Desert & Redrock camping · California

Trona Pinnacles

Camp among 500 alien tufa spires

SettingDesert & Redrock
StateCalifornia
Best seasonFall through spring
ReserveFree dispersed (no reservation; BLM)

A cluster of more than 500 weird tufa towers rising from a dry lakebed near Death Valley — so otherworldly it’s stood in for alien planets in dozens of films. Free dispersed camping right among the spires, with the darkest of skies overhead.

Why camp here

Don’t miss: Tufa spires under the stars

RVs & rigs: RV & van friendly (dirt road, impassable when wet); no services

What’s here

  • 500+ tufa towers
  • Astrophotography
  • Death Valley nearby
  • Sci-fi film locations

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