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In-Depth Information
760-786-2345; mains lunch $13-17, dinner $18-45;
7:30-10:30am,
noon-2:30pm & 5:30-9:30pm mid-Oct-mid-May)
Views of the Panamint Mountains are stellar from this formal dining room with a dress
code (no shorts or T-shirts, jeans ok), where the menu draws inspiration from Continental,
Southwestern and Mexican cuisine. Afternoon tea in the lobby lounge and Sunday brunch
are hoity-toity affairs. At least have a cocktail on the stone terrace as the sun sets beyond
the mountains (and the parking lot, but who's complaining?).
Wrangler Restaurant
STEAK
15, dinner mains $27-39; 6-9am, 11am-2pm & 5:30-9pm Oct-May, 6-10am & 6-9:30pm May-Oct)
The Ranch at Furnace Creek's main restaurant serves pretty standard but belly-busting
buffets at breakfast and lunchtime (when tour bus groups invade) and turns into a pricey
steakhouse at night.
Panamint
Panamint Springs Resort
AMERICAN
breakfast, lunch & dinner;
)
Friendly outback cafe serving pizzas, burgers, salads, steaks and other standards. Toast the
panoramic views from the front porch with one of its 100 bottled beers from around the
world.
Information
Entry permits ($20 per vehicle) are valid for seven days and are sold at self-service pay
stations throughout the park. For a free map and newspaper, show your receipt at the visit-
ors center.
Cell-phone reception is poor to nonexistent in the park; you'll have better luck at Fur-
nace Creek, Stovepipe Wells and Scotty's Castle; get phone cards at general stores in
Stovepipe Wells and Furnace Creek.
