Free Camping Collection
Established Camping
Emigrant Campground
About This Campground
National Park Service
Death Valley National Park
NOTE: No fires or charcoal grills allowed at this campground. Camp stoves are okay.
First come / first served tent only campground with no additional fee. Located next to CA 190 at 2100' feet in elevation. Emigrant campground overlooks the Cottonwood Mountains which is a part of the Panamint…
Fee Info
No fee to camp, but you must pay an entry fee to the park.
Reservation Info
Fires and charcoal grills are prohibited. Pets must be on a leash and attended to. Limits: 30 days. No holding or reserving sites. 1 recreational vehicle w/ tow, 2 cars, or 4 motorcylces. 8 people per site.
Location
Emigrant Campground is located in California
Directions
40 min from the Furnace Creek Visitor Center. From the visitor center, turn left on CA190 and drive west past Stovepipe Wells. Emigrant Campground is 10 miles southwest of Stovepipe Wells.
Coordinates
36.49648907 N
117.22763075 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
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Site Types
- Tent Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Tent Cabin
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Reservable
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Pets
- Fires

beautiful peaceful spot to escape the heat
limited sites, each with a picnic table, access to water and flush toilet. very nice spot and the higher elevation provides cooler temperature.
Great tent site
Campsite is at 2000 feet so cooler than bottom and way less crowded. Good biking up side roads.
1st come 1st serve w/ many pros
Am finding out that no free campground is con-free, but this one is great for the fact there are flushing toliets just across the street, there is a water source at the 10 spot campsite, garbage bins that are emptied regularly, and the people who fill up these spots daily seemed to all be courteous…
Location
Emigrant Campground is located in California
Directions
40 min from the Furnace Creek Visitor Center. From the visitor center, turn left on CA190 and drive west past Stovepipe Wells. Emigrant Campground is 10 miles southwest of Stovepipe Wells.
Coordinates
36.49648907 N
117.22763075 W