Should have done my usual R&D before posting!
Here is what I have found so far:
Ski3pin experiences in Death Valley
http://www.wanderthe...-november-2017/
https://ski3pin.blog...ebruary_26.html
https://ski3pin.blog...k-february.html
https://ski3pin.blog...december_7.html
Books
https://www.amazon.c...lley SUV Trails+
Maps
the AAA map is quite good. Another good map for DV is the one printed by National Geographic plus the park prints a free one called Death Valley: Backcountry Roads.
Weather
https://www.google.c...chrome&ie=UTF-8
NPS
https://www.nps.gov/...ountryroads.htm
https://www.backpack...y-national-park
https://www.nps.gov/...isit/hiking.htm
Some options
Titus Canyon
https://birdandhike....TitusCyn_Rd.htm
Echo Canyon
https://www.birdandh..._EchoCyn_Rd.htm
Hole in the Wall road
https://birdandhike....HoleWall_Rd.htm
Willow Canyon
https://birdandhike...._Willow_Cyn.htm
BackCountry Roads
https://www.nps.gov/...ountryroads.htm
https://www.nps.gov/...untry Roads.pdf
https://www.nps.gov/...it/backcamp.htm
http://www.wanderthe...hp/areas?area=1
https://www.amazon.c...JMZDD2GE9K445FC
Comments from a few threads
If you do Titus Canyon you may as well do Ubehebe Crater and then head to the Racetrack which is a must see...camping is nearby at Homestake Dry Camp. You could drop into Saline from there via Lippincott or return the way you came. A drive up to Aguerreberry Point or Dante's View is always worth the time, the views are pretty spectacular. There is way too much to see so you will need to pick and choose to suit your needs.
I always suggest Titus Canyon, the Race Track, or Butte Valley (if you want to get a bit more off the beaten track).
Perhaps we should add that it is a lot easier to drive in and out of Butte Valley from Death Valley's West Side Road through Warm Springs Canyon than it is from Ballarat in southern Panamint Valley through Goler Wash.
If you want to grand overview/super-duper adventure tour and you don't mind driving: Enter via Henry Wade Road in the south, drive north through DV seeing all the sights, go to Ubehebe Crater, on to The Race Track, take Lippincott Road down into Saline Valley and the Hot Springs (soft ball game on Sunday), leave via South Pass and then through Panamint Valley and on home.
Places to see around DV
http://www.chinaranch.com/