BackRoadsWest presents: Death Valley

From the East or Las Vegas: 

To the South or Furnace Creek:

  • From the junction of Interstate 15 and Tropicana Avenue in Las Vegas, go south on I-15
  • After approx. 2 miles, exit I-15 onto State Route 160 and head toward Pahrump and Death Valley
  • Stay on S.R. 160 for 66 miles through Pahrump.  Check your fuel level - you may want to fuel up in Pahrump
  • 14 miles past Pahrump and the intersection with State Hwy 372, turn left toward Ash Meadows.
  • You will enter the small town of Death Valley Junction.  Turn right onto State Hwy. 127, then turn left onto State Hwy. 190 toward Death Valley.  Furnace Creek is another 30 miles.

Total distance from Las Vegas to Furnace Creek via Pahrump is 121 miles.

To the North or Stovepipe Wells:

  • From the junction of Interstate 15 and U.S. Hwy. 95, go north on Hwy. 95
  • Continue on Hwy. 95 for 116 miles to Beatty
  • In the center of Beatty, turn left on State Hwy. 374 to Death Valley
  • After 20 miles and going over Daylight Pass, make sure to bear right toward Stovepipe Wells and not Furnace Creek
  • At the bottom of the hill, turn left at the stop sign, then turn right onto State Hwy. 190 to Stovepipe Wells
  • Stovepipe Wells is 9 miles.

Total distance from Las Vegas to Stovepipe Wells via Beatty is 149 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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