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Furnace Creek Campground: how hard is it to reserve?
Death Valley National Park · National Park Service · Death Valley, CA
As of Oct 10, 2026, 84% of Friday and Saturday site-nights at Furnace Creek Campground over the next 90 days are already reserved, compared with 60% of weeknights. Weekends are much harder than weekdays here — shifting a trip to Sunday–Thursday is the easiest way to get a site. In the next 30 days, 25 of 30 dates have at least one open site (1,379 open site-nights in total; 3,613 over 90 days).
Upcoming weekends
| Weekend (Fri–Sat) | Booked | Open sites Fri | Open sites Sat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | 71% | 37 | 37 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 62% | 51 | 46 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 68% | 44 | 37 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | 97% | 4 | 3 |
| Nov 13, 2026 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20, 2026 | 94% | 16 | 0 |
Snapshot history
| Snapshot date | Score | Weekends booked | Weeknights booked | Open dates 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2026 | 64 | 84% | 60% | 25 |
About Furnace Creek Campground
- 129 campsites (129 listed in availability data)
- $30–$60 per night
- Recreation.gov rating 4.4/5 from 2,554 reviews
- Equipment: Tent, RV, Trailer, Pickup Camper, Fifth Wheel, Pop up
- Activities: Visitor Center, Hiking, Camping, Historic & Cultural Site, Birding, Biking, Guided Interpretive Walks, Interpretive Programs, Photography, Star Gazing
Furnace Creek Campground is the only NPS campground in the park that is reservable. All other NPS campgrounds operate on a first-come, first-serve basis. PLEASE NOTE: The actual availability of any first-come, first served-sites (FF) IS NOT reflected on the Recreation.gov website in real time. Advance reservations are highly recommended for Furnace Creek Campground during the reservation window (October 15 - April 15). First-come, first-served sites (FF) at Furnace Creek Campground are rare and fill quickly on weekends, around holidays, and in days preceding and just after the reservation seas…
Description excerpt from Recreation.gov.
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Other campgrounds in Death Valley National Park
| Campground | Difficulty | Weekends booked | Open dates (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death Valley Backcountry Roadside Camping Death Valley National Park | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
Nearby campgrounds
| Campground | State | Difficulty | Weekends booked | Open dates (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcwilliams Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters | NV | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Hilltop Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters | NV | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Fletcher View Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Headquarters | NV | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Lone Pine Inyo National Forest | CA | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Whitney Portal Inyo National Forest | CA | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |
| Grays Meadows Inyo National Forest | CA | Not measured yet | n/a | n/a |