Titus Canyon

Total Miles
26.4

Elevation

1,615.36 ft

Duration

1.5 Hours

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Fall, Winter, Spring

Trail Overview

Titus Canyon is a scenic one way dirt road from East to West, doable in any stock SUV. In just 26 easy miles you will drive through mountains, a ghost town, along petroglyphs and through the Narrows before being dumped into Death Valley itself. While not a challenging trail, it is one of the most beautiful drives in CA with the last 1.5 miles through a one vehicle wide canyon (with lots of shade) as the true highlight.

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Difficulty

Easy and well maintained dirt road with a couple narrow and steep sections.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

From the Death Valley Website: Due to flood damage. Bicycle use is prohibited in Titus Canyon for safety reasons. Impassable. Not likely to open before 2026. Lower Titus Canyon to the Fall Canyon Trailhead is open.

Craig Baker

Sep 10, 2024

2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Temporarily Closed

Posted Sign

Weather Event

National Park website shows road closed for most of 2024. This is NOT permanent.

Officially Closed Sign

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