This popular park's extreme conditions pose life-threatening risks, even if you're in the relative comfort of your car.

The United States is filled with mountains and valleys, from thousands of feet above sea level to hundreds of feet ...

Throughout the year, the sand dunes remain one of the most popular stops in Death Valley National Park. It's not uncommon to ...

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Perched on a chair atop the camper van he calls home, Zack Wilfley gazed at a swarm of visitors quickly throwing off their shoes to wade in Badwater Basin’s flooded salt flat. The part-time poet ...

The storms gave the park a total of 4.9 inches over the past six months. Badwater Basin, a salt flat at 282 feet below sea level, lies at the end of the Amargosa River that flows out of Nevada.

This is the most demanding and extreme race on Earth The start line is at Badwater Basin in Death Valley, 280’ (85m) below sea level and the race ends at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to the Mr ...

FILE - People wade into water at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. The basin, normally a salt flat, has filled from rain over the previous few months.