Campground · Great Basin National Park
A 16-site tent campground beside limestone cliffs; bring your own water.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Great Basin Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Great Basin National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Grey Cliffs and Pole Canyon: A Shaded Lunch Stop“You're nearing Grey Cliffs and the access to Pole Canyon's picnic area. For a lunch break, choose the day-use tables and charcoal grills, with shade among the trees and accessible tables on paved ground.”
Plays as you drive up to Grey Cliffs Campground in the Parkwolf Great Basin Tour Guide.
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Guide
Grey Cliffs is a 16-site campground for tents only, set among pinyon pines beside limestone cliffs in Great Basin National Park. It’s a useful base on the Baker Creek side of the park if you want a simple overnight stop; RVs and trailers aren’t allowed.
There’s no potable water, cell reception, showers, hookups, or camp store here. Bring drinking water and save your reservation details offline before you arrive. Loops A and C are reservable, so check current availability before driving in. The campground generally opens in late spring and closes in fall.
The appeal is the pinyon-and-limestone setting and a dark night sky. Shade varies between sites, so choose carefully if daytime cover matters. This is a simple place to camp, not a resupply stop.
Wildlife
22 sightingsElkMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
237 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
186 sightingsWild TurkeyMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
22 sightingsRattlesnakeMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
23 sightingsDusky GrouseMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
18 sightingsThree-toed WoodpeckerMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Great Basin. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModeratePole Canyon Trail6.6 mi · 4.5 hr · 0.3 mi awayA gradual creek climb, a sharp pass, and a smarter way round.
ChallengingBaker & Johnson Lakes Loop11.7 mi · 10 hr · 1.6 mi awayTwo high lakes and a century of tungsten mining.
ChallengingTimber Creek Trail5.1 mi · 4.5 hr · 1.6 mi awayClimb through pines to a Pyramid Peak meadow, then loop back.
ChallengingJohnson Lake via Baker Creek9.8 mi · 6.5 hr · 1.6 mi awayA steep climb to a high lake and old tungsten mine ruins.
ModerateBaker Creek Loop3.3 mi · 2.3 hr · 1.6 mi awayCreek crossings, hillside switchbacks, and a meadow return.ChallengingBaker Lake Trail10.4 mi · 8 hr · 1.6 mi awayA high alpine lake at the end of a full-day climb.
ModerateLower Lehman Trail1.1 mi · 45 min · 2.1 mi awayA short creekside walk with about 230 feet of climbing.
ChallengingLehman Creek Trail6.4 mi · 4.5 hr · 2.4 mi awayA 6.4-mile out-and-back climb through aspens to Wheeler Peak views.
Sight · 0.1 mi awayUpper Pictograph CaveRed pictographs worth a look from outside the shelter.
Picnic area · 0.5 mi awayPole Canyon Trailhead Picnic AreaTake a shaded break at accessible tables with charcoal grills.
Sight · 1.1 mi awayLehman CavesMore than 300 rare shields make this cave’s ceiling the draw.
Visitor center · 1.1 mi awayLehman Caves Visitor CenterCave-tour check-in, a model cave, and a night-sky room.
Campground · 1.1 mi awayBaker Creek CampgroundA quiet base for Baker Lakes trails and dark-sky nights.
Sight · 1.1 mi awayLehman OrchardOld orchard trees and a historic aqueduct tell a cave-side farming story.
Sight · 1.1 mi awayRhodes CabinA small cabin tied to Lehman Caves' early tourist trade.
Sight · 1.2 mi awayRV Dump StationAn RV utility stop just inside the park entrance.Parkwolf’s Great Basin ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
