Death Valley Scenic Byway
Badwater, CA

Become intrigued and awed over the expansive desolation of Badwater. Look up to the Black Mountains nearby; 250 feet above you is a simple white sign with the words "Sea Level." Death Valley is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere, and Badwater is the lowest point in the Death Valley area.

Take a walk along the trails through Badwater, literally named for the taste of its water, and try to imagine what it was like a century and a half ago when miners in search of gold trekked through the expansive desert in the scorching temperatures without roads, signs, maps, or a steady supply of water.