In 1 to 2 days you can see the main attractions of Death Valley including Badwater Basin, Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes and Dante's View.
You can also hike in Golden Canyon and also visit the Devil's Golf Course.
In 2 to 3 days you can see most of the major sights of Death Valley including Ubehebe Crater, Scotty's Castle and Zabriskie Point and visit and explore remove areas including a hike to Telescope Peak, Mosiac Canyon and Golden Canyon.
In 4 days you could explore the less traveled hiking trails of Death Valley and also enjoy the solitude of the park.
At least 68 people have died at Death valley National Park between 2007 and 2024.
Death Valley averages around 4 deaths a year and the most deaths at Death Valley occurred in 2019 and 2022.
The main cause of death in Death Valley are single vehicle rollover accidents on Death Valley's parks long and winding roads.
The Death Valley park has extreme conditions that make it so remarkable and also pose a great risk to the visitors.
A few people have actually crossed Death Valley on foot.
The first recorded crossing of Death Valley was by Louis Philippe Loncke in 2015 and Roland Banas later who completed a solo, unsupported crossing of Death Valley in a shorter time.
Both crossings of Death Valley were done off trail and without any assistance.
Hiking Death Valley can be very challenging for some trails and other trails are pretty easy to hike.
Some of the hiking trails at Death Valley are even family friendly and others require some strength, training and willpower to get through.
In Death Valley there are as many as 108 trails which are available for walking, hiking and camping and they have a variety of different difficulty levels which range from easy hiking to challenging hiking.
The trails in Death Valley range from easy and family friendly hikes to strenuous climbs with significant gain in elevation.
Some of the well known trails at Death Valley include Telescope Peak, Golden Canyon and Twenty Mule Team Canyon.
The cost to hike in Death Valley is free although there is an Entrance Fee of $30.00 per vehicle and $25.00 per motorcycle which is valid for 7 days.
You can also buy an annual park pass for $55.00 to enter Death Valley unlimited for a year.
For some activities like back country hiking and camping a permit is also required at Death Valley.
Payments for Entrance Fees and park passes and permits at Death Valley are by debit and credit card or digital payments as cash is not accepted.
Death Valley National Park straddles Eastern California and Nevada and is known for Titus Canyon with a ghost town and colorful rocks.
Death Valley national park is also known for the Badwater Basin's salt flats and North America's lowest point.
Above, Telescope Peak Trail weaves past pine trees.
And north of the spiky salt mounds that are known as the Devil's Golf Course, rattlesnakes live in Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes.
The most famous hiking trail in the US is the Appalachian Trail which spans 2,200 miles long and stretches as far as Georgia to Maine.
The Appalachian Hiking Trail passes through 14 different states and crosses several roads as well as towns and the trail is marked with white blazes and has over 250 sleeping shelters.
The Appalachian Hiking Trail is user friendly and not as complicated to plan as other long distance hiking trails.
Although the northernmost stretch, which is the Hundred Mile Wilderness in Maine is the most challenging logistically.
The Appalachian Hiking Trail is a cultural journey as well as a scenic journey and is one of the Big Three National Scenic Trails which also make up the Triple Crown.
The other two hiking trails are the Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail.
The longest hiking only trail in the US is the Appalachian National Scenic Trail which is also known as the A.T. or Appalachian Trail.
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail measures around 2,190 miles in length and distances and is the only longest hiking footpath in the world.
The other longest trail to hike in the United States is the American Discovery Trail.
The American Discovery Trail crosses through 15 states coast to coast and has a 6,800 mile route.
The American Discovery Trail boasts the longest hiking distance of any trail in the United States.
The American Discovery Trail also has 16 national forests and 14 national parks and stretches 6,800 miles from the Delaware coast to the Pacific Coast.
You can hike, bike and even ride horses on most of the American discovery trail.
Walking or hiking the American discovery trail would take at least 390 days just to cover 5,000 miles of the trail.
To walk or hike the American discovery trail would take around 450 to 500 days depending on how fast you hike or walk.
A lady named Briana DeSanctis, 40 years old set out on January 1st 2022 on the American Discovery Trail and traversed and hiked more than 6,800 miles across the nation and completed her Trek in Feb of 2024 on California's Pacific Coast.
The American Discovery trail starts out and stretches from Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, to Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California.