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Four Jewels: Sequoia, Kings Canyon, Yosemite & Death Valley

Program No. 4352RJ
Witness awe-inspiring nature, grand artifacts of geography, ancient flora and unique fauna as you immerse yourself in four of California’s most stunning national parks.
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LODGING & MEALS
Lodgings may differ by date. Select a date to see the lodgings specific to that date.
Showing Lodging & Meals For:
Oct 10, 2025 - Oct 18, 2025 (Sierra Nevada Mountains - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park to Las Vegas, NV)
May 30, 2025 - Jun 07, 2025 (Sierra Nevada Mountains - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park to Las Vegas, NV)
Jun 06, 2025 - Jun 14, 2025 (Sierra Nevada Mountains - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park to Las Vegas, NV)
Sep 05, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 (Sierra Nevada Mountains - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park to Las Vegas, NV)
Sep 12, 2025 - Sep 20, 2025 (Sierra Nevada Mountains - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park to Las Vegas, NV)
Sep 19, 2025 - Sep 27, 2025 (Sierra Nevada Mountains - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park to Las Vegas, NV)
Oct 03, 2025 - Oct 11, 2025 (Sierra Nevada Mountains - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park to Las Vegas, NV)
Oct 10, 2025 - Oct 18, 2025 (Sierra Nevada Mountains - Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park to Las Vegas, NV)
Lodging and meal options may differ by date. Select a date to see the information specific to that date.
What You'll Eat
8 Breakfasts
8 Lunches
6 Dinners
Total: 22 Meals
The following choices may be available when requested in advance: Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Low Fat, Low Salt
Where You'll Stay
Piccadilly Inn Airport
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Fresno
Nestled in Central California's scenic San Joaquin Valley, the Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is a gateway to Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. This full-service hotel is less than 1 mile from the airport and offers a free airport shuttle service. Please contact the hotel directly to schedule shuttle service. There is free parking available at the hotel as well. The Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is also centrally located near the city's most exciting attractions, sports entertainment, universities, museums and shops.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Wuksachi Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Sequoia National Park
The Wuksachi Lodge is Sequoia’s signature accommodation, a striking stone-and-cedar mountain lodge situated in the heart of the park and surrounded by a mighty sequoia forest and soaring Sierra peaks. Open year-round and with the best access to Sequoia's awesome attractions, the Wuksachi Lodge was built in 1999 in a spectacular alpine setting at 7,200-foot elevation. You'll enjoy Wuksachi's remote location with all the modern amenities and guest services of a AAA rated three-diamond hotel. It’s the perfect base camp for exploring the wonders of Sequoia, offering convenient access to popular national park attractions, including the Giant Forest Grove of the Big Trees and Giant Forest Museum, Big Trees Trail, Crescent Meadow, Wolverton Recreation Area, and the Lodgepole Visitor and Market Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Yosemite Valley Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Lodge's close proximity to Yosemite Falls makes it the perfect base camp for exploring Yosemite National Park. Its glass and wood architecture work in unity with the surroundings and the ample windows allow in the bright mountain sunshine while providing remarkable views. The lodge is a historic building built in the 1950s to match the scenic surroundings. It is an old wood structure meant to blend in with the natural scenery.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Dow Hotel & Dow Villa Motel
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Lone Pine
The Dow Historic Hotel was built in the early 1920s primarily to house movie industry personnel, including John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and Clint Eastwood, who frequently came to Lone Pine in the Owens Valley to film Westerns. Many early Westerns and the epic "Gunga Din" were filmed in the ancient Alabama Hills. The hotel faces the beautiful, snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountain range and magnificent Mt. Whitney, which at 14,496 feet is the highest peak in the lower 48 States. Lone Pine is also the gateway to Death Valley National Park. The Dow Villa Motel, adjacent to the Dow Historic Hotel, was built in three stages in the late 1950's and early 1960's to meet the growing demand for more rooms. The hotel boasts a refined, graceful air and still attracts many film and TV companies. The Dow property is all non-smoking and has been family-owned and operated since 1957.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Death Valley
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel is located approximately 24 miles northwest of Furnace Creek, CA and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountain ranges. Guests may explore 1.8 billion-year-old rock formations, swim year round in a sparkling swimming pool, watch the sun set behind surrealistic sand dunes and observe such unique animal life as squeaking lizards. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, the most photographed sand dunes in the world, are are just a short distance away.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Piccadilly Inn Airport
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Fresno
Nestled in Central California's scenic San Joaquin Valley, the Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is a gateway to Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. This full-service hotel is less than 1 mile from the airport and offers a free airport shuttle service. Please contact the hotel directly to schedule shuttle service. There is free parking available at the hotel as well. The Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is also centrally located near the city's most exciting attractions, sports entertainment, universities, museums and shops.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Wuksachi Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Sequoia National Park
The Wuksachi Lodge is Sequoia’s signature accommodation, a striking stone-and-cedar mountain lodge situated in the heart of the park and surrounded by a mighty sequoia forest and soaring Sierra peaks. Open year-round and with the best access to Sequoia's awesome attractions, the Wuksachi Lodge was built in 1999 in a spectacular alpine setting at 7,200-foot elevation. You'll enjoy Wuksachi's remote location with all the modern amenities and guest services of a AAA rated three-diamond hotel. It’s the perfect base camp for exploring the wonders of Sequoia, offering convenient access to popular national park attractions, including the Giant Forest Grove of the Big Trees and Giant Forest Museum, Big Trees Trail, Crescent Meadow, Wolverton Recreation Area, and the Lodgepole Visitor and Market Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Yosemite Valley Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Lodge's close proximity to Yosemite Falls makes it the perfect base camp for exploring Yosemite National Park. Its glass and wood architecture work in unity with the surroundings and the ample windows allow in the bright mountain sunshine while providing remarkable views. The lodge is a historic building built in the 1950s to match the scenic surroundings. It is an old wood structure meant to blend in with the natural scenery.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Dow Hotel & Dow Villa Motel
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Lone Pine
The Dow Historic Hotel was built in the early 1920s primarily to house movie industry personnel, including John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and Clint Eastwood, who frequently came to Lone Pine in the Owens Valley to film Westerns. Many early Westerns and the epic "Gunga Din" were filmed in the ancient Alabama Hills. The hotel faces the beautiful, snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountain range and magnificent Mt. Whitney, which at 14,496 feet is the highest peak in the lower 48 States. Lone Pine is also the gateway to Death Valley National Park. The Dow Villa Motel, adjacent to the Dow Historic Hotel, was built in three stages in the late 1950's and early 1960's to meet the growing demand for more rooms. The hotel boasts a refined, graceful air and still attracts many film and TV companies. The Dow property is all non-smoking and has been family-owned and operated since 1957.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Death Valley
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel is located approximately 24 miles northwest of Furnace Creek, CA and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountain ranges. Guests may explore 1.8 billion-year-old rock formations, swim year round in a sparkling swimming pool, watch the sun set behind surrealistic sand dunes and observe such unique animal life as squeaking lizards. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, the most photographed sand dunes in the world, are are just a short distance away.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Piccadilly Inn Airport
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Fresno
Nestled in Central California's scenic San Joaquin Valley, the Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is a gateway to Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. This full-service hotel is less than 1 mile from the airport and offers a free airport shuttle service. Please contact the hotel directly to schedule shuttle service. There is free parking available at the hotel as well. The Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is also centrally located near the city's most exciting attractions, sports entertainment, universities, museums and shops.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Wuksachi Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Sequoia National Park
The Wuksachi Lodge is Sequoia’s signature accommodation, a striking stone-and-cedar mountain lodge situated in the heart of the park and surrounded by a mighty sequoia forest and soaring Sierra peaks. Open year-round and with the best access to Sequoia's awesome attractions, the Wuksachi Lodge was built in 1999 in a spectacular alpine setting at 7,200-foot elevation. You'll enjoy Wuksachi's remote location with all the modern amenities and guest services of a AAA rated three-diamond hotel. It’s the perfect base camp for exploring the wonders of Sequoia, offering convenient access to popular national park attractions, including the Giant Forest Grove of the Big Trees and Giant Forest Museum, Big Trees Trail, Crescent Meadow, Wolverton Recreation Area, and the Lodgepole Visitor and Market Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Yosemite Valley Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Lodge's close proximity to Yosemite Falls makes it the perfect base camp for exploring Yosemite National Park. Its glass and wood architecture work in unity with the surroundings and the ample windows allow in the bright mountain sunshine while providing remarkable views. The lodge is a historic building built in the 1950s to match the scenic surroundings. It is an old wood structure meant to blend in with the natural scenery.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Dow Hotel & Dow Villa Motel
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Lone Pine
The Dow Historic Hotel was built in the early 1920s primarily to house movie industry personnel, including John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and Clint Eastwood, who frequently came to Lone Pine in the Owens Valley to film Westerns. Many early Westerns and the epic "Gunga Din" were filmed in the ancient Alabama Hills. The hotel faces the beautiful, snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountain range and magnificent Mt. Whitney, which at 14,496 feet is the highest peak in the lower 48 States. Lone Pine is also the gateway to Death Valley National Park. The Dow Villa Motel, adjacent to the Dow Historic Hotel, was built in three stages in the late 1950's and early 1960's to meet the growing demand for more rooms. The hotel boasts a refined, graceful air and still attracts many film and TV companies. The Dow property is all non-smoking and has been family-owned and operated since 1957.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Death Valley
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel is located approximately 24 miles northwest of Furnace Creek, CA and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountain ranges. Guests may explore 1.8 billion-year-old rock formations, swim year round in a sparkling swimming pool, watch the sun set behind surrealistic sand dunes and observe such unique animal life as squeaking lizards. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, the most photographed sand dunes in the world, are are just a short distance away.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Piccadilly Inn Airport
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Fresno
Nestled in Central California's scenic San Joaquin Valley, the Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is a gateway to Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. This full-service hotel is less than 1 mile from the airport and offers a free airport shuttle service. Please contact the hotel directly to schedule shuttle service. There is free parking available at the hotel as well. The Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is also centrally located near the city's most exciting attractions, sports entertainment, universities, museums and shops.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Wuksachi Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Sequoia National Park
The Wuksachi Lodge is Sequoia’s signature accommodation, a striking stone-and-cedar mountain lodge situated in the heart of the park and surrounded by a mighty sequoia forest and soaring Sierra peaks. Open year-round and with the best access to Sequoia's awesome attractions, the Wuksachi Lodge was built in 1999 in a spectacular alpine setting at 7,200-foot elevation. You'll enjoy Wuksachi's remote location with all the modern amenities and guest services of a AAA rated three-diamond hotel. It’s the perfect base camp for exploring the wonders of Sequoia, offering convenient access to popular national park attractions, including the Giant Forest Grove of the Big Trees and Giant Forest Museum, Big Trees Trail, Crescent Meadow, Wolverton Recreation Area, and the Lodgepole Visitor and Market Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Yosemite Valley Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Lodge's close proximity to Yosemite Falls makes it the perfect base camp for exploring Yosemite National Park. Its glass and wood architecture work in unity with the surroundings and the ample windows allow in the bright mountain sunshine while providing remarkable views. The lodge is a historic building built in the 1950s to match the scenic surroundings. It is an old wood structure meant to blend in with the natural scenery.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Dow Hotel & Dow Villa Motel
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Lone Pine
The Dow Historic Hotel was built in the early 1920s primarily to house movie industry personnel, including John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and Clint Eastwood, who frequently came to Lone Pine in the Owens Valley to film Westerns. Many early Westerns and the epic "Gunga Din" were filmed in the ancient Alabama Hills. The hotel faces the beautiful, snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountain range and magnificent Mt. Whitney, which at 14,496 feet is the highest peak in the lower 48 States. Lone Pine is also the gateway to Death Valley National Park. The Dow Villa Motel, adjacent to the Dow Historic Hotel, was built in three stages in the late 1950's and early 1960's to meet the growing demand for more rooms. The hotel boasts a refined, graceful air and still attracts many film and TV companies. The Dow property is all non-smoking and has been family-owned and operated since 1957.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Death Valley
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel is located approximately 24 miles northwest of Furnace Creek, CA and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountain ranges. Guests may explore 1.8 billion-year-old rock formations, swim year round in a sparkling swimming pool, watch the sun set behind surrealistic sand dunes and observe such unique animal life as squeaking lizards. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, the most photographed sand dunes in the world, are are just a short distance away.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Piccadilly Inn Airport
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Fresno
Nestled in Central California's scenic San Joaquin Valley, the Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is a gateway to Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. This full-service hotel is less than 1 mile from the airport and offers a free airport shuttle service. Please contact the hotel directly to schedule shuttle service. There is free parking available at the hotel as well. The Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is also centrally located near the city's most exciting attractions, sports entertainment, universities, museums and shops.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Wuksachi Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Sequoia National Park
The Wuksachi Lodge is Sequoia’s signature accommodation, a striking stone-and-cedar mountain lodge situated in the heart of the park and surrounded by a mighty sequoia forest and soaring Sierra peaks. Open year-round and with the best access to Sequoia's awesome attractions, the Wuksachi Lodge was built in 1999 in a spectacular alpine setting at 7,200-foot elevation. You'll enjoy Wuksachi's remote location with all the modern amenities and guest services of a AAA rated three-diamond hotel. It’s the perfect base camp for exploring the wonders of Sequoia, offering convenient access to popular national park attractions, including the Giant Forest Grove of the Big Trees and Giant Forest Museum, Big Trees Trail, Crescent Meadow, Wolverton Recreation Area, and the Lodgepole Visitor and Market Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
The Ahwahnee Hotel
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Yosemite National Park
The Ahwahnee Hotel (formerly known as "The Majestic Yosemite"), is a historic, landmark dating from 1927. Set on the valley floor, The Ahwahnee Hotel was specifically designed to highlight its natural surroundings, featuring Yosemite Falls, Half Dome and Glacier Point. The destination of queens and presidents alike, this distinctive Yosemite hotel offers a perfect balance of history, hospitality and elegance. Warm, cozy rooms feature natural wood furnishings, free Wi-Fi and TVs. The hotel offers grand sitting rooms, a bar, stone fireplaces, elegant tapestries and stained glass windows, plus a dining room with a high, beamed ceiling.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Dow Hotel & Dow Villa Motel
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Lone Pine
The Dow Historic Hotel was built in the early 1920s primarily to house movie industry personnel, including John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and Clint Eastwood, who frequently came to Lone Pine in the Owens Valley to film Westerns. Many early Westerns and the epic "Gunga Din" were filmed in the ancient Alabama Hills. The hotel faces the beautiful, snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountain range and magnificent Mt. Whitney, which at 14,496 feet is the highest peak in the lower 48 States. Lone Pine is also the gateway to Death Valley National Park. The Dow Villa Motel, adjacent to the Dow Historic Hotel, was built in three stages in the late 1950's and early 1960's to meet the growing demand for more rooms. The hotel boasts a refined, graceful air and still attracts many film and TV companies. The Dow property is all non-smoking and has been family-owned and operated since 1957.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Death Valley
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel is located approximately 24 miles northwest of Furnace Creek, CA and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountain ranges. Guests may explore 1.8 billion-year-old rock formations, swim year round in a sparkling swimming pool, watch the sun set behind surrealistic sand dunes and observe such unique animal life as squeaking lizards. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, the most photographed sand dunes in the world, are are just a short distance away.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Piccadilly Inn Airport
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Fresno
Nestled in Central California's scenic San Joaquin Valley, the Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is a gateway to Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. This full-service hotel is less than 1 mile from the airport and offers a free airport shuttle service. Please contact the hotel directly to schedule shuttle service. There is free parking available at the hotel as well. The Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is also centrally located near the city's most exciting attractions, sports entertainment, universities, museums and shops.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Wuksachi Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Sequoia National Park
The Wuksachi Lodge is Sequoia’s signature accommodation, a striking stone-and-cedar mountain lodge situated in the heart of the park and surrounded by a mighty sequoia forest and soaring Sierra peaks. Open year-round and with the best access to Sequoia's awesome attractions, the Wuksachi Lodge was built in 1999 in a spectacular alpine setting at 7,200-foot elevation. You'll enjoy Wuksachi's remote location with all the modern amenities and guest services of a AAA rated three-diamond hotel. It’s the perfect base camp for exploring the wonders of Sequoia, offering convenient access to popular national park attractions, including the Giant Forest Grove of the Big Trees and Giant Forest Museum, Big Trees Trail, Crescent Meadow, Wolverton Recreation Area, and the Lodgepole Visitor and Market Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
The Ahwahnee Hotel
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Yosemite National Park
The Ahwahnee Hotel (formerly known as "The Majestic Yosemite"), is a historic, landmark dating from 1927. Set on the valley floor, The Ahwahnee Hotel was specifically designed to highlight its natural surroundings, featuring Yosemite Falls, Half Dome and Glacier Point. The destination of queens and presidents alike, this distinctive Yosemite hotel offers a perfect balance of history, hospitality and elegance. Warm, cozy rooms feature natural wood furnishings, free Wi-Fi and TVs. The hotel offers grand sitting rooms, a bar, stone fireplaces, elegant tapestries and stained glass windows, plus a dining room with a high, beamed ceiling.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Dow Hotel & Dow Villa Motel
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Lone Pine
The Dow Historic Hotel was built in the early 1920s primarily to house movie industry personnel, including John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and Clint Eastwood, who frequently came to Lone Pine in the Owens Valley to film Westerns. Many early Westerns and the epic "Gunga Din" were filmed in the ancient Alabama Hills. The hotel faces the beautiful, snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountain range and magnificent Mt. Whitney, which at 14,496 feet is the highest peak in the lower 48 States. Lone Pine is also the gateway to Death Valley National Park. The Dow Villa Motel, adjacent to the Dow Historic Hotel, was built in three stages in the late 1950's and early 1960's to meet the growing demand for more rooms. The hotel boasts a refined, graceful air and still attracts many film and TV companies. The Dow property is all non-smoking and has been family-owned and operated since 1957.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Death Valley
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel is located approximately 24 miles northwest of Furnace Creek, CA and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountain ranges. Guests may explore 1.8 billion-year-old rock formations, swim year round in a sparkling swimming pool, watch the sun set behind surrealistic sand dunes and observe such unique animal life as squeaking lizards. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, the most photographed sand dunes in the world, are are just a short distance away.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Piccadilly Inn Airport
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Fresno
Nestled in Central California's scenic San Joaquin Valley, the Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is a gateway to Sequoia/Kings Canyon and Yosemite National Parks. This full-service hotel is less than 1 mile from the airport and offers a free airport shuttle service. Please contact the hotel directly to schedule shuttle service. There is free parking available at the hotel as well. The Piccadilly Inn Airport hotel is also centrally located near the city's most exciting attractions, sports entertainment, universities, museums and shops.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Wuksachi Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Sequoia National Park
The Wuksachi Lodge is Sequoia’s signature accommodation, a striking stone-and-cedar mountain lodge situated in the heart of the park and surrounded by a mighty sequoia forest and soaring Sierra peaks. Open year-round and with the best access to Sequoia's awesome attractions, the Wuksachi Lodge was built in 1999 in a spectacular alpine setting at 7,200-foot elevation. You'll enjoy Wuksachi's remote location with all the modern amenities and guest services of a AAA rated three-diamond hotel. It’s the perfect base camp for exploring the wonders of Sequoia, offering convenient access to popular national park attractions, including the Giant Forest Grove of the Big Trees and Giant Forest Museum, Big Trees Trail, Crescent Meadow, Wolverton Recreation Area, and the Lodgepole Visitor and Market Center.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Yosemite Valley Lodge
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Yosemite National Park
Yosemite Valley Lodge's close proximity to Yosemite Falls makes it the perfect base camp for exploring Yosemite National Park. Its glass and wood architecture work in unity with the surroundings and the ample windows allow in the bright mountain sunshine while providing remarkable views. The lodge is a historic building built in the 1950s to match the scenic surroundings. It is an old wood structure meant to blend in with the natural scenery.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Dow Hotel & Dow Villa Motel
Visit Site
1 NIGHT
Location: Lone Pine
The Dow Historic Hotel was built in the early 1920s primarily to house movie industry personnel, including John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and Clint Eastwood, who frequently came to Lone Pine in the Owens Valley to film Westerns. Many early Westerns and the epic "Gunga Din" were filmed in the ancient Alabama Hills. The hotel faces the beautiful, snow-capped Sierra Nevada Mountain range and magnificent Mt. Whitney, which at 14,496 feet is the highest peak in the lower 48 States. Lone Pine is also the gateway to Death Valley National Park. The Dow Villa Motel, adjacent to the Dow Historic Hotel, was built in three stages in the late 1950's and early 1960's to meet the growing demand for more rooms. The hotel boasts a refined, graceful air and still attracts many film and TV companies. The Dow property is all non-smoking and has been family-owned and operated since 1957.
TripAdvisor Reviews
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel
Visit Site
2 NIGHTS
Location: Death Valley
Stovepipe Wells Village Hotel is located approximately 24 miles northwest of Furnace Creek, CA and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding mountain ranges. Guests may explore 1.8 billion-year-old rock formations, swim year round in a sparkling swimming pool, watch the sun set behind surrealistic sand dunes and observe such unique animal life as squeaking lizards. The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, the most photographed sand dunes in the world, are are just a short distance away.
TripAdvisor Reviews





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