This is a must stop and see when in Death Valley. The views are absolutely breathtaking and beautiful. We went twice, once to watch the sunrise over the point. Highly recommend! The walk to the top is pretty easy. It’s a paved walk way. There’s a portion that does have a pretty steep incline. There’s also hiking trails that start at this location.

A stop at Zabriskie Point is highly recommended when visiting Death Valley. It's particularly spectacular right around sunrise and sunset. The walk from the parking area to the viewpoint is up a moderately steep slope but it’s nicely paved and there are places to rest along the way. For most of the day, a few minutes at the viewpoint is all you're likely to need but when the light is changing around sunrise or sunset it's easy to spend a half-hour or more there. There are restrooms at the parking area.

There are so many great things to do and places to see in Death Valley National Park. However, my favorite by far is the view and experience at Zabriskie Point. There is nothing like the colors of the Golden Canyon Badlands with Manly Beacon looking across Death Valley to the Panamint Mountain range. This place was truly amazing for me when I first saw it 12 years ago and was still my favorite thing when we visited this time. In fact we came twice to see the view during the afternoon and at sunrise the next day. While sunrise is incredible in many places in the park, Dante's View being another, the experience here was just not easy to describe. You will have to see the pictures. Just as incredible as the sunrise for me was the setting of moonset where the Panamints were a purple hue over the yellow tones of the badlands. No matter when you visit this place is simply special. To tell you how special, this is the actual site of the U2 Joshua Tree cover photo. You will not find any of the that epic photography in Joshua Tree National Park as all the photos were taken in Death Valley with Zabriskie Point for the cover. As for your visit, there is a slight climb up a badlands hill to a paved observation area that provides that incredible view of the badlands and Manly Beacon. You can also begin an incredible hike to either Gower Gulch or the Golden Canyon from this spot or see both on a 6 mile loop. However and whenever you choose to see it is up to you, but no trip to Death Valley NP is complete without a stop at Zabriskie Point.

The first stop after the entrance to the national park, and one of the most interesting places that you can see in Death Valley. I liked the colorful hills in front of me took a lot of nice pictures there. I liked it a bit more than Artists Palette that I saw a bit later on. This place won't be such a long stop, I would say up to 30 minutes. But in any case, wear a hat and apply sunscreen lotion. To always carry and drink water is a must in this park.