Wildlife

Salt Creek Interpretive Trail

Inyo County, CA

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

ADA boardwalk over Salt Creek in Death Valley—one of the few surface streams in the park and habitat for the endemic Salt Creek pupfish. Short flat loop with interpretive signs; best pupfish viewing in cooler months when water flows farther down the creek.

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RegionInyo County, CA
Coordinates (approx.)36.5906, -116.9906
ManageNPS Death Valley National Park
SpeciesSalt Creek pupfish (endemic)
Trail~0.5–1 mi boardwalk loop
AccessShort unpaved spur off CA-190

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