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Touring The Charcoal Kilns Of Death Valley National Park

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 31st, 2016
Charcoal Kilns of Death Valley National Park/NPS

The charcoal kilns of Death Valley National Park/NPS

A unique and well-preserved slice of Western history can be found on the west side of Death Valley National Park below Wildrose Peak. While most park visitors come to see Furnace Creek, Badwater, and the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, a sidetrip to see the row of 10 charcoal kilns is time well spent.

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The charcoal made here was taken by wagon some 30 miles west to the Modock Mine where it fired the smelters at the lead-silver mines in the Argus Range. The kilns were used for only about three years and then fell into disrepair. The National Park Service had them restored in 1971 by Navajo stonemasons.

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