RV Rentals and Death Valley Scenic Byway
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California
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RV rentals are not just for summer vacations anymore! A perfect destination to take your RV rental, Death Valley Scenic Byway passes through Death Valley National Park from its west entrance on Highway 190 to the east edge of the park. Although a drive through the Death Valley Scenic Byway is a site to behold at any time during the year, weather conditions often make this trip most comfortable in the winter and spring when temperatures range from the middle 60s to low 80s. The temperatures in the summer can easily exceed 115 degrees, which will make the trip a little more challenging.
The many different characteristics and features of Death Valley make it a truly unique stop for RV rentals to explore:
Dante’s View
Dante’s View will offer you an incredible panoramic view of Death Valley’s unique landscape. This peak in the Black Mountains will allow to you see the massive valley before you to the west, all the way to Telescope Peak. The lowest point on the continent-Badwater is below the peak at 282 feet below sea level. You will also have the opportunity to see one of the most unusual terrain. Jagged spikes of crystalline salt create irregular geometric patterns on the valley floor, which can be best captured in their entirety from Dante’s View.
Devil’s Golf Course
A favorite stop for RV rentals is the Devil’s Golf course. The name of this sharp, jagged terrain came about from a 1934 travel guidebook of the area which said “only the devil could play golf on such a surface.” From a distance, this area appears flat and brown with patches of white dirt. However, upon closer examination you will be taken aback by the actual brown patches, which are jagged spikes and crevices of crystalline salt, some nearly two feet tall!
Artist Drive
The name of this area is self-explanatory, as RV rentals approach this magnificent view. You will be able to catch a glimpse of the fascinating colors from the highway through the Black Mountains. Whether you have visited many times before or are taking in its beauty for the first time, the rainbow of reds, golds, lavenders, and greens will leave you speechless. The colored landscape is actually chemically altered ash deposits from volcanoes that erupted millions of years ago.
Attractions
Death Valley Scenic Byway also passes through several cities for you and your crew aboard RV rentals.
Cities:
Darwin - Darwin, in the 1870's, was a thriving mining town. Now, however, the historical city has but a few residences, a post office, and a phone booth.
Furnace Creek - Many RV rentals stop by Furnace Creek, which is the main visitors service area in the park along the byway and home to the Furnace Creek Visitor Center. This is a great place for information about nearby visitor services and about the remainder of the park.
Stovepipe Wells Village - Be sure to stop here for anything you may need. This little village will be a welcome rest from a long drive through the desert.
Rhyolite Ghost Town - Once the largest town in the Death Valley area during the mining boom of the early 1900s, Rhyolite now boasts a house built completely of bottles, a train depot, jail, two-story schoolhouse, and the ruins of a three story bank building.
Many visitors in RV rentals have tried to capture Death Valley's outstanding beauty through words and pictures, but to truly experience its magnificent aura, you must travel there for yourself. At first, the valley may appear desolate, but you will soon be inspired by its rare and extraordinary landscapes and rugged, natural beauty.
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