Death Valley National Park is much better than expected. The maps show where things are. There are signs. We got a relatively early start and headed down to the park. We stopped in Stove Pipe and then headed to Devil's Golf Course and Bad Water. We continued on for 12 miles thinking we were on a different road. Backtracked and went to Artists Drive, lunch at Furnace Creek, and finally to Zabriskie Point. Great day, lots of photos. We saw a high temperature of 102 in the park, up in the campground it went to about 81. Finished the day off with ice cream!

Geni: Like Yosemite, it took a while to actually get into the Death Valley park. We camp outside the park, but even so, it takes about two hours to get to where you want to be. Staying inside the park grounds would shorten the time, but both parks are not road friendly to big campers. So, it is a lot of driving (about 300 miles in all - back and forth to campground). But we liked Death Valley, which surprised us. The towns and the turnouts were few and far between, but there were some campgrounds, small hotels, a golf course (real one!), gas even, and places to eat. The views, again, were spectacular.