Texas Springs Campground

"Nice place. Great star gazing. Bathrooms well kept. Not a huge fan of getting harassed every day for entrance pass though."

"Centrally located campground within hiking distance of Furnace Springs. We arrived at approximately 2:15 pm on a Wednesday and the lower loop was 98% full. We picked a site near other tent campers in the upper loop. As others mentioned, ground is SUPER HARD pack. Bring heavy stakes and a good hammer. I'm glad we did. There was hurricane force winds that hit 50mph that night according to the ranger. Pretty sure no one in the campground slept that night. Between the howling winds and blowing sand, I heard plenty of folk scrambling to hammer stakes in or chase tents. Dumpster was full of trashed tents the next day. Camp host knew it was coming and came by to inspect our set up. Gave us the thumbs up and moved on. That was appreciated. Most of the roof top tenters moved inside their vehicles and folded up their tents. The pay machine for the sites only takes a card and takes a while to connect to whatever system it uses but works eventually. There is NO AT&T cell service there or at Furnace Springs. FC has free wifi however. The rest of the park is a cell dead zone as it should be. No showers. Potable (drinking) water available at the site. Bathrooms and sinks available. Dumpsters Centrally located. Fire pits available at every site. Dogs on leashes allowed. There are coyotes that roam very close to the sites."

"Great Death Valley campground! It costs $16/night (verses $14 at Sunset which is just a gravel parking lot). There are several bushes and interesting rock formations all around the site. Bathrooms with running water, and there is a big dish washing area (6 stations) near each bathroom. Camp hosts are very friendly volunteers, and it's close enough to the Furnace Creek Visitor Center to have fairly good cell reception. Only warning is the wind! From 1am until dawn the wind would kick up to about 50mph for a few minutes, then calm down to 1mph for a 5-10 minutes...that cycle was all night! Bring a tent that is good in wind, stake it down tight, and maybe put it close to your car to help act as a windshield."

"Campsite in Death Valley NP. The sites are gravel so bring a hammer and cushioning. The camping site has flush toilets with sinks. Also, drinking water. The site is tent only so should have no RVs. Each site has picnic table and fire pit. This is a first come site, you pay at machine there and place receipt at site. Rangers do check sites daily. Nice site."

"$16 a night for dry camping with a fire pit, picnic table, and bathrooms with flush toilets. There are no showers. We arrived Sunday afternoon in late October, and most spots were empty. Make sure to walk up the hill behind the campground for a great view in all directions. Yes it is basically a gravel parking lot with no trees, but it looked better than Sunset campground across the street. It's a bit further back and higher elevation than the road, so you have a bit of a view. No cell service with T-Mobile. Full bars but very slow service with Verizon, barely enough to use Google maps. Verizon also got service at Stovepipe Wells gas station, but otherwise a lot of the park is a dead zone."