Death Valley's Furnace Creek Resort Announces Winter-Season Rates

For Popular Stay And Play Golf Package

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. October 31, 2011

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, CCA - October 29, 2011 - Furnace Creek Resort in Death Valley is offering its popular Stay and Play package at the Inn at Furnace Creek which just opened for the season and the Ranch at Furnace Creek, open year-round.

Thee Stay and Play package features accommodations, unlimited golf per day at the Furnace Creek Golf Course, 18-hole cart rental and club storage. Rates start at $248 at the Ranch and $412 at the Inn. Rates drop in January and February before rising again in March and April. Rates are for two people, based on double occupancy in a standard room. The Stay & Play Package is also available for other room types at both lodging complexes. Rates do not include applicable tax. This package may not be combined with other offers. Some restrictions and blackout dates apply. Reserve this package online at 1-800-236-7916 or from outside the U.S. to 1-303-297-2757 and refer to the promo code “GOLF”.

At 214 feet below sea level, the Furnace Creek Golf Course is the lowest golf course in the world. It has achieved the designation "Certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" from the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System (ACSS), the educational division of Audubon International. To achieve certification, a course must demonstrate it is maintaining a high degree of environmental quality in the areas of environmental planning, wildlife and habitat management, outreach and education, reduced chemical use and safety, water conservation and water quality management.

The 18-hole Furnace Creek Golf Course measures 6,236 yards from the back tees with a course rating of 69.7 and a slope rating of117. Although a relatively short course, the low elevation and challenging greens earned it a place on Golf Digest's list of “America's 50 Toughest Courses.” Because the golf ball does not fly as far as it does at sea level and higher elevation courses, players must adjust their club selections as well as their mental approaches. The course also features small greens, strategically placed Palm and Tamarisk trees and water hazards on nine holes. Originally opened in 1931, the course underwent a major renovation in 1997 under the direction of world-renowned golf course architect Perry Dye.

The Furnace Creek Resort has been welcoming guests since the 1930s. Furnace Creek Resort is operated by Xanterra Parks & Resorts. The resort also features two restaurants; a saloon; general store; two spring-fed swimming pool; tennis courts; the Borax Museum, a service station and a 3,000-square-foot airstrip adjacent to the property.

For more information about facilities in Death Valley National Park or to make reservations, call toll free at 1-800-236-7916 1-800-236-7916 or 1-303-297-2757 1-303-297-2757 or go to www.furnacecreekresort.com.

Xanterra Parks & Resorts® (consisting of several affiliated Xanterra entities) operates lodges, restaurants, tours and activities at national parks and state parks and resorts. Xanterra Parks & Resorts is the country's largest park concessioner. Xanterra Parks & Resorts has operations in the following locations: Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, Zion, Crater Lake, Rocky Mountain and Petrified Forest National Parks, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Furnace Creek Resort in Death Valley National Park, Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Va. and eight Ohio State Park Lodges as well as the Geneva Marina at Ohio's Geneva State Park. Xanterra Parks & Resorts also operates Windstar Cruises as well as Grand Canyon Railway in Williams, Ariz.