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The single best wildlife-viewing trail in the park — a short paved and boardwalk loop through wetlands near the Royal

A short boardwalk loop through a dense cluster of mahogany trees, some of the largest in the U.S. — an

A short, shaded walk through a hardwood hammock forest near Royal Palm, right alongside the Anhinga Trail — a cooler,

The longest maintained trail near the park entrance, connecting the visitor center area to the park road near Mile 1.3

An easy, flat loop along the Savage River, reachable by the free park shuttle bus without needing a car —

A genuinely surprising desert hike to a year-round waterfall and small oasis — a rare patch of green and running

A long, strenuous climb into the cooler high-elevation Panamint Range, with sweeping views over the entire Death Valley basin from

One of the most popular short hikes near the park entrance, looping around a scenic oxbow lake past beaver ponds

The most demanding maintained trail near the park entrance, climbing steadily to sweeping views over the Nenana River valley —

A walk out onto the blinding-white salt flats at the lowest point in North America, 282 feet below sea level