Wadelton: Death Valley National Park Still Welcoming Visitors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2025

Wadelton: Death Valley National Park Still Welcoming Visitors

Inyo County Supervisor Will Wadelton would like to remind the public that, despite the federal  government shutdown, Death Valley National Park is open and accepting visitors.

As was reported during the Board of Supervisors’ November 4 meeting in Tecopa, the park is open  with a skeleton crew cleaning bathrooms and operating campgrounds. These employees are being  paid using last year’s entrance and camping fees that were intended for park projects such as the  rehabilitation work at Scotty’s Castle. The Furnace Creek Visitors Center is also open and staffed,  thanks to a generous donation from the Death Valley Natural History Association (DVNHA) that is also  paying utilities. DVNHA, in turn, was supported with donations from other entities, including Xanterra  (which owns The Oasis at Death Valley) and POWDR (the concessionaire at Stovepipe Wells).

Park employees have also received support from Inyo-Mono Advocates for Community Action and the  Independence Civic Club.

“The generosity being shown to our neighbors in Death Valley is truly remarkable and yet another  reason I’m proud to call the Fifth District my home,” said Supervisor Wadelton. “Fall and winter in  Death Valley National Park are spectacular and I’m glad the visitor center is open to continue serving  the public and educating people on the park’s many wonders. If you haven’t visited the park yet this  year, now is still a wonderful time to do so.”

A great opportunity to visit will come this Tuesday, November 11 when entrance fees to Death Valley  National Park will be waived in honor of Veterans Day.

News Staff