The Inn At Death Valley – Inside The Park

“Hard to find, but great location and amenities”

The benefits of Fiddlers campground are its a great location. It’s easy walking distance to the visitor center, its park Ranger led programs, restaurants, museum, ice cream parlor, gift shop, general store, and the pool. This pool is fantastic as it’s fed by a natural hot spring and stays about 87 … more

The benefits of Fiddlers campground are its a great location. It’s easy walking distance to the visitor center, its park Ranger led programs, restaurants, museum, ice cream parlor, gift shop, general store, and the pool. This pool is fantastic as it’s fed by a natural hot spring and stays about 87 degrees year round. Campground Difficulties are numerous. First, it is very hard to find as there is no sign on the road ( rt 190) to tell you where it is. You must look for the sign for the golf course and turn there to access the campground which is next to the golf course and behind the gas station. Then, after you make the turn for the golf course, the fiddlers campground sign ( there is only 1 sign) will appear. It’s very small and not lit at night. Second, although there is no sign indicating where you check in for your site, we learned from asking around , that check-in for the campground is the same place as check in for the Furnace Creek Ranch hotel although no sign will tell you this. Beware, it is VERY difficult to park a large rig in front of the Furnace Creek Ranch hotel’s guest service building where you check in. So, I would recommend parking on a wide strip of road shoulder between the gas station and the guest service building for Furnace Creek Ranch. If that doesn’t work, make the turn for the golf course and park in the gas station. Both of these options will require you to walk to the guest service building to check in. It’s not a far walk. But, trying to drive a rig to the building can cause issues as roads there are narrow. The sites are all dry meaning no electricity, water or sewer , gravel, level, are clearly marked, and the staff are friendly when they come by once a day to verify site occupancy. Some , but not all sites, have a picnic table. We saw people “ borrowing “ tables from other sites and then returned them on their check out day. There is a common fire pit in the center of the campground for fires. Individual sites do not have fire pits. Dumpsters are handy. There are no shade structures. There is no cell coverage in the area making WiFi your only choice. However, the campground doesn’t have WiFi, but WiFi can be accessed at the visitor center or anywhere on the Furnace Creek Ranch buildings, restaurants, etc. The best camp sites back up to the trees separating the campground from the golf course and provide a nice wind break and some shade. Because of its location and access to the pool, I would stay here again, especially now that I know how to find it and check in.

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