Dark-Sky Lodge

The Oasis at Death Valley

CA, US. Bortle 1 sky, seasonal programming, and astronomy-forward stay context.

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1 stay - Ready for offline
$450/ night est.
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2

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Source
Official Property
Last verified
2026-05-30

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Observing Fit

Telescope inventory
Death Valley lodging anchor inside a Gold Tier dark-sky park; telescope/star-party access is event dependent.
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Category
Dark-Sky Lodge
Tier
dark sky stay

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medium
Last verified
2026-05-30
Verification note
Promoted from native-only to public catalog as a dark-sky national-park lodge, not a telescope hotel.
Highlights3
  • Death Valley National Park dark-sky lodging anchor
  • Seasonal stargazing/star-party context
  • Bortle 1 desert-sky route

The sky during your stay

What you can expect overhead at The Oasis at Death Valley through the year — Moon phases and eclipses are exact dates; the Milky Way and aurora are seasonal likelihoods. Pick a month to plan around it.

Dark window Milky Way Meteors Eclipse★ Best months to visit

July 2026 · recommended

  • Darkest skies

    New Moon on Jul 14 — the best window for the Milky Way and faint objects.

  • Milky Way core — peak seasonseasonal

    The galactic core is high overhead and well placed here.

  • Delta Aquariids meteor showerlikely

    Peaks around Jul 30, up to ~25/hr. A steady southern-hemisphere favourite.

Dark-sky parks & sites near here

Certified parks, reserves, and observing sites within reach of this stay.

  • 0 km · Dark-Sky Park · Bortle 2Furnace Creek Campground
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  • 20 km · Dark-Sky Park · Bortle 2Death Valley National Park
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  • 20 km · Observing Site · Bortle 1Death Valley Basecamp
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  • 104 km · Observing Site · Bortle 2Trona Pinnacles Staging Area
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