by Press Release | Oct 13, 2022 | CalTrans, Death Valley, Inyo County, Road Conditions
INYO COUNTY – Caltrans reopened a section of State Route 190 last night, nearly a month after it was closed due to flash floods and debris flows. The closure between Dirty Socks Hot Spring and Darwin Road on SR 190 has been lifted, and vehicles can now access the...
by Press Release | Oct 12, 2022 | Death Valley, Inyo County, National Park Service, Recreation
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – As temperatures cool, Death Valley National Park is opening campgrounds. The National Park Service (NPS) and Caltrans are making progress reopening flood-damaged roads. Free permits will be required for overnight camping along the park’s...
by Press Release | Sep 29, 2022 | CalTrans, Death Valley, Inyo County, National Park Service, Road Conditions
First Section of Highway to Reopen by October 12 INYO COUNTY — Caltrans is anticipating it will reopen State Route 190 from its current set of closures in two phases beginning on October 12. The highway was closed following two late-summer storms on September 10 and...
by Press Release | Sep 29, 2022 | Death Valley, Inyo County, National Park Service, Nature, Press Release, US Fish and Wildlife
AMARGOSA VALLEY, Nevada – Agency biologists are excited to report increased numbers of one of the world’s rarest fishes. Scientists counted 263 Devils Hole pupfish, which is the most they’ve observed in 19 years. This count came on the heels of a magnitude 7.6...
by Press Release | Sep 22, 2022 | Death Valley, National Park Service, Nature, Press Release
DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – In a surprising quirk of geology, Monday’s magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Mexico triggered four-foot-tall waves in Devils Hole, located in Death Valley National Park. Video footage of the “desert tsunami” is available on the Park’s website...
