At 86 metres below sea level, Badwater Basin is the lowest point in North America. The lake once evaporated tens of thousands of years ago, leaving behind prodigious amounts of salty sediment.

Death Valley National Park, located in California and Nevada, is known for its hot weather and amazing desert views. It’s the largest national park in the U.S., with salt flats, canyons, sand ...

Epic Guide to Death Valley Hikes! Spending time hiking Death Valley is perhaps the best way to get out and explore its 3 ...

For most of my life, I've wanted to come out here in summertime,” said Kinsel, who was visiting Death Valley's Badwater Basin area from Las Vegas.

Two people cover themselves in white towels as they walk around Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park, Calif., Sunday, July 7, 2024.

Badwater Basin, home to Lake Manly, is viewed on a 100 F spring day as people walk on the salt flats around what's left of the lake on April 23, 2024, near Furnace Creek, California.

Park officials said the lake on the valley floor of Badwater Basin — the lowest and driest point in North America — was about 2 feet deep at its largest, according to a Feb. 8 news release.

California’s Death Valley, the driest place in North America, has had a temporary lake forming in the Badwater Basin area since late 2023.

Manly is an ancient pluvial lake in Death Valley National Park which only sometimes exists. It forms intermittently in Badwater Basin, North America’s lowest point, following periods of heavy ...

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — If it weren’t for all the floating, the paddling, the sloshing around, the lake smack in the middle of this desert might be mistaken for a mirage.