No, they do not close DVNP after Easter. It is open all year around. There
are a couple of camp grounds closed after mid April that is only due to
the lower attendance. I was there last year well after Easter and walked
from Furnace Creek to Stovepipe with about 70 other fools for the Death
Valley
>> Wow, Dave, did you know that they close down DVNP after Easter for
>> the rest of the summer? It can reach +125F or higher at Easter so be
>> prepared with lots of water. I loved to visit Bodie and Scottie's
>> Castle. I lived in Barstow 1971-1976. The desert was my playground
>> with my old
mer" ; "AMSAT BB"
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Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: KB5WIA / P in Death Valley Next Week (DM17, etc)
> Wow, Dave, did you know that they close down DVNP after Easter for
> the rest of the summer? It can reach +125F or higher at Easter so
Wow, Dave, did you know that they close down DVNP after Easter for
the rest of the summer? It can reach +125F or higher at Easter so be
prepared with lots of water. I loved to visit Bodie and Scottie's
Castle. I lived in Barstow 1971-1976. The desert was my playground
with my old 66 GMC sub