Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station (10ft Elevation)) — Attraction in Beatty

This place was a life saver. Seriously. We were almost out of gas thinking we could make it through. The heat was intense and we had to run with the heat on and windows open several times to prevent the car from overheating. Was touch and go for a while. It wasn't the basin, it was the elevations that got us, having to push uphill was the worse. The Ranger station had a gas station and store for cold drinks and restrooms. There were also maps that were useful that showed the smaller roads and gave better descriptions then the generic ones. ...

Stop here to pay your entrance fee for the park. No ranger but machine takes cash or card. Then stop at the visitor centre to get a free map from the ranger there. Once you have your ticket you need to put it on the front dash BUT the very nice ranger at the visitor centre will give you some sellotape to stop it blowing away!! We nearly lost ours to the wind when we opened all the doors to get...

Strangely Death Valley National Park does not have a staffed western entry kiosk. You have to pay entrance fee either here or at furnace Creek. There is also an automatic payment machine when the ranger station is closed. It's the honor system.

It's not a full ranger station, only one room. The rangers are very helpful. There are small selection of...