Death Valley National Park offers day hiking trails as well as backcountry hiking. The park has day hikes that are rated from easy to strenuous. Many of the hikes take guests through canyons and along ridges.http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/hiking.htm

Death Valley National Park contains more then three million acres of wilderness and 400 miles of backcountry dirt roads.http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/backcamp.htm The park has a few maintained trails and most hiking is cross-country.http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/backcamp.htm

The Death Valley National Park is located in California. It was established on February 11, 1933. The park draws over a million visitors a year. One of the features in the park is named Badwater Basin. It is one of the lowest places in North America and one of the lowest places in the world.http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/backpacking.htm

Day hikes that are rated easy include Golden Canyon Interpretive Trail, Natural Bridge Canyon, Badwater Salt Flat, Salt Creek Interpretive Trail and Titus Canyon Narrows.

Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes is rated easy to moderate.

Hikes that are rated moderate are Little Hebe Crater Trail, Mosaic Canyon, Desolation Canyon and Gower Gulch Loop.

Dante’s Ridge is rated moderate to strenuous.http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/hiking.htm

Back-country hiking and overnight hiking trips are allowed throughout the park. Permits are required by the national park but are free. Permits can be obtained at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center or Stovepipe Wells Ranger Station. The park does not allow pets or campfires in the wilderness.http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/backpacking.htm Maps for hiking can found at the Visitors Center.http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/backcamp.htm