The highest ground temperature
recorded was 201° F at Furnace
Creek on July 15, 1972. The
maximum air temperature for that day
was 128° F. Ground temperature on
the valley floor is about 40% higher
than the surrounding air temperature
Five Days in Death Valley at Furnace Creek Campground. Travel trailers are ideal here because you can unhitch your truck and use it to access all the areas inaccessible to passenger cars and motor homes. "Our trailer was perfect for us we had a great time"
