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Counter-Culture Art, Soaking Springs, And Palm Trees; How Should Death Valley's Saline Springs Be Managed?

While humans have been soaking in the warm springs found in the remote Saline Valley of Death Valley National Park for perhaps thousands of years, use during the past 50 or so years has the National Park Service taking a look at how the area is being used and what needs to be done to guide visitor use there. The Beat generation and the hippies had their way with it, the Park Service notes, but how should what they created be managed going forward?

One Plant Recovered, Another Reclassified As Threatened At Death Valley

Forty years after the Eureka Valley evening-primrose and Eureka dune grass at Death Valley National Park's Eureka Dunes were listed as endangered species under the Endangered Species Act, the evening-primrose has been removed entirely from the list while the dune grass has been down-listed to threatened.

Death Valley National Park Staff Seeking Public Reaction To Plans For Scotty's Castle Exhibits

Death Valley National Park staff is seeking public input on its design plans for exhibits at the Scotty’s Castle Visitor Center. The public is invited to provide comments on exhibit proposals at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center at 2 p.m. on January 31. National Park Service personnel and contractors from The Design Minds will present several conceptual plans for the visitor center exhibits.

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

The National Parks RVing Guide, aka the Essential RVing Guide To The National Parks, is the definitive guide for RVers seeking information on campgrounds in the National Park System where they can park their rigs. It's available for free for both iPhones and Android models.

This app is packed with RVing specific details on more than 250 campgrounds in more than 70 parks.

You'll also find stories about RVing in the parks, some tips if you've just recently turned into an RVer, and some planning suggestions. A bonus that wasn't in the previous eBook or PDF versions of this guide are feeds of Traveler content: you'll find our latest stories as well as our most recent podcasts just a click away.

So whether you have an iPhone or an Android, download this app and start exploring the campgrounds in the National Park System where you can park your rig.