BACKCOUNTRY & 4X4

Posted by Last Chance Rand on September 30, 2001 at 23:31:22:

(13 miles Marble Canyon; 18 miles Cottonwood Canyon)

The road begins east of the Stovepipe Wells airstrip and travels up the broad alluvial fan before reaching the canyon mouth. 8 miles in, the road drops into the wash and becomes rocky and rough. One mile past the end of the first narrows, a side road leads up Marble Canyon. Hikers can continue up this canyon beyond road's end to see some of the finest petroglyph-bearing canyon narrows in the park.At the road's end up Cottonwood Canyon is a flowing stream lined with cottonwood trees. Please remember, camping is not permitted within 1/4 mile from any water source in Death Valley National Park. No Camping First 8 Miles.

Difficulty Rating:  2

• Click here for a map of the area by "Topozone"
• Click here to download a hi-res PDFmap of Cottonwood Canyon - MAP 1 - East (1.9 MB)
• Click here to download a hi-res PDFmap of the Cottonwood Canyon - MAP 1 - West (5.1 MB)
• Click here to download a Garmin MapSource .MPS file with tracks (ZIP file)

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