Death Valley National Park
Entrance Point Signs
Entrance Point Signs
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National Monument
1933 National Park 1994 Park Size 3.4 million acres, 91% wilderness Annual Visitors 1.1 million Park Fee $30 Superintendent Mike Reynolds Park Partner Death Valley Natural History Association Location Inyo and San Bernardino Counties, CA, Nye County, NV |
Death Valley National Park is a wildly rugged place of extremes, boasting some of the world’s lowest, driest, and hottest places. It is the largest park in the lower-48 states, with 3.4 million acres and over 1,000 miles of roads, most of which are made of graded dirt, sand, and gravel.
Along its border, Death Valley has over 60 points of entry and many of these remote dirt-road entry points lack any sign marking the arrival for visitors or their signs are greatly in need of repair. Entrance point signs are a vital visitor service; they give welcome, provide a sense of arrival, and convey essential National Park Service information. The Fund for People in Parks provided a grant for design, construction, and installation of signs at a number of the highest-priority locations. This project included creating a design template that will be highly replicable throughout the park for ease of future installation. The first phase of 13 backcountry entrances was completed in Spring 2020. The grant was originally going to fund only the first phase, but the park was able to make use of creative labor solutions and volunteers, and the grant was able to extend to a whole second round of entrance signs! Another 18 entrances were able to be signed in 2021! Project Cost: $19,826 Project Completed: 2021 The backcountry boundary sign project provides clear park branding and pertinent information to help ensure positive visitor experience. The park is grateful to the students of University of Mississippi for their assistance with the first three installations on the Nevada Triangle. Their enthusiasm and hard work were appreciated and helped build momentum toward the completion of the first phase. Neither could the project have been completed in a timely manner without the assistance of park volunteer, Doug Hansen, who provided much needed technical assistance and pre-installation work." |
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