Death Valley National Park is pleased to announce the availability of the Saline Valley Warm Springs Final Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement.

The completed plan will provide a basis for guiding management actions and making decisions within this remote yet popular area. The plan is being created as directed in the park's General Management Plan of 2002, to provide specific direction for the management of the Saline Valley Warm Springs.


* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Internal scoping
Step 2. Public and Agency Scoping
Step 3. Analysis of public comment
Step 4. Alternatives Development
Step 5. Prepare Draft Plan/EIS
Step 6. Public Comment on Draft Plan/EIS
Step 7. Analysis of public comment
Step 8. Release of the Final Plan/EIS
Step 9. Record of Decision *

The Record of Decision (ROD) was signed on June 14, 2019.