Mud Canyon and Racetrack Roads opened

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News Release Date: February 22, 2023

Contact: Abby Wines, 760-786-3221

DEATH VALLEY, Calif. – Death Valley National Park recently reopened Mud Canyon Road and Racetrack Road. Both roads were closed since August 2022 due to flash flood damage.

Mud Canyon Road is a paved road that links the park to Beatty, Nevada. A contractor rebuilt destroyed sections of the road, under a project administered by Federal Highway Administration.

Racetrack Road is an unpaved road from Ubehebe Crater to Racetrack Playa, the infamous location where rocks occasionally slide around, leaving tracks in the dry lakebed. Flooding had erased sections of the road. National Park Service maintenance workers graded the road and reestablished the route. Racetrack Road is only suitable for high-clearance, four-wheel-drive vehicles with sturdy tires, due to sharp rocks. 

For current information on park roads, visit nps.gov/deva.