Death Valley has only three places with RV hookups inside the park: the NPS campground at Furnace Creek, the Ohyü RV Park at Stovepipe Wells, and Panamint Springs Resort. Everything else is dry camping, some of it with room for the biggest rigs. Furnace Creek's hookup sites are often booked six months ahead, so for an October-to-April trip, book hookups first and plan the rest around them.
RV options at a glance
| Where | Run by | Hookups | Sites | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furnace Creek Campground | NPS | Full, 30/50 amp | 18 of 136 | Recreation.gov, Oct 15–Apr 15 |
| Ohyü RV Park, Stovepipe Wells | Stovepipe Wells Village | Full, 30/50 amp | 14 | Online or 888-328-4144 |
| Panamint Springs Resort | Private | Full (30/50 amp) and dry | — | Resort website |
| Fiddlers' Campground, The Ranch | The Oasis at Death Valley | None | 31 | Resort |
| Sunset Campground | NPS | None | 230 | First come, first served |
| Shoshone RV Park (outside the park) | Shoshone Village | Full | 25 | Online or by phone |
Full hookups inside the park
Furnace Creek Campground
The park's own hookup sites: 18 full-hookup sites with 30 and 50 amp electric, water and sewer, $44 a night. Senior and Access pass holders get half off the $30 site fee but not the $14 utility fee. From October 15 to April 15 they're reservable on Recreation.gov up to six months ahead and often book out the day they open. Your rig and tow vehicle must fit the site's total driveway length. No EV charging. Details: Furnace Creek Campground.
Ohyü RV Park, Stovepipe Wells
Run by Stovepipe Wells Village, next to the NPS Stovepipe Wells Campground:
- 14 full-hookup sites with 30/50 amp electric, water and sewer. Sites fit a trailer with tow vehicle of 40 feet; some are pull-through.
- Senior and Access pass holders get 50% off the RV site: enter "Golden Age" or "Access Pass" in the promo code field when booking.
- Guests get the pool (key from the front desk), showers, restrooms, the general store and the restaurant and bar.
- No propane or diesel on site.
- 14-night maximum stay, two vehicles per space (a trailer counts as one), quiet hours 9 p.m. to 8 a.m., check-out by 11 a.m.
- The park entrance fee is separate: pay it at the Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station.
Panamint Springs Resort
Privately owned, inside the park, with full-hookup RV sites (30/50 amp), dry RV sites, tent sites and tent cabins. Showers are included with every campsite and tent cabin. Check site counts and current rates on the resort's website when you book.
Dry camping for big rigs
The NPS campgrounds without hookups are cheaper and easier to get into, but length limits vary a lot:
| Campground | RV length | Trailer length | Generators | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset | No restriction on the park's camping page (NPS data: 60 ft) | 50 ft | 7 a.m.–9 p.m. | $18 |
| Stovepipe Wells | No limit (narrow, short sites) | — | 7 a.m.–7 p.m. | $18 |
| Texas Springs | 35 ft | 25 ft | None allowed | $20 |
| Mesquite Spring | 35 ft | — | 7 a.m.–7 p.m. | $20 |
| Wildrose | 25 ft total on the road up | 10 ft | 7 a.m.–7 p.m. | Free |
Sunset is the big-rig choice: a large gravel campground across from the Furnace Creek Visitor Center that rarely fills, with water and flush toilets in season. It's seasonal; in 2026 the park scheduled it to open in mid to late November. Sunset, Texas Springs and Stovepipe Wells are paid by card at the fee machine.
Fiddlers' Campground at The Ranch
A new private campground at The Ranch at Death Valley in Furnace Creek, opened October 16, 2026, with 31 sites and no hookups at all. Large back-in and pull-through sites are 45 by 12 feet, small back-in and parallel sites 24 by 12. It has no dump station; use Furnace Creek, or Sunset and Texas Springs once they open for the season (mid to late November in 2026). Showers are at The Ranch's spring-fed pool next door. Eight guests and one vehicle per site (tow cars can park in the Ranch or golf course lot), quiet hours 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., though generators may run at night.
Dump stations
- Year-round: Furnace Creek Campground, Mesquite Spring Campground.
- In season: Sunset, Texas Springs and Stovepipe Wells campgrounds.
- None at Fiddlers' Campground or at the free high campgrounds (Wildrose, Thorndike, Mahogany Flat).
Waste water, dishwater included, must go into a dump station in every park campground.
Just outside the park: Shoshone
Shoshone RV Park, in the village of Shoshone at the southeastern edge of Death Valley, has 25 full-hookup sites next to a natural warm spring pool, plus a laundromat, restrooms and showers. Check-in runs from 1 to 9 p.m.; guests arriving late may not be accommodated that night, so call ahead.
Before you drive in
- Summer is brutal for RVs and their occupants. From mid-April to mid-October only Furnace Creek (41 first-come sites) and Mesquite Spring stay open on the low ground, and nights can stay above 90°F.
- The roads to Thorndike, Mahogany Flat and the remote primitive campgrounds need high clearance and often 4x4, with a 25-foot limit to Thorndike and Mahogany Flat: not a trip for most motorhomes or trailers.
- Every vehicle needs the $30 entrance fee or an America the Beautiful pass.
- Free roadside camping is allowed on many dirt roads at least a mile from pavement, but not on the valley floor from Ashford Mill to 2 miles north of Stovepipe Wells. See Death Valley camping and our boondocking guide.
