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__ Recreational Activities __
Visitor Center- Located in Furnance Creek. It has a bookstore, auditorium for orientations, and exhibits that talk about the history of Death valley. There is also a Visitors center at Scotty's castle. Scotty's castle- A guided tour that shows you the castle Borax Museum- A museum that is located in Furnance Creek Ranch. There you can start your own mineral collection and leanrn about the history of Borax. Tours

= Winter: =

Skiing Snowshoeing Sledding Tobogganing

= Summer: =

Hiking Backpacking Camping Biking- Bikes are only allowed on roadsand paths that are designated for bikes. Childeren under 16 must wear a helmet. Bird watching Hitchhiking- allowed anywhere in the park as long as the person is off the roads. Hang gliding Paragliders Backcountry camping- this type of camping is not allowed on the roadside or in the wilderness. The group size is not to exceed 15 persons and animals and 6 vehicles. Must have permit. Backcountry camping is allowed more than 2 miles from any paved road and developed area. Hunting- there is no hunting allowed in the park area but there is hunting allowed outside the park. Backcountry camping

Backcountry Camping is a nice this to do in the summer time. There is plenty of mountain and desert terrain along with acres of wilderness and dirt roads that are great for hiking and scouting. While out in the backcountry there are three things you should remember.

1. Water. Water is very important for the body to function.Many of the springs in Death Valley you come across you don't want to drink. If it is a salt flat the water that is there has lots of salt in it and will dry up the water in your body. It would be Ideal to bring a canteen or two fulled with drinkable water.

2. Watch out for dangerous areas. When hiking or climbing a mountain in the winter there can be ice sheets and snow. Be careful where you step and make sure you bring special equipment to deal with these situations incase they come up. It is also important you do not go in any mineshafts that you are not allowed to. This is because there could be gas pockets or poor air quality caught in the mines or the mine could just collapse without warning. Remember they are abandoned for a reason.

3. Stay on the trails. If you wander away from a trail you could get turned around in the wilderness and get lost. There are acres upon acres of wilderness and there are not enough people or time to search for a few people out there. Those few people are like a needle in a hay stack. Nearly impossible to find. Don't forget a map.