Great Basin National Park

About Great Basin National Park

The Great Basin National Park includes a wide variety of forest species, including pine, oak, sawflower, pine and pineapple, as well as numerous limestone caves, including the beautiful Lehman Caves. Parking tents are based on the principle of "first come, first served" and reservations are not possible at Grey Cliffs Group campsites. You can't save a campsite and reserve it for family and friends who arrive later.

The number of pitches is limited to 8 per person and 2 per vehicle and pitch, and no fee is charged for the original campsites. The fee for an open-air campsite is $10 per night for all pitches, but there is no fee for primitives on one of the campsites.

Pets are not allowed on park trails and must always be kept on a leash, which is at least 2 metres from the entrance to the campsite and not more than 1.5 feet away. We have 32 wheelchair accessible campgrounds for $2 and are located on the east side of the park, close to the Great Basin National Park Trail and the Grand Canyon.

The campsite prices are limited to pitches for 8 persons and 2 vehicles and are $5 per person, $2 per vehicle or $4 per day. Bonfires are allowed only in campfire sites and water is only available in summer. Group campsites are open from May to November when the weather permits, and from August to October.

Each campsite has a pit toilet and drinking water, but campers are not recommended due to the space available. Water jugs can be filled at any time of the day or night, except in the summer and winter months.

The fee is $25 per night for up to 25 people, and each additional person increases the fee by one dollar or $5 per person for a total of $30 per month.

A $10 non-refundable deposit will be charged for the fee, and the balance will be due upon check-in. The total sum may not exceed $50 per person or $50, but a balance of at least $5 per day or $30 per month for up to 25 people.

There are no campsites in the Great Basin National Park except those within the boundaries of the park. Please have a good sense of humor, good manners and respect for other campers and other park visitors.

The original campsites in the park are located between Snake Creek and Strawberry Creek Roads, picnic tables and fireplaces are available in most locations, but water is only available in summer.

Lower Lehman Campground is open all year round, with rates limited to $8 per person or $2 per vehicle per pitch. The primitive campsites in Great Basin National Park are open year-round, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on weekends. The price of the campsite is $1 per day, $4 per night or 1,000 per year, per camper.

All Snake Creek sites have toilets and the river's water should be treated before use, according to the Great Basin National Park website.

Water is available in the visitor center in winter, and in spring and summer there will be drinking water from the Snake Creek treatment plant, according to the park's website.

The park's primitive campsites are free and camping is based on the principle of "first come, first served."

Upper Lehman Campground is located on the west side of Great Basin National Park, north of the main entrance to the park. It comprises two primitive campsites, one in the campsite parking lot and the other at the foot of a steep, steep hill.

Prices are limited to 8 persons and 2 vehicles per pitch, and water is only available in summer.

Wheeler Peak Campground is located on the west side of Great Basin National Park, north of the main entrance to the park. The price for a pitch for 2 persons is $8 per person, $2 per vehicle or $4 per day and can be camped in the parking lot or on the campsite pitch.

The road to the campsite is narrow and winding, with an incline of up to 8%, and it leads to a steep slope - on the eastern side of the campsite on the summit of Wheeler Peak. It has 37 pitches, one of which is wheelchair accessible, with a total of 2,500 square metres of camping space.

Prices for the campsite are limited to $8 per person per 2-vehicle pitch, campers and trailers are not recommended. Water is only available in summer, but it is available for a fee of $5 per day or $10 per week for the whole year.

Great Basin National Park is best explored by hiking, and it is a park where you can experience true solitude. It is one of the best hiking trails in the United States, with more than 2,000 miles of trails and a total of over 1,500 miles.

Make sure you are prepared before you start your hike and bring some clothes, as the weather can change quickly, especially at high altitudes. When hiking, you should eat and drink a lot, so bring clothes, as the weather can change quickly, especially at higher altitudes.

The routes listed below are just a few ideas that will help you get started and can be recommended by a ranger. Hiking Cross - Country is a good option for those who have a little experience but not much money.

You should consider extending your trek to stay in the hinterland, but pets are not allowed on the paths of the park.

A voluntary registration form is available at the Visitor Centre, but most of the park is permitted and most parks are open to all.

Always try to leave the area as clean as you found it, and always be in the park, even if it is only for a short time during the day or at night.

A more detailed map is available at the park's visitor center or you can plan your trip with your parking card and park in one of the many available parking spaces.

Meet at 10 am at Borstlecone Trailhead and head west to Great Basin National Park Ranger Station. A Ranger - a walk from the park's visitor center to a ranger station is an excellent way to learn more about the nature of the area and its wildlife, as well as the history of this park.

From there, you can walk to the glacier and continue hiking or hike with a group to Glacier National Park Ranger Station. This program is weather dependent, but groups can hike from Borstlecone Trailhead at the southern end of the park to the glacier station under different conditions.

The theme of each programme is different, but the themes relate to related issues such as water quality, climate change and the environment. The campfire program is offered at the campgrounds Upper Lehman Creek and Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park. Please come with warm clothing, lanterns and flashlights, as well as a torch and fire extinguisher.

The day and time of the program change with the season, but the day-time program does not change much from week to week or year to year, except in the summer months.

The Lehman Caves can only be entered as part of guided tours, and the entire tour route is 0.54 miles long. The longer tours follow the same route as the shorter ones, but the longer tour starts at the entrance of the cave and ends in the caves, rather than the other way around.

Children under four years of age are not allowed on the tour as they have a limited attention span.

Cave tours are limited to 25 people per tour and often sold out in the summer months. Each tour is conducted for 30 minutes from the first room, then into the second room, then into the third room and so on.

Please note that tickets cannot be purchased by phone on the day of the tour, but you can buy them in person at the entrance to the cave or arrange an appointment with a local park ranger at one of our visitor centres in the room you have booked.

The fee varies depending on the length of the tour, and the Great Basin National Park is located on Pacific Time, so please check in at least 30 minutes before your trip.

The Great Basin National Park is on Pacific Time, so please check in at least 30 minutes before your trip and don't be fooled - book now.

The Great Basin National Park is on Pacific Time, so please check in at least 30 minutes before your trip and book now.

Take Utah State Highway 21 from Milford, UT to Garrison, UT, which branches off at the Nevada State Highway 487 border. Drive two miles to Baker, NV and turn west from Baker onto Highway 488 to the nearest airport (located about two miles south of the entrance to Great Basin National Park).