by Press Release | Jul 7, 2022 | Death Valley, Inyo County, Public Safety, Road Conditions
INYO COUNTY – Caltrans would like to remind drivers that the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon will begin on Monday, July 11. The three-day race will see 95 endurance runners traveling 135 miles from the Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America at 282’ below sea...
by Press Release | Jul 3, 2022 | Death Valley, General Misc. Stories, National Park Service, Press Release
DEATH VALLEY, CA – Death Valley National Park’s visitors spent $104 million in surrounding Nevada and California communities in 2021, according to a new National Park Service (NPS) report. The ripple effects of that direct spending boosted the local economy by $135...
by Community Reports/Events | Jun 27, 2022 | Death Valley, Recreation, Sports
Lone Pine, CA: On July 11-13, 2022, AdventureCORPS will present its legendary BADWATER® 135 Ultramarathon, the 135-Mile World Championship. Now in its 45th year, this world-renowned event pits up to 100 of the world’s toughest athletes against one another and...
by Press Release | Jun 22, 2022 | Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Death Valley, National Park Service, Press Release, United States Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife
A photo of Death Valley National Park is one of the winning images from the National Park Foundation’s 2021 Share the Experience photo contest. The Share the Experience photo contest invites amateur photographers to submit their favorite views, moments,...
by Press Release | Jun 15, 2022 | California Highway Patrol, Death Valley, Heat, Inyo County, Inyo County Sheriff's Office, National Park Service, Press Release, Public Safety
DEATH VALLEY, CA – Park visitors found the body of David Kelleher on June 14 in Death Valley National Park. Kelleher appears to have been walking from Zabriskie Point toward Furnace Creek after running out of gas. On the morning of June 8, a park ranger...
by Press Release | Jun 2, 2022 | Death Valley, Inyo County
DEATH VALLEY, CA – Searchers located the body of John McCarry (69, from Long Beach) on June 1 in a remote section of Death Valley National Park. McCarry’s last contact with a family member was a text message sent on May 15 from Olancha, CA, which stated he was heading...
