salt creek

死亡谷也有顽强的生命，在这不是很深的水域，水又苦又咸，还带着温泉的温度。却有鱼能在这种环境下生活下来，让人无比惊叹。同时也要说美国人的素质很高，这样近距离和动物接触，环境保护的还很好，如果在国内，估计这片水域已经完蛋了。

This area has a boardwalk that follows the creek. Nice, easy walk. Visit in Spring and check out the Pupfish, they are very active this time of year and fun to watch!

This is a very nice boardwalk hike. The pupfish were quite active while we were there. This doesn't take long, or much energy but has a nice view of the valley floors.

Very different from other parts of Death Valley. This is a little stream of water with green plants. Not something you'd expect in this area. I definitely recommend this easy walk.

This walk is a winner - such a different environment from most other parts of the park. Kids loved running on the empty boardwalk, really extensive with intrepretive signage. No pupfish but running water and low scrub and lots of salt crystals. Really interesting to see the varied vegetation.

A nice, easy walk along the creek with several interpretive signs. At end of boardwalk you have the option to continue on another trail that goes west for a couple of miles. However, because of a section of trail that gets a little steep and close to the edge, I recommend bringing a couple of walking sticks to get past this spot.

Great view of the Salt Creek deposits. I was interested in finding some wild flowers and was able to view some beautiful Desert Sunflowers.

Delightful Boardwalk over creek and salt flats. Found many teeny pupfish, lucked out as there had been some rain before we arrived.

A short section of dirt road puts you into the parking area. We ate lunch at a picnic table right beside Salt Creek. This is a very easy one mile walk all on a boardwalk. The Death Valley Pup Fish makes its home here and are beautiful and colorful small fish that are kind of shy at times. Still, with a little patience and a good lens, you can get some good shots of these little ones. Please stay on the boardwalk! You'll see tracks of those who refuse to obey this simple rule and I do hope they catch a few of these every people who screw it up for everyone. This is an easy site to visit and you should!

We stopped here along our route. It was a fantastic place to walk about. We almost didn't expect to see much wild life but it was plentiful, seeing the small fish in the water was interesting and if you stood quietly for a minute you could see them playing around. Worth the short walk around

After checking out the trail online, we decided to stop here before driving up to the sand dunes. This is a short walk - roughly 1 mile and it's an easy one as well since you are walking on a "board walk" from the beach almost! I was surprised to see water (you know, we are in Death Valley!) and also the Pupfish. Talk about one of the coolest fish in the world - they are SO fast and it's almost impossible to get a picture of them. They are scattered throughout the water area. The views from the board walk are great as well. Of course, it is hot and you will sweat, take some water along with you! Be careful while walking, the lizards will blend into the board walk area and seem to do as they please!

Like others have said, come visit in the spring to see these amazing fish in their natural habitat. The trail is a nice Boardwalk that is easily walkable. You can visit year-round, as we just did in December, but to see the pup fish..come back in the Spring!

Salt Creek is the one and only home for the Salt Creek pupfish. These tenacious little fish, descendants of freshwater fish that once lived in the ancient Lake Manly before it dried-up, somehow survive in these shallow salty waters that range from almost 32oF (0oC) to over 100oF (38oC). The best time to see these amazing little fish is in the spring when spawning peaks and hundreds can easily be seen in the clear, shallow waters along the 0.5 mile (0.8k) boardwalk that loops through a portion of Salt Creek. They are harder to see at other times of the year as part of creek near the boardwalk dries-up in summer and the fish are dormant in the winter. To get to Salt Creek, heading north on CA 190 from Furnace Creek, look for the dirt road to Salt Creek on the left about 1.5 miles (2.4k) after the Beatty Cutoff. The 1.1 mile (1.8k) grated dirt road is suitable for ordinary passenger vehicle but was a bit washboarded during our visit. At the end of the dirt road is parking, the beginning of the boardwalk and clean pit toilets. The best time to visit is in the morning when the fish are the most active. If you enjoyed the pupfish here, you may wish to consider a side trip to Ash Meadows, a short distance north of Death Valley Junction, where several other species of pupfish live including the colorful Amargosa pupfish.

What is actually a pleasant walk along a well maintained & easily accessible boardwalk was only let down by the non appearance of the main attraction, the hardy little Pupfish !! Mind you, we were there in the middle of winter so it wasn't their fault ? It was still amazing to see the salty , slow moving stream and believe it was capable of sustaining any life at all. Thankfully other TA reviewers have got a shot of the culprits !! Another great reason to visit DVNP, I loved It !!!

With over 3 million acres, some people forget that one of the most interesting things to see in Death Valley are the pup fish. Walk the boardwalk, feel the warm water, and view the tiny fish.