Mesquite Spring Campground
36.9636, -117.3678 · Park boundary: National Park Service
First-come, first-served campground at an elevation of 1,800 feet, located 2 miles off of the Scotty’s Castle Road below Grapevine Canyon. It is a great base camp for your adventures in the northern parts of Death ValIey National Park. It is surrounded by desert mountains and geological features. Each site has a fire grate and picnic table. There are no hook-ups available. Fee is paid at the automatic pay station at the front of the campground.
- Every day
- All Day
Open year-round. Caution: summer months may be HOT, with nightly lows in the 90s Fahrenheit.
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
Reduced rate for Senior and Access pass holders. Pay fee using a credit/debit card at the automated fee machine in the campground.
Standard Campsite Rate per night. Pay fee using card at automated fee machine in the campground.
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
The campground is first-come, first-served. NPS reserves the right to reserve sites for management needs. Occupy your site first, then pay using the automated fee machine.
- Drinking water
- Yes - year round
- Dump station
- Yes - year round
- Host on site
- Yes - seasonal
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets - year round
- Trash & recycling
- Yes - year round
- Amphitheater
- No
- Camp store
- No
- Cell reception
- No
- Firewood for sale
- No
- Food storage lockers
- No
- Ice for sale
- No
- Internet
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Showers
- None
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
- RVs
- Allowed
- Trailers
- Allowed
- Access roads
- Paved Roads - All vehicles OK
- Classification
- Limited Development Campground
ADA access to one (1) comfort station located in the center of the campground.
There are paved roadways within the campground. There is ADA access to one (1) comfort station located in the center of the campground.
Wood fires are allowed in the provided metal firegrates.
Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04
Off of CA190 at the junction for Scotty’s Castle road, travel north thirty-three (33) miles and turn left onto the campground access road. Travel two (2) miles on campground access road to the Mesquite Campground entrance. Note: Access is closed until further notice if traveling from Nevada through Grapevine Canyon on Nevada Highway 267.
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Generator Hours: 7 AM to 7 PM. Do not leave generators running unattended. Quiet Hours:10 PM to 7 AM. Camping Limits: 1 recreational vehicle with tow, 2 cars, or 4 motorcycles. 8 people per site. Stay limited to 30 days. No holding or reserving sites. Check-out Time:12 PM Noon Campfires: No wood gathering. Fires only in NPS fire grates as provided. Fires must not be left smoldering or unattended. No trash in fire grate. Wastewater: Dump all liquid waste, including dishwater, only at sanitary stations. Place container under your trailer or camper drain to be emptied at the dump area. Do not wash dishes or bathe at water spigots or rest rooms. No dumping of solid waste in sites or restrooms. Pets: Must be confined or on a leash no longer than 6 feet. Do not leave unattended. Allowed along roads, in campground, and in developed areas only. Owners are responsible for cleanup. Food/Trash: unattended food, garbage or cooking equipment must be sealed in a vehicle or a solid container. Do not feed wildlife.
Campground pay station and informational bulletin board is at the end of the dirt entrance road at a Y-shaped intersection. Wood sign reads “generator hours 7am to 7pm.” Glass-enclosed bulletin board to left has several signs, including no-drone zone, campsites $20 per night or $10 with access pass, and a park map. Directly across dirt road from pay station is a RV dump site and potable water fill. Continue right at this Y-intersection to a crescent-shaped asphalt main loop. Five roads bisect the main loop by turning left. The first road has a restroom building, the next four have additional camp sites. Campground host, in season, is at site 1 on left of main road after the first bisecting road. Each campsite includes a metal picnic bench and low-set metal fire ring. Some sites also include a pole-mounted bbq. The campground has two flush restroom buildings. An ADA accessible restroom is on the fourth bisecting road, to the left of site 35. Two asphalt paths extend from the campground road, one each to the gendered restrooms on both end of a brick and wood building. A center door opens to a dish washing sink. The restroom on the first bisecting road has an identical building but with loose gravel approaches to the doors. Sites on outside of loop on south side of campground end with a sharp drop off of about 10 feet into Death Valley Wash.
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