Death Valley National Park | Red Canyon State Park

Death Valley National Park | Red Canyon State Park

Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest national park in the United States, located in Death Valley, largely in southwestern California, though a small portion extends into Nevada’s Bullfrog Hills. It is also the largest national park in the 48 conterminous U.S. states. Much of its northeastern border is the Nevada state line, and Inyo National Forest and the Inyo Mountains border it to the west. The Panamint Valley and the Slate Range lie to the southwest, and the U.S. Army’s Fort Irwin and the National Training Center adjoin it to the south. The Amargosa River and the Greenwater Range constitute parts of the southeastern border. Death Valley was designated a national monument in 1933 and made a national park in 1994. Today’s park covers some 5,270 square miles (13,650 square km), considerably more area than the original national monument.

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Red Rock Canyon State Park features scenic desert cliffs, buttes and spectacular rock formations. The park is located where the southernmost tip of the Sierra Nevada converge with the El Paso Range. Each tributary canyon is unique, with dramatic shapes and vivid colors.

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