Twenty Mule Team Canyon
This unpaved, one-way, 2.7-mile loop road through the multicolored Death Valley badlands is well worth exploring on foot or by vehicle.
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Twenty Mule Team Canyon Details
Despite its name, Twenty Mule Team Canyon was never actually a route for the famous borax-hauling mule teams. Regardless, this unpaved, one-way, 2.7-mile loop road through the multicolored Death Valley badlands is well worth exploring on foot or by vehicle (it's open to all standard vehicles other than buses, RVs, and trailers).
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Nearby Parks Around Twenty Mule Team Canyon
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Twenty Mule Team Canyon
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0.6 mi away
Gower Gulch Loop
The Gower Gulch Loop trail passes through colorful badlands and narrow canyons, and alongside old borax mines.
1.2 mi away
Golden Canyon Interpretive Trail
This hike takes you up the aptly named Golden Canyon.
1.3 mi away
Desolation Canyon Trail
Hikers will follow an old road into narrow Desolation Canyon which, despite its name, passes through some colorful badlands.
1.3 mi away
Zabriskie Point
Great views of badlands, sunrises and sunsets, right off Highway 190.
1.3 mi away
Zabriskie Point
Named for a borax baron and located in a wildly eroded section of Death Valley National Park.
