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Echo Canyon Road
Echo Canyon Road runs 10 miles to Inyo Mine from its starting point on Highway 190.
Plan Around Echo Canyon Road
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Echo Canyon Road Details
Echo Canyon Road runs 10 miles to Inyo Mine from its starting point on Highway 190, two miles east of Furnace Creek Inn. You'll need a high-clearance vehicle to drive the first three miles of this gravel road, and 4WD to go beyond that. Echo Canyon itself is long and narrow, providing some lovely landscape views as you drive. The road ends right at the edge of the Death Valley Wilderness Area. Be sure to stop at Inyo Mine Camp to look at the old mine ruins; hike to Needle's Eye Arch; and follow an old railroad bed to an Amargosa Valley overlook. Echo Canyon Road also connects to the rougher Lee's Camp Road.
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Nearby Parks Around Echo Canyon Road
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Echo Canyon Road
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1.8 mi away
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle is a small natural arch made of jumbled rock in Echo Canyon.
2.0 mi away
Zabriskie Point
Great views of badlands, sunrises and sunsets, right off Highway 190.
2.0 mi away
Zabriskie Point
Named for a borax baron and located in a wildly eroded section of Death Valley National Park.
2.8 mi away
The Inn at Death Valley
The historic crown jewel of the park and a longtime AAA four diamond resort.
2.9 mi away
Jeep Rentals
If you didn't drive your own 4WD with a lift kit to Death Valley, you can rent a fully equipped Jeep in the park.
