Furnace Creek (formerly Greenland Ranch)[4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States.

The visitor center, museum, and headquarters of the Death Valley National Park are located at Furnace Creek.

[5] Francis Marion Smith and William Tell Coleman's company, the Harmony Borax Works, established Greenland Ranch in 1883, named after the green alfalfa fields which they planted there.

[7] They provided many of the artisans and builders to construct the original Fred Harvey Company resort buildings, the Indian Village, and Park Service structures.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, Furnace Creek has a total area of 31.5 square miles (82 km2), over 99% of it being land.

Springs in the Amargosa Range created a natural oasis at Furnace Creek, which has subsequently dwindled due to diversion of this water to support the village.

[27] Federally, Furnace Creek is in California's 3rd congressional district, represented by Republican Kevin Kiley.

The Furnace Creek Golf Course attached to the ranch claims to be the lowest in the world at 214 feet (65 m) below sea level.

Near Furnace Creek is California Historical Landmark number 442, Death Valley '49ers Gateway, assigned on October 24, 1949.