Wilderness area

Death Valley Wilderness

Death Valley Wilderness is a 3,190,455-acre wilderness area in Inyo County, Nevada. It rises from about 2,302 to 8,722 ft. The nearest town is Amargosa Valley, 4.7 miles away in a straight line.

Death Valley Wilderness map

Death Valley Wilderness boundary from USGS PAD-US or the managing agency, simplified for display. Not for navigation or legal boundaries.

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Fire restrictions

Fire restriction orders for this unit are not tracked here yet. Restrictions change with the season, so check the current orders before any campfire, stove or target shooting.

Nevada Fire Info, BLM Nevada's interagency fire site, keeps the Nevada fire restrictions map and signed orders for every fire zone, and a Nevada fire map of active fires.

Common questions

The maximum group size at Death Valley Wilderness is 12.
Campfires are prohibited.
Amargosa Valley, NV is the nearest town, 4.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance).
The highest ground in Death Valley Wilderness is about 8,722 ft, and its lowest about 2,302 ft (USGS 3DEP elevation model). Its highest named summit is Grapevine Peak, about 8,722 ft.

Who manages Death Valley Wilderness

Agency Acres Permit Group size Stay limit Office
National Park Service 3,190,455 Not on record 12 Not on record Death Valley National Park, 760-786-3208

Getting to Death Valley Wilderness

  • Amargosa Valley, NV is the nearest town, 4.7 miles in a straight line from the boundary (not a driving distance). (US Census places, accessed 2026-09-25)
  • Access roads named on the area's wilderness.net page: Highway 367.

Position, roads and vehicle notes: wilderness.net page for Death Valley Wilderness, accessed 2026-09-25. Roads and conditions change; check with the managing office before driving in.

Named summits, canyons, and springs in Death Valley Wilderness

  • Grapevine Peak summit about 8,722 ft
  • Wahguyhe Peak summit about 8,600 ft
  • Phinney Canyon canyon
  • Alkali Spring spring
  • Cave Rock Spring spring

Features whose official location is inside the boundary, from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, accessed 2026-09-25. Summit elevations measured on the USGS 3DEP elevation model, which can read a few feet under a surveyed summit height.

Public lands next to Death Valley Wilderness

Measured between the units' boundaries as mapped in USGS PAD-US. Distances are straight line, not driving.

Other wilderness areas in Nevada

Nevada wilderness areas