Power restored to Death Valley National Park after Friday’s thunderstorm
Power has been restored to Death Valley National Park after a Friday night thunderstorm damaged roads and utilities within the park.
Power has been restored to Death Valley, but services are limited.
Hotels and restaurants will be fully operational tomorrow.— Death Valley NP (@DeathValleyNPS) July 3, 2016
The national park reported that the Furnace Creek Visitor Center had been reopened at about noon on Sunday. Many services at the Furnace Creek Ranch Hotel will remain closed until Monday, and Scotty’s Castle and Titus Canyon roads as well as the Beatty Cutoff are also closed due to storm damage.
Workers from Death Valley and the Lake Mead National Recreation Area are clearing debris from the roads and repairing shoulders that were washed out by flooding, but a Death Valley spokesperson said there is no estimate of when the roads will be reopened
Three power poles in the park were damaged in the storm, as well as buildings in the park service employee housing area of the park.
The gas station at Furnace Creek and Panamint Springs Resort have been reopened, and limited services are available at Stovepipe Wells Village.
After Friday’s storm the park asked that potential visitors “please reconsider” before entering the park over the weekend.
