Death Valley is known as America’s hottest, driest and lowest national park. It holds the Guiness World Record for the highest temperature ever recorded anywhere: 134 degrees on July 10, 1913.

Death Valley's car concerns aren't just relegated to smoking brakes, either. Vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death inside the park, said Superintendent Mike Reynolds, commenting after a ...

For 37 years — in a searing California desert — runners from across the globe have embarked on a 135-mile race through one of ...

For 37 years in a searing California desert, runners from across the globe have embarked on a 135-mile race through one of ...

Death Valley is known as America’s hottest, driest and lowest national park. It holds the Guiness World Record for the highest temperature ever recorded anywhere: 134 degrees on July 10, 1913.

Larger than Connecticut, the national park is the hottest, driest place in North America. But in spite of the conditions, life still blooms throughout the park. Explore Death Valley through videos ...

A man who drove his car off a steep 20-foot embankment at the edge of a parking lot in Death Valley National Park died of heat exposure later that day, the National Park Service says. A man got ...

Death Valley’s temporary lake, fed by one powerful summer storm, is down to inches as it dwindles in the park’s Badwater Basin.But as it evaporates, other parts of the national park are reopening.

A previously dry area in Death Valley National Park is now home to a lake, following heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hilary. NPS. With a heat wave descending on the region this weekend, the ...

The Death Valley National Park, which sits between California and Nevada, could take months to reopen after Tropical Storm Hilary dumped two inches of rain on the park.

After Peter Robino's one-mile hike, he got into his car and drove off a steep 20-foot embankment at the edge of the parking lot.

Visitors normally flock to Death Valley National Park to feel the searing heat and take in the barren landscape. This fall, they’ve been drawn by a different natural feature: water.