We camped up on the Dante's View road, but south a couple of miles,
where the road splits,
before you hit Dante's View proper.
Off onto a little side road.
It was nice! :o)
best,
JC...

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:19 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote

>
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > RE: Death Valley Camping
> > Camping tip at Furnace Creek
> > If camping at or near Furnace Creek try Texas Springs campground. Very
> > nice, very quiet and less than 1/2 mile from the Furnace Creek complex.
> And
> > much nicer than the camping right at Furnace Creek.
> >
>
> Next time I go, I will likely find somewhere unimproved to camp. Furnace
> Creek, the old campground, it was chock-full. The one across the road from
> the main village of Furnace Creek was similar to a football stadium parking
> lot, but all giant motorhomes in that one. I did see the Texas Springs
> campground from the highway but it was full..
>
> Going to visit a place like Death Valley and ending up parked next to a
> couple of hundred motor homes? Since we're talking Vanagons here, that
> makes little sense to me. Especially when we don't have to stick to smooth
> paved roads with 'semi-truck' topography. Backcountry camping is allowed,
> with some restrictions, anywhere more than 2 miles from a main highway in
> that park.
>
> Wonder how many huge motor homes have gotten stuck, wedged, trapped,
> whatever..trying to negotiate that tight steep road to the Dante's View? I
> bet the Parkies get sick of that, and all the silly drivers telling them
> they should make the road 'better' so they won't get stuck...
>
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