This description highlights what is special about Surprise Canyon, nestled deep within the Panamint Mountains. Surprise Canyon is a haven for people and wildlife, with its cascading waterfalls, ...

BALLARAT – Whoever named Surprise Canyon got it right. Mere miles from bone-dry Death Valley, the canyon cradles two unexpected jewels: a gushing mountain stream and what’s left of a once-bustling ...

SURPRISE CANYON, Calif. — After the flash floods of 1984, the gravel road that once delivered fortune-seekers and sightseers up this desert canyon vanished. Water carved the streambed clear down to ...

BALLARAT – Whoever named Surprise Canyon got it right. Mere miles from bone-dry Death Valley, the canyon cradles two unexpected jewels: a gushing mountain stream and what’s left of a once-bustling ...

BALLARAT – Whoever named Surprise Canyon got it right. Mere miles from bone-dry Death Valley, the canyon cradles two unexpected jewels: a gushing mountain stream and what’s left of a once-bustling ...

Five years after it was temporarily closed to off-road enthusiasts who winched their vehicles up its limestone waterfalls, a coveted canyon on Death Valley National Park’s western edge has been ...