Where is scottys castle

Learn more about the history, construction, and decoration of the castle through galleries on the NPS Museum page.

Box Death Valley , CA Explore This Park. Info Alerts Maps Calendar. Alerts In Effect Dismiss. Dismiss View all alerts. Scotty's Castle. This tour runs for about an hour and takes you into the castle for an up-close look at the lavish lifestyle of those that lived here. This tour also costs 15 dollars and is highly recommended by the people I have talked too. Since he just lived in the castle and maintained it for his friend, this tour will show you his ranch that he lived on when not maintaining his image as the owner of the castle.

This area is closed to the public, so you have to take a tour to get there. The tour is over 2 miles of walking, so if you are interested in this tour, make sure to call in advance and see when it runs. One of the other things you can do by yourself, without a tour, is taking the short uphill walk to the hill that overlooks the castle, where Scotty is buried. This is a worthwhile hike that gives you a lot of great views of the castle and a unique look into history by seeing his gravesite. I would recommend taking some time to check it out.

Make sure you go when you can take the tour though, and not miss it as I did. Significant work on the castle had already been completed when the Johnsons discovered that the castle had accidentally been built on federal land instead of the land Johnson had purchased. The Johnsons gave the castle to the Gospel Foundation upon their deaths in the s, and Scotty lived there until he died in He was buried on the hillside nearby.

In the National Park Service bought the property, and started offering tours that give visitors a chance to see the intricate furnishings, tile work, and architecture of the castle. Over the course of five hours, three inches of rain fell in the area around Grapevine Canyon. For decades, park rangers dressed in period costumes have led tours of the castle grounds and told stories of the Johnsons and Death Valley Scotty.

In , a devastating flood damaged some of the buildings and infrastructure. When the castle area reopens, we invite you to tour Scotty's Castle with a living history guide, visit the museum with it's momentos of Albert and Bessie Johnson and Death Valley Scotty, take a walk to Albert's power house with it's diesel generators and Pelton waterwheels, and explore the green oasis and rock gardens that are the Castle grounds.

Box Death Valley , CA Explore This Park. Info Alerts Maps Calendar. Alerts In Effect Dismiss. Dismiss View all alerts. Building Scotty's Castle. Albert Johnson and Walter Scott. An Unlikely Friendship Walter Scott " Death Valley Scotty " was a rowdy and shady character, with little luck for gold prospecting but great luck in spending investor's money.

Bessie, Scotty, and Albert seated in the lavishly decorated castle.