{"id":2662,"date":"2011-11-30T04:15:10","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T04:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2022-09-21T19:33:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T19:33:47","slug":"golden-canyon-hike-death-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.backroadswest.com\/blog\/golden-canyon-hike-death-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Canyon Hike Death Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This is one of our favorite hikes in Death Valley because of all of the colors and endless shapes and contours of the eroded badlands.<\/strong> The hike up Golden Canyon is a popular one because of many reasons.\u00a0 For one, it showcases what Death Valley is all about: stark barren beauty.\u00a0 Two, it is close to Death Valley’s central settlement: Furnace Creek.\u00a0 Three, it is an easy and rewarding hike, even if you simply walk a few hundred feet into the canyon from your vehicle.\u00a0 The bottom line, a visit to Death Valley should include a small or long hike into Golden Canyon, just like a visit to Death Valley should include a stop in Badwater.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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There are a few ways to plan a hike through Golden Canyon.\u00a0 The most popular way is to hike from the entrance to Golden Canyon from the parking lot along Badwater Road.\u00a0 Here, you can hike into the canyon as far as you wish and then turn around and head back to your vehicle.\u00a0 For the more motivated hiker, you can make the complete loop hike up Golden Canyon, across Manly Beacon, skirt by Zabriskie Point, head down Gower Gulch and then back to the Golden Canyon parking lot.\u00a0 Another method is to have someone drop you off at Zabriskie Point, hike down Golden Canyon and have that same someone pick you up at the Golden Canyon parking lot.<\/p>

Getting There<\/h3>

From the junction of S.R. 190 and Badwater Road (near Furnace Creek Inn), go south on Badwater Road for 2.0 miles. Look for the sign and the paved parking area on your left, next to Badwater Road. Turn left into the parking area. There is space for about 15 vehicles.<\/p>

Restrooms are available at the end of the parking area. The trail begins just beyond the parking area and heads directly into the canyon.<\/p>

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Pictures<\/h3>

Below are some pictures of what you will see along the way.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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