What do you wear to Death Valley in the winter?

Death Valley is obviously a unique case. For winter in Rocky Mountain, plan to have a fleece and/or down jacket, gloves, a warm beanie, neck warmer or scarf. Rocky Mountain is also a very windy park so a windproof jacket would help a lot! You might even want to consider fleece or insulated pants.



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SPRING. It is the most popular time to visit Death Valley. Besides warm and sunny days, the possibility of spring wildflowers is a big attraction. If the previous winter brought rain, the desert can put on an impressive floral display, usually peaking in late March to early April.

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You will indeed find snow on Telescope Peak and surrounding mountains, but not on the valley floor where you're likely to spend the majority of your time in Death Valley in winter. Death Valley in February is ideal for scenic driving!

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Essentials To Bring To Death Valley:
  1. Sun Hat:
  2. Water Bottle:
  3. Water Jug:
  4. Day Pack:
  5. Hiking Shoes:
  6. Hiking Socks:
  7. Sweat Wicking Shirts:
  8. Mid Layer:


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9 things I wish I'd known before visiting Death Valley
  1. Death Valley is big. ...
  2. Death Valley is really, really hot. ...
  3. Stay in, or near Death Valley Park. ...
  4. Take a real, old-fashioned paper map. ...
  5. Take a hat or your brain will cook. ...
  6. Take A LOT of water and your own food. ...
  7. Allow time for Rhyolite ghost town. ...
  8. Get someone else to drive.


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Death Valley Can Also Be Cold It's true that, on most nights, the temperature doesn't go below 85°F or so. But in the winter and at night, Death Valley can reach temperatures of 15°F or -10°C or so.

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That hot, dry air in Death Valley National can have a pretty big impact on your vehicle's performance. You'll even see signs in a few areas of the park advising drivers to turn off the car's air conditioner so that it doesn't overheat.

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Wernerius inyoensis lives throughout the Inyo Mountains of Death Valley National Park in the southwestern North America, eastern California just like many scorpion species discovered around the year 2009. The species is small compared to most North American species of scorpions being 16.4 to 17 millimeters in length.

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Joshua Tree has probably the best weather conditions year round compared to Death Valley. If you want to see the desert wildflower bloom, visit in early spring (March-April). And even though Joshua Tree will often top 100 degrees in the summer, it is nothing like the average of 116 degrees Death Valley gets.

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GPS Navigation to remote locations like Death Valley National Park are notoriously unreliable. Numerous travelers have been directed to the wrong location and dead-end or closed roads by following incorrect GPS information. Travelers should always carry up-to-date road maps to check the accuracy of GPS directions.

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Avoiding the Crowds Visitors tend to avoid the summer and crowd Death Valley on weekends and school holidays the rest of the year, especially in the spring. December and January are the quietest months (with the exception of Christmas week and Martin Luther King, Jr., Day weekend).

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Death Valley With seven deaths recorded due to environmental exposure, however, weather is a distant second to motor vehicle crashes, which accounted for 14 deaths over 10 years; many occurred on CA 190, which traverses the park. Also on the list: four deaths from falls and one from drowning.

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Having just 2-3 days in Death Valley is more than enough time to see many of the top sights. You can reach Death Valley pretty easily from either Las Vegas (where I visited from) or Los Angeles. From Las Vegas to Death Valley, it's a two-hour drive on either US-95 through Beatty or NV-160 and CA-190 through Pahrump.

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