Death Valley Now Offers GPS Ranger Guided Tours

New GPS Ranger self-guided tour system hand held players are now available for rent in the Furnace Creek Visitor Center. These units are keyed to download audio and video ranger guided tours at historic and scenic “hot spots” throughout Death Valley National Park. The GPS Ranger is available for rent from the Death Valley Natural History Association book store in the Furnace Creek Visitor Center.

Death Valley National Park now has a demo version of the GPS Ranger system available for playback online. Click here to view Death Valley’s page on this feature, and to access the demo version of the system.

Source: NPS

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