Name: Natural Bridge Trail
Rating: 3.8

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Family Friendly This canyon and bridge is short and fun to explore. If younger hikers are feeling tired, the bridge makes an even shorter turn around point.

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This classic Death Valley hike follows a narrow canyon wash to pass under the park's largest rock span. If hikers are inclined, the trail continues climbing to a dry waterfall. The rough canyon and the dramatic bridge are products of the powerful erosional force of flooding over countless years.

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3.8 from 20 votes

#9

in Death Valley National Park

#8271

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3.8 from 20 votes

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Natural Bridge Trail, Death Valley National Park, CA

Mar 31, 2020 near Badwater, CA

Natural Bridge, Death Valley National Park.

Dec 14, 2016 near Badwater, CA

Nov 17, 2023 near Badwater, CA

May 23, 2021 near Badwater, CA

Climbing the dry waterfall near the end of the trail.

Dec 14, 2016 near Badwater, CA

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Dec 12, 2025

BK Hope

May 25, 2025

Carrie Climbs

May 4, 2025

Anonymous

Feb 5, 2025

Anonymous

bus full of elderly arrived at same time

Dec 14, 2024

Chris Garcia

Jan 19, 2024

Jordon

Nov 20, 2023

Jodi K

Windy, about 65 degrees, sand all over horizon 1mi

Nov 17, 2023

Stewart Carnes

Apr 12, 2023

Daniel Strokis

It was prehistoric! The canyon leading to the bridge was like something out of a movie. 0.7mi — 0h 32m

Jan 29, 2023

Nick Gifford

Nice intro to Death Valley. Must do for people new to the park. Two short east climbs en route. 1.9mi — 0h 59m

Dec 11, 2022

Matthew Prowant

Nov 8, 2022

Paul Nasman

Short walk to arch. 0.9mi — 4h 00m

May 21, 2022

alex carlton

Neat natural rock tunnel through canyon also had a dry waterfall however some people wanted to go swimming in it but were sad it was dry — 4h 00m

Mar 26, 2022

Andy T

Dec 23, 2021

Jon R J

Aug 25, 2021

Bruno Shkembi

Apr 25, 2021

Marc Daniel

With James Roy and Mila — 16h 00m

Apr 6, 2021

John Encarnacion

Mar 26, 2021

Kristy Van

Feb 24, 2021

Nick Ha

Feb 24, 2021

Aaron Fagerwick

1mi — 0h 19m

Jan 20, 2021

Claris Copeland

Honeymoon December 2020

Nov 19, 2020

Douglas Everson

Feb 28, 2020

Lindsay Stone

Feb 27, 2020

Tilman Giese

Jan 27, 2020

Tom Herr

Short hike up a wash to the sturdy rock bridge. Did not see a way to get up on it. 0.7mi

Jan 12, 2020

Marisa Pashby

Nov 29, 2019

Tracy Mellison

11h 37m

Aug 3, 2019

Juan Feliciano

May 13, 2019

Ch S

Apr 23, 2019

Sai Srisai345

Apr 13, 2019

Bill Wells

Apr 5, 2019

Ryan William

Mar 16, 2019

Aaron Fri

Mar 10, 2019

Christopher Lepore

Mar 9, 2019

Samantha Sypolt

Jan 8, 2019

Kevin Wu

Jan 1, 2019

Stephan K

1.2mi

Nov 18, 2018

Dakota Bennett

Loved this trail! Fun rock climbing around the bridge and continuing to the end of the trail is a smooth cold rock which was fun to slide down.

Jun 16, 2018

Darren Fu

May 24, 2018

M A

Apr 23, 2018

Carolina Tsang

bridge is good but waterfall ok

Apr 21, 2018

Lauren Goetz

Mar 24, 2018

Bruce Conway

Mar 8, 2018

will carter

Feb 25, 2018

Adriane Weast

Feb 21, 2018

Lindsay Parks

Total 2 miles out and back. Starts out steep though gravel then alters off into a canyon. Some rock scrambling 2mi

Feb 16, 2018

David Berdeja

0.7mi

Feb 16, 2018

Ariel Gonzalez

Trail extends if you climb a little.

Jan 18, 2018

Kent Conklin

Nov 24, 2017

Amanda Hunt

Nov 20, 2017

Geng Zhao

Nov 12, 2017

Baylee Lorraine

Nov 12, 2017

Nicole Buehlma

3.5mi

Jun 21, 2017

Jean-Christophe Lecocq

Jun 15, 2017

Tyler Hincy

Apr 11, 2017

Staci Zohlen

Apr 7, 2017

Ken A

great reprieve after the basin hike 2mi

Feb 20, 2017

Christopher Clark

We had so much fun scrambling through the side-trails and seeing how high we could get. Next time we are going to go onto the bridge itself! 1mi

Feb 16, 2017

Bret Unger

Jan 21, 2017

Runhan Yu

Jan 19, 2017

Coco Sutton

Dec 26, 2016

Pooja Singh

Dec 11, 2016

nic sev

Mar 31, 2016

Shaoyi Zhang

Mar 20, 2016

David Fulmer

Feb 15, 2016

Bill Rizzo

Nice hike - our first National Park with our Subaru! — 0h 31m

Sep 26, 2014

Alexandre Lazaro

Not the most exciting one !

Mar 13, 2011

Nat Wolfe

Oct 11, 2009

Karl W

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