Paddling near Furnace Creek, CA

Furnace Creek sits in the heart of Death Valley National Park in Inyo County, California, at the floor of the driest desert in North America. Paddling here is a rare and event-driven phenomenon: when exceptional rainfall fills Badwater Basin — located about 17 miles south of Furnace Creek along Badwater Road — the ancient lakebed briefly becomes Lake Manly, a shallow temporary lake at 282 feet below sea level. When conditions allow, it draws kayakers and SUP paddlers to what is arguably the most unusual flatwater paddle in the country.