✨🎃 ASTROWEEN 🎃✨

Join us for Astroween at the Death Valley Starcamp — happening Friday, October 31st and Saturday, November 1st at our Death Valley Starcamp just west of the national park boundary in Panamint Valley!

These two nights will feature our regularly programmed starcamp which features camping onsite, hosted telescope, our AstroPicPortal which allows you do download images of some of the object we view through the telescope, and all the rest combined with a bit of a Halloween ambiance including a haunted SHIFTPOD, a giant skeleton, of course some candy, and more — costumes encouraged!

In addition to the 10 available campsites, there may be some “overflow” sites available for these two Astroween nights, but we’ll still aim to keep attendance to less than 75. (We have more than enough room with 80 acres, but don’t want to overcrowd the telescope, which will be operating for a few hours to accommodate all attendees).

Scroll below for all the info on our Death Valley Starcamp and to book your visit for Astroween!

A Unique Stargazing Experience

The Death Valley Starcamp is landing again in Fall 2025 at our location just west of the national park in Panamint Valley (Google Map Here). Camp onsite under dark skies and enjoy viewing the cosmos through a huge telescope operated each night by our host! This year we’re also adding our digital telescope which takes detailed pictures of galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae which you can then download straight to your phone — all included in your stay! Also on hand for your entertainment is a giant two foot chess set, and a Free WiFi Zone courtesy of Starlink — not to mention sweeping views of pristine Panamint Valley and the mountains that surround it!

Sleep Under Dark Skies

Each campsite is extremely oversized, and includes a picnic bench and fire pit — you bring your tent/RV/camper van, etc. There are clean, communial porta-potties onsite, and ample space in between each campsite for privacy. Each night the host will operate the telescope for approximately two hours beginning about an hour after sunset (when it’s dark). Each campsite can have up to five people.

If for some reason the weather doesn’t allow us to use the telescope during your visit (which is rare in these parts), you’ll be able to come back and stay again on the house in our overflow camping area.

Stay one or more nights

Please note there is no water, electricity, or trash services at this primitive location, and you will have to travel 8 miles down a county maintained dirt road to get here. Any type of vehicle can make the drive. Please pack out all of your trash and recyclables. There is no cell service in the area, however, there is free WiFi onsite courtesy of SpaceX Starlink!

Click here for a Google Map of the location in Panamint Valley

During this starcamp the moon phases will change, with some nights having darker skies than others. If you are concerned about visiting during the darkest skies when the stargazing is best, then please check the moon phase before booking your preferred date. Even when there is moonlight, though, the moon itself is also pretty spectacular to observe!

Please note that to keep prices as low as possible, we cannot offer refunds or changes to Death Valley Starcamp reservations, so please make sure your chosen dates work for you before you book. If for some reason the weather doesn’t allow us to use the telescope during your visit (which is rare in these parts), you’ll be able to come back and stay again on the house in our overflow camping area.

Astroween Pricing For Oct. 31st & Nov. 1st:
$195/night for up to two people
Extra persons are $25/night each for up to five people per campsite.

Other Fall 2025 Dates Are Currently On Sale — No Code Needed
$105/night weekdays for up to two people &
$125/night weekends and Thanksgiving!
(Regularly $155/night)

Extra persons are $25/night each for up to five people per campsite.

Use the map above to determine which campsite you want. All sites are self check-in — when you arrive, proceed to your campsite and make yourself at home. The amenities listed are there for your use. The Starlink WiFi Zone is located around the telescope area. The camp host can also be found in the travel trailer near the telescope.

All campsites are suitable for tents and camper vans, but only sites 1, 2, 3, and 10 are RV friendly (there are no hookups). Please note the RV friendly sites are also farther away from the porta-potties and the rest of the campsites and amenities. Every reservation includes up to three vehicles and up to three friendly pets. Please clean up after your pet! If you want to have a campfire, you’ll want to bring your own firewood as we do not have any on hand.

If you’re looking for someone who will drop off an RV for you to stay in during your visit, check out @MyRVRentals on Instagram.

Check-in is any time after 2 pm on the day of your arrival, and please check out by 11 am on the day of your departure.

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There are also countless day trips in the area