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Camp amid Moving Mountains
Centrally located in the park, Stovepipe Wells is the home to the most photographed sand dunes in the world, and is within hiking distance of Keane Wonder Mine and Mill. You'll also be a quick drive from two must-see ghost towns, Leadfield, California, and Rhyolite, Nevada.

Test Your Mettle by Pedal
Aguereberry Point, high in the Panamint Mountains, delivers a knock-your-socks-off panorama of all of Death Valley: Furnace Creek and Devil's Golf course, framed by the snowcapped peaks of the Sierra Nevadas behind them. You can get there on mountain bike via a 13-mile loop that begins roughly 20 miles south of Stovepipe Wells. The ascent is sharp and steep, and the descent calls for good bike-handling skill. Except for the occasional"washboard," the road is in good shape.

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Drive Scenic Butte Valley
Death Valley's more than 350 miles of unpaved roads gain access to wilderness hiking, camping, scenery, and historical sites. To negotiate the roughest roads, you'll need a four-wheel-drive vehicle, but most byways require nothing more than a sturdy car with high clearance. The following picturesque car trips can take you into no-man's land and beyond. . .and with AC. If you have a 4x4, drive the 21 miles to Butte Valley via Warm Springs. If not, then try the 10-mile drive to Johnson Canyon, or the trail to Racetrack/Teakettle Junction.

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