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CONTACT INFORMATION

Office of Special Park Uses, Death Valley National Park *
P.O. Box 579, Death Valley, CA 92328
760.786.3241 phone 1
[email protected]
https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/management/filming-and-photography.htm


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WEBSITE:
The American Southwest - Badwater, Death Valley National Park
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Filming and Photography

Keywords: Desert; Trails; Valleys

General Notes: verified 6.28.24 bd

Usage Restriction: Any filming/photography along State Highway 190 also requires a state filming permit, CalTrans permit, and/or CHP officers for traffic control. No filming will be allowed along Hwy 190 if not arranged in advance with the California Film Commission. Their website is http://www.film.ca.gov/

Jurisdictions: Death Valley National Park - NPS, INYO COUNTY FILM COMMISSION - FLICS

Within 30-Mile Studio Zone: N

State Property: N

Closed/Vacant: N

Verified: 7/16/2025

Location Details

Badwater Basin - Death Valley National Park

United States / Badwater, California
Location ID: #2412

Low desert area; open terrain/barren land; rock outcroppings, scale less than 50 ft. high; adjacent mountains; shrub and cacti vegetation.

Location Category:

  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - *;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Caves / Caverns;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Deserts / Barren Lands;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Dry Lake Beds / Salt Flats;
  • NATURAL LANDSCAPES / PARKS - Mountains / Rocks / Geological Oddities
 
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