California · Camping

Sunset Campground

Sunset CampgroundPhoto: daveynin — CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
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Nov–Mar
best months

Is Sunset Campground open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Death Valley National Park.

As of · Source: NPS · Death Valley National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

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Sunset Campground is a National Park Service campground inside Death Valley National Park in California, about 0.3 miles from the Funeral Canyon hiking route and 0.4 miles from Furnace Creek Campground. The site is wheelchair accessible, and a fee is charged for stays. Winter and early spring are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 67°F with lows near 42°F, while summer highs climb into the 110s. That station sits about 38 feet lower than the campground, so temperatures here run slightly cooler. Furnace Creek Campground and the Corral Horse path are both within half a mile. Gower Gulch Trail and the Badlands Loop are about 3.6 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · Nov–Mar

    Best time to visit Sunset Campground

    Best months: November–March. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      67° / 42°

      2 wet

    2. Feb

      74° / 49°

      3 wet

    3. Mar

      83° / 57°

      2 wet

    4. Apr

      91° / 65°

      1 wet

    5. May

      101° / 75°

      1 wet

    6. Jun

      111° / 84°

      1 wet

    7. Jul

      117° / 91°

      1 wet

    8. Aug

      116° / 89°

      1 wet

    9. Sep

      108° / 79°

      1 wet

    10. Oct

      93° / 64°

      1 wet

    11. Nov

      77° / 51°

      1 wet

    12. Dec

      66° / 41°

      2 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Death Valley Np, CA, 0.3 mi away at -194 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Facts about this campground

Rules & access

Accessibility
Wheelchair accessible

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