Death Valley National Park - Stovepipe Wells Campground

Big Sky & Big Desert

There are two RV Parks at Stovepipe Wells Village. One is run by the National Park Service (NPS) and the other is a private concern run by Xanterra Inc. Both parks are behind the General Store and next to each other. Both are on hard packed dirt/sand with no shade. The private one has full hook ups and are pull through. One registers at the hotel across the street from the General Store and further amenities include the use of the hotel facilities including the swimming pool, showers/bathrooms, ice machine, guest lounge, soda machine and phone. The NPS site has numerous places to camp and is basically dry camping with limited times for generator use and is much cheaper to stay. I saw dumpsters and a small building at this site, but I don't know if there were showers there. Death Valley is an awesome experience; however, come prepared at all levels. Many of the off main road scenic sights have turn around areas for large rigs. I was in a 28' Class A motorhome towing a vehicle and had no problem.