Camper sits on dirt ground outside tent with bicycles nearby.

2 doors with square concrete ground pads on red brick building. 1 reads Men, other is open.

Flat dirt & gravel clearing surrounded by small brown bushes has metal picnic table & fire ring.

Row of small bushes separate road from site. BBQ, fire pit & table close together on dirt ground.

Photos: NPS/K. Moses, NPS/J.Gray · courtesy of National Park Service. Click a photo to enlarge.

Mesquite Spring Campground

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Overview

First-come, first-served campground at an elevation of 1,800 feet, located 2 miles off of the Scotty’s Castle Road below Grapevine Canyon. It is a great base camp for your adventures in the northern parts of Death ValIey National Park. It is surrounded by desert mountains and geological features.

Operator: National Park
Camping types: Tent, RV
Sites: 40 campsites
Fee: From $20 per night (confirm with the operator)
Reservations: No online reservations listed
Phone: 760-786-3200

Amenities

🚻Toilets

💧Potable Water

♻️Dump Station

♿Wheelchair Access

Location

Nearby adventures

Outdoor things to do around Mesquite Spring Campground, shown on the map above. Distances are straight-line from the campground, so driving or walking will be longer; trail details are approximate. Confirm access and conditions with the land manager.

Scenic sights

Mesquite Springs panoramaViewpoint · 0.1 mi from campShow on map
Ubehebe Crater ViewpointViewpoint · 5.8 mi from campShow on map
Tin MountainPeak · 8,927 ft · 7.2 mi from camp
Tin Mountain is an 8,953-foot summit in the Panamint Range in northern Death Valley National Park, California, located north of Teakettle Junction. Wikipedia
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Grapevine PeakPeak · 8,738 ft · 12.0 mi from camp
Grapevine Peak is the highest mountain in the Grapevine Mountains of Nye County in Nevada, United States. Wikipedia
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Cave RockCave · 20.8 mi from camp
Original camp site of miners of the Happy Hooligan Mine. OpenStreetMap
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Trail and sight data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Text marked Wikipedia is from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0, lightly shortened.

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Data sources

National Park Service API — Public domain (U.S. Government work)
OpenStreetMap — ODbL 1.0 — © OpenStreetMap contributors

Listing details come from the sources above and may be out of date. Confirm fees, dates and closures with the operator before you travel.

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