12 Black & White photographs of Scotty's Castle at Death Valley including Death Valley Scotty, music room at castle and living room fountain. Scotty's Castle is a 2-story Mission and Spanish Colonial Revival style villa in Grapevine Mountains of northern Death Valley in Death Valley National Park, California. "Scotty's Castle" is named for gold prospector Walter E. Scott, although Scott never owned it, nor is it an actual castle. The ranch is located about a 3-hour drive from Las Vegas.