All Great Basin places
29 places
1Lehman CavesMore than 300 rare shields make this cave’s ceiling the draw.
2Wheeler Peak Bristlecone GroveA high-country hike among bristlecones and glacial boulders.
3Wheeler PeakLong, exposed climb to Nevada’s second-highest summit.
4Mather OverlookA close look at Wheeler Peak's cirque and its mountain life zones.
5Wheeler Peak OverlookThe road's only look at an ice-filled rock glacier.
Lehman Caves Visitor CenterCave-tour check-in, a model cave, and a night-sky room.
6Astronomy AmphitheaterA ranger talk, then telescope viewing beneath a dark sky.
Great Basin Visitor CenterSee 4,862 rings from the Prometheus bristlecone.
7Stella LakeA mountain lake worth the full high-country loop.
8Wheeler Peak Glacier ViewpointA high-altitude hike to Nevada’s last glacier, sometimes hidden by rock.
9Lexington ArchA rare limestone arch at the end of a long, remote hike.
10Teresa LakeA short spur brings Wheeler Peak into the lake view.
11Upper Pictograph CaveRed pictographs worth a look from outside the shelter.
12Rhodes CabinA small cabin tied to Lehman Caves' early tourist trade.
13Baker Archaeological SiteA short, booklet-guided walk through a Fremont village site.
14Johnson Lake Mine Historic DistrictA tough climb into the story of a remote tungsten mine.
15Baker LakeA high cirque lake at the end of a strenuous full-day climb.
16Johnson LakeA high alpine lake with a long climb and mine cabins nearby.
17Lehman OrchardOld orchard trees and a historic aqueduct tell a cave-side farming story.
18Ranching ExhibitMetal ranching silhouettes, sagebrush, and mountains in one quick stop.
Wheeler Peak CampgroundCamp beneath Wheeler Peak at the National Park System's highest campground.
Upper Lehman Creek CampgroundA wooded creekside base for the caves and high-country trails.Lower Lehman Creek CampgroundA year-round base for the caves and Wheeler Peak drive.
Baker Creek CampgroundA quiet base for Baker Lakes trails and dark-sky nights.
Grey Cliffs CampgroundA 16-site tent campground beside limestone cliffs; bring your own water.
Baker Fuel & RVFuel up in Baker before the park’s remote mountain roads.
Border InnA useful diner, fuel and motel stop at the Utah-Nevada line.
Pole Canyon Trailhead Picnic AreaTake a shaded break at accessible tables with charcoal grills.
19RV Dump StationAn RV utility stop just inside the park entrance.
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Great Basin Tour Guide
Great Basin, narrated.
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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Lehman Caves: Look for the Shields0:00 / 0:39
“You're approaching Lehman Caves and its visitor center. I'd stop for the cave's unusual shields: more than three hundred formations made of two thin calcite plates with a narrow gap between them.”
Plays as you drive up to Lehman Caves in the Parkwolf Great Basin Tour Guide.
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