Wildrose Campground

The campsite was perfectly quiet! It was colder than the predicted weather forecast. It got down to about 30 and the forecast was for the 40s. Beautiful place to stage for a visit to the kilns or to wildrose peak. Just don't set your tent right up on the bushes because the mice will come out and crawl on your stuff. The pit toilet was super clean. Trash cans are available also

Great place to camp for free in Death Valley (especially in summer) in higher elevation. Very clean and well stocked vault toilet and they even hang air fresheners.

Outstanding campground, the toilets are the cleanest I’ve seen in a national park, they have drinkable water (Dasani quality and taste) the whole campground is well taken care of and the night sky100/10 beautiful, a lot of shooting stars, very quiet, not a lot of traffic and you get to see the valley on one side and the snowy mountains in the other, I spoke to a nice ranger and he said it snows during winter but it’s only a couple inches so camping is doable during winter too. I stayed on spot 22 and I think the view make it’s one of the best but the 2 up the hill are for sure the best (the one right above 22 is the best of all) plenty of wild flowers (I was there from 29-01 may 2024) and the drive to the campground is breath taking.

I stayed here two nights on a Wed-Thu in mid-May 2024. Currently, the only way to access the campground is by Emigrant Canyon road from the north. It is a 31 mile drive with over 5,000 feet of curvy elevation gain through Emigrant Pass from Stovepipe Wells. This drive takes 45-60 minutes, so like most places in Death Valley, takes time and caution to get to. The campground has 22 sites and is free if you already have a park pass. Sites are fairly spaced out on a hillside. Sites are a hard gravel, come with fire rings and aluminum table, and are fairy level. There is potable water at a spigot near the vault toilet. PROs: The view is pretty nice and the campground is close to the Charcoal Kilns and Wildrose/Telescope Peak trailheads. Much cooler at elevation also. CONs: The campground is overrun by wild donkeys/burros. They aren’t aggressive if you keep sufficient distance. But they poop and scream wherever and whenever they please. They also can attract predators like mountain lions. The wind can be pretty intense, and particularly noisy at night, especially if you’re in a tent. This may affect your ability to sleep without other measures. The vault toilet had a bat and a black widow in it. Cool wildlife, but be careful.

Loved it. Drove in from Bay St Louis MS. Vista my son at The Inn. Drove out twice. 40 days each stay. Planning a trip next year that will take about a year to a year in a half. Will stay there again. Maybe with a little luck Monday and Tuesday all by myself.