Back Country Camping in Death Valley National Park: Hikes to Canyons

After several days at Mesquite Springs campground, where we dropped the camper and drove to several places for hikes, we drove a few miles up Death Valley Road to a wide spot where we could do "backcountry" camping.  We had tried to get up other roads to do this, but were unsuccessful. 

One might not think of our spot as being a good camping spot, but it actually was.  We had six or seven cars per day pass on the road, and for the rest of the time it was ours.

We stayed several days.  In that time, what we did was explore canyons that were within a mile.  It was a lot of fun because we didn't know what to expect, there were no hiking trails, and we were all by ourselves.  We had a blast.

Here is our "site:"

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Here are some photos of our hikes: