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Inn Casitas

Located in the shadow of the Oasis Gardens’ date palms, the Inn’s Casitas offer unparalleled privacy and luxury within easy walking distance of the Inn pool.

The Inn at Death Valley

An elegant hideaway since 1927, The Inn at Death Valley is a AAA-rated four-diamond resort that still pampers every guest.

Fiddlers’ Campground

Located adjacent to the Furnace Creek Golf Course and the National Park Service Visitor Center, our RV park is ideally situated for a great stay in Death Valley.


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Restaurants

Inn Pool Café

Featuring sandwiches, wraps, salads, sides, and assorted beverages, the Pool Café is the perfect place to grab a bite without having to stray too far from that perfect spot on the edge of the pool.

Wild Rose Tavern

Whether coming in from the golf course or reloading after a full day in Death Valley National Park, the Wild Rose Tavern has you covered with classic tavern fare!

Ice Cream Parlor

The sweetest outlet at the historic Ranch at Death Valley’s Town Square, the Ice Cream Parlor brings the old-timey soda fountain and ice cream parlor of your youth to Death Valley.

The Last Kind Words Saloon

One of the crown jewels of the 2018 revitalization efforts at the historic Ranch at Death Valley, The Last Kind Words Saloon brings the West of old to Death Valley.

1849 Restaurant

The 1849 Restaurant is located in the middle of the Town Square at the Ranch. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The Inn Dining Room

The Inn Dining Room offers fine dining with stunning views of the desert salt pans and the majestic Panamint Mountains.


Blog Posts

Altitude Shift

Golf is having a moment. The golf industry touted 2020 as the “year of resurgence,” with the National Golf Foundation reporting 24.8 million golfers in the U.S. in 2020—the largest net increase in 17 years, as well as the highest number of new players (6.2 million) on record. The surge in interest hasn’t shown any […]

May The Fourth Be With You

It may look like a galaxy far, far away, but The Oasis at Death Valley is actually right here on Earth! The surreal landscape within a Gold-Tier Dark Sky National Park served as the shooting location for “Tatooine” in the original Star Wars movie and continues to attract fans in search of movie magic.

Discover Death Valley in Bloom

Water is precious in Death Valley, so the bountiful rains the desert experienced this fall and winter are a good omen that wildflowers will be plentiful this season – a phenomena that can be decades in the making. “Reservations are high with anticipation, but many rooms are still available,“ said Rick During, the General Manager […]

5 Death Valley Hikes That Should be on Your Bucket List Now

Adventure awaits: Top hikes during your stay at The Oasis at Death Valley The vast desert landscape of California’s Death Valley National Park holds some of the most breathtaking hikes and scenery that should be on every adventurer’s bucket list. From towering sand dunes to dramatic canyons carved by ancient rivers, Death Valley offers an […]

Family Fun! Death Valley Inspires Awe and Wonder

With plenty of outdoor activities and enriching experiences, The Oasis at Death Valley is perfect for a family getaway. Looking for a family getaway that’s both exhilarating and enriching? Look no further than The Oasis at Death Valley! This unique national park is brimming with outdoor activities and experiences that are perfect for the whole […]

Lake Manly in Death Valley National Park: A Rare Sight to Behold

When you think of Death Valley National Park, you might conjure up images of a lifeless, barren landscape. But did you know that tucked away in this harsh desert environment lies a rare and stunning sight to behold? Lake Manly, located at the heart of the park, offers a unique opportunity to witness the magic […]

How to Spend A Weekend In Death Valley, CA

Death Valley is often thought of as one of the most rugged locations on Earth, but the truth is quite the opposite. From October through April, the park offers surprisingly pleasant temperatures for people wishing to escape the winter cold. And visitors will discover an amazing amount of biodiversity made possible by over 600 ponds […]

Dates and Prickly Pears and Pomegranates, Oh My!

The house-baked date bread served at The Inn Dining Room and available in The Ranch’s General Store has remained a staple at the resort since the 1930s, while guests have happily sipped cooling, date shakes for decades. The Oasis at Death Valley is all about a sense of place. Set in one of the world’s […]

Celebrate Your Special Occasion in Death Valley!

Whether you’re planning a wedding, family reunion, or getaway with friends, why hold your event at some generic big-city hotel when you can bring everyone together at a historic resort in one of the world’s most dramatic natural settings? The fact is that The Oasis at Death Valley can transform special occasions into unforgettable ones. […]

Behind the Scenes with the Historian of the Oasis at Death Valley

It would have been totally understandable if David Woodruff never went back to Death Valley after his first visit at age nine. His family camped over Memorial Day weekend and, not surprisingly, it was pretty darn hot. “My mom was saying, ‘Gosh, if there were only a breath of air, just a bit of a […]

5 Death Valley Hikes That Should Be on Your Bucket List Now

With trails for visitors of all fitness levels, Death Valley National Park is definitely a place to explore on foot. As vast as the park may be (it’s the largest in the Lower 48), Death Valley can become surprisingly intimate when you leave the car behind and power yourself through canyons, up ridgelines, and even […]

Why Basketball Icon Bill Walton Loves The Oasis at Death Valley

Death Valley is fantastic; this is like a dream come true for me. It’s everything I love. I love nature, I love the changing light, I love the desert air here. The rocks, and the water. The spring that feeds this resort is just phenomenal. Even on a chilly November morning, as an early winter […]

Cheers! A Classic Western Bar in Death Valley

With wagon wheel chandeliers and a ceiling made from ornate stamped tin panels, The Last Kind Words Saloon resembles a saloon straight out of a classic Western. Every desert oasis needs a good watering hole. And The Oasis at Death Valley has a watering hole that rivals the very best bars and restaurants in America’s […]

The Inn at Death Valley: A Celebrity Magnet

Imagine being a guest at this hotel in the absolute middle of nowhere and seeing Hollywood royalty. Back in the golden age of Hollywood, the Furnace Creek Inn (the original name for The Inn at Death Valley) became a getaway for celebrities. A day’s drive from Los Angeles and hours from Las Vegas, which in […]

The New Winter Hot Spot in the US: Sun, Warmth & No Rain Almost a Given

The Oasis at Death Valley is Fresh Off of a $100 Million Renaissance Winter cabin fever? Need a warm weather escape? Want to stay in the US? Do something different and fun? Well, there’s a new destination to be discovered that is two hours from Las Vegas, four from Los Angeles and it’s toasty, sees […]

3 Perfect Days: The Oasis at Death Valley

With a little planning, you can catch many of the park’s highlights while leaving yourself enough time to bask in the silence of the desert and pamper yourself at the resort. So here you are, staying for a long weekend at The Oasis at Death Valley, a world-class resort surrounded by Death Valley National Park. […]

Family Fun! Death Valley Inspires Awe and Wonder

With nearby ghost towns, plenty of strange critters, and endless opportunities for good old-fashioned outdoor adventure, Death Valley is a place that inspires wonder. Kids just love Death Valley. With nearby ghost towns, plenty of strange critters, and endless opportunities for good old-fashioned outdoor adventure, Death Valley is a place that inspires wonder. Instead of […]

5 Iconic Sites in Death Valley You Don’t Want to Miss

The largest national park outside of Alaska, Death Valley National Park covers 5,262 square miles, making it bigger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined — and almost the size of Connecticut. Its elevation ranges from nearly 300 feet below sea level to over 11,000 feet at Telescope Peak. There are canyons and dunes and even […]

The Inn at Death Valley: The Great (L.A.) Escape

For tourists looking to experience another side of California, as well as harried Hollywood types and Silicon Beach tech execs trying to unplug for a few days, The Oasis at Death Valley offers a hassle-free escape from L.A. — just an easy half-day road trip away. For all of the unmistakable appeal of Los Angeles […]

The Inn at Death Valley: Desert Dining Dream

The desert has never tasted so good. Dine here and you’ll discover one of the most memorable restaurants at any American national park. Along with marveling at sunrise from Zabriskie Point and visiting North America’s lowest point at Badwater Basin, for many Death Valley visitors no trip is complete without a meal in the beautiful […]

Death Valley Is Made for Celebrations

For both wedding guests and corporate employees, the historic inn offers an unforgettable getaway from the everyday, thanks to the distinctiveness of the landmark hotel itself and the incomparable setting of Death Valley. Whether you’re planning a wedding, a family reunion, or an offsite company retreat, The Oasis at Death Valley turns celebrations and meetings into […]

Digital Detox at The Oasis at Death Valley

Unplug and unwind in this Death Valley National Park Setting As much as they add to our lives, our devices and the internet can also be all-consuming. No surprise, then, that taking a break from the digital world is becoming an increasingly popular trend. With so much to see and do, The Oasis at Death […]

From Vegas to Death Valley

From the clamor and glamour of Las Vegas, with its casinos, high-rise resorts, and crowds, you can escape into the serenity and solitude of Death Valley on only a few gallons of gas. If it sometimes feels like Las Vegas and Death Valley National Park are on separate planets, the reality is that these iconic […]

7 Myths About Death Valley

Maybe it’s the ominous-sounding name, but Death Valley National Park inspires endless myths. What many people don’t realize is that this national park is a kind of desert paradise for much of the year, with ideal temperatures and a stark beauty like nowhere else in the world. Here, we debunk seven common misperceptions: Myth 1: […]

The Oasis at Death Valley: Preserving the Past While Upgrading for the Future

How a historic gem in the middle of the desert was re-born Change doesn’t come quickly in Death Valley National Park. Here, where geological time remains the standard, human impacts are minimal and the landscape is seemingly eternal. So, recent renovations and modernization at The Oasis at Death Valley in California, formerly Furnace Creek Resort, […]

Till Death Valley Do Us Part

As destination weddings continue to surge in popularity, couples are increasingly looking for novel places to get hitched. According to a 2022 study by The Knot, a wedding news and planning website, destination weddings make up roughly 20 percent of all nuptials. Las Vegas, of course, remains a popular spot for saying “I do.” But […]

Mining History at Death Valley

While today’s Death Valley National Park visitors venture to this remote region to marvel at the stark desert beauty and to escape into the silence of the park’s vast expanses, for well over a century prospectors and miners came here in search of treasure. There was, quite literally, gold in them thar hills (as well […]

Discover the Eerie Ghost Towns of Death Valley

When you visit the ghost towns in and around Death Valley National Park, you’ll see little more than the foundations and crumbling walls of buildings constructed more than a century ago. Don’t expect the staged gunfights and cool sarsaparillas of more tourist-oriented ghost towns. Get ready to use your imagination to bring these communities to […]

Death Valley: A Geological Wonder

It’s all about the geology in Death Valley National Park. You don’t come to this sprawling desert park for mountain meadows and waves crashing against the shoreline. There are no towering sequoia trees and, except for the occasional flash flood, rushing rivers are in decidedly short supply. But if lacking many of the attractions that […]

What’s In a Name

Death Valley is not the only name that gives this unique region its color and character. The area’s history is written in its place names — some derived from ancient Native American words, others of more recent vintage and bestowed by miners and early visitors. Here’s a sampling of Death Valley National Park’s most evocative […]

Call of the Wild in Death Valley

Justly famous for its weather extremes, Death Valley National Park hardly seems like a hospitable place for wildlife. A 134˚ F reading in July 1913 earned the valley the dubious honor of the hottest place on Earth, and, with average annual precipitation less than two inches, it’s also considered the driest spot in North America. […]

One Ideal Day at The Oasis at Death Valley

The largest national park outside Alaska, Death Valley National Park in California spreads over 5,000 square miles of desert and mountains. That’s a lot of ground to cover. But during a stay at The Oasis at Death Valley — with its AAA Four Diamond Inn at Inn at Death Valley and family-friendly Ranch at Death […]

How to Photograph Death Valley’s Night Sky Like a Pro

The skies at Death Valley National Park come alive at night with an increasingly rare sight in the country: a sky filled with stars. Designated the largest Dark Sky National Park in the country by the International Dark Sky Association and rated in its highest “Gold Tier” category, Death Valley boasts a black velvet nocturnal […]

Mules and Borax: A Death Valley Legacy

Reminders of the iconic 20 Mule Team, a symbol of Death Valley, remain near The Oasis at Death Valley today. Which Death Valley animals appeared at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904, attended Woodrow Wilson’s 1917 inauguration and the 1937 dedication of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco? If you answered mules — […]

Easy Rider: Death Valley by Motorcycle

Two-wheeling it through this national park is an otherworldly experience I began riding motorcycles as a teenager and, in the years since, I’ve explored 46 of the lower 48 states by motorcycle, took a two-wheel tour of the Alps, wrote a book about exploring America by motorcycle, followed the 1914 path of Erwin ‘Cannon Ball’ […]

Starry, Starry Night

Death Valley, the Largest Dark-Sky Park in the United States, is Center Stage for Stargazing Less than a five-hour drive from Los Angeles, there’s a place where anyone can look up and see the universe the way everyone could 100 years ago. One of the rarest and greatest natural attractions in the United States is […]

How to Beat the Winter Blahs at a Desert Oasis

Amidst the joys of the holiday season, which include quality time with family, gift-giving, and indulging in delicious food, there is often a considerable amount of stress. For many of us, we require a vacation after the holidays to recover. When it comes to finding a place to reconnect and find inner peace, nothing compares […]

Star Wars Filming Locales Pepper Death Valley

They’re Just a Short Drive From The Oasis at Death Valley Whenever guests watch the first Star Wars movie at The Oasis at Death Valley it inevitably launches tales of when the movie’s director, George Lucas, came here in 1977 to transport people to another galaxy with the scenes he shot in the surrounding desert […]

Let the pros guide you at our Furnace Creek Star Party!

Did you know Death Valley National Park has some of the best stargazing on the planet? That’s because Furnace Creek Resort, in partnership with the National Park Service, obtained a “Gold Tier” Dark Sky Park Certification from the International Dark Sky Association. If anyone appreciates the lack of light pollution in the park it’s John […]

Filming In Death Valley

Death Valley National Park has been a popular location to film movies and TV shows over the years. Located about 5 hours from Hollywood, it’s easily accessible to the major studios and provides one of the most unique landscapes in the world. Many popular films have been shot here including the original episode of the […]

Celebrate Star Wars Day at Furnace Creek

  You don’t need to travel to a galaxy far, far away for the ultimate getaway—just head to Furnace Creek Resort in Death Valley. It’s been said that Death Valley National Park is like a whole different planet, apparently  George Lucas agreed. Which is why he chose to film both “Star Wars Episode IV: A […]