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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