Scotty’s Castle to offer public tours from January through March 2026

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DEATH VALLEY, Calif. - Public tours of Scotty's Castle grounds will be available on select Sundays from January through March 2026. Scotty's Castle, a historic district in Death Valley National Park, has been closed for 10 years while the National Park Service repairs extensive damage caused by a flash flood and a later fire.

Death Valley Natural History Association and NPS are partnering to offer Scotty's Castle Flood Recovery Tours while the site is closed for repairs. A park ranger will lead visitors on a guided walk around the grounds of the historic district and share the colorful history behind the notorious mining scam that inspired a castle in the desert, along with updates on flooding, recovery work, and long-term restoration.

Tours will be offered on select Sundays from Jan. 4 through March 29. Tickets are $35 per person, plus a processing fee. Ticket proceeds support conservation work at Scotty's Castle. For tour dates, details and ticket sales, visit DVNHA.org. Tickets must be purchased at least 48 hours in advance.

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Death Valley National Park is the homeland of the Timbisha Shoshone and preserves natural resources, cultural resources, exceptional wilderness, scenery, and learning experiences within the nation's largest conserved desert landscape and some of the most extreme climate and topographic conditions on the planet. Learn more at www.nps.gov/deva.