Day Hikes in Death Valley
Salt Creek Trail
Interpretive TrailLength : .5 mile round-trip.
Difficulty : easy
Description : Boardwalk along small stream. Good for viewing rare pupfish and other wildlife. Best in late winter/early spring.
Start : Salt Creek parking area, 1 mile off Hwy 190 on graded gravel road 13.5 miles north of Furnace Creek.
Also see:
Salt Creek Photos
At the bottom of Cottonball Basin runs Salt Creek, home of the ...Salt Creek
Salt Creek is a small, short permanent stream with highly variable discharge that has its origin in springs ...Pupfish - Death Valley Wildlife
Tiny pupfish are ther remnants of- and living clues to- Death Valley's once wetter past. ...Desert Creeks & Streams
Creeks and sreams are smaller than, and often tributary to a river, and may be intermittant.
Salt Creek
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