BackRoadsWest presents: Death Valley

From the South and the Riverside or San Diego (or anywhere else in Southeastern California)
Directions from near the Cajon Pass (north of San Bernardino):

To the South or Furnace Creek: 

  • Take Interstate 15 North through the Cajon Pass for 121 miles until the town of Baker
  • Take State Hwy. 127 North to Death Valley
  • Continue on Hwy. 127 for 57 miles to the town of Shoshone or, you can take a dirt road into Southern Death Valley.  Look for the dirt road on the left, 30 miles from Baker.
  • 2 miles past Shoshone, turn left onto State Hwy.127.  This will take you over Jubilee Pass into the Southern Death Valley on pavement.  Note that the road loses its Hwy. 127 designation after entering the National Park
  • From Shoshone on pavement, Furnace Creek is another 71 miles.

Total distance from the junction of the I-15 and I-215 in Cajon Pass to Furnace Creek via Baker is 239 miles.

Be sure to take along a good map to verify your route! 
We recommend a AAA map of California or San Bernardino County. 



June 2005 Version
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