Great Basin National Park, NV
A short creekside walk with about 230 feet of climbing.
Overview
Map & elevation
Plan your hike
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Great Basin Tour Guide
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Lower Lehman Creek: Year-Round Camping“Lower Lehman Creek Campground is ahead, the park's only year-round campground.”
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Trail guide
Lower Lehman Trail is a 1.1-mile out-and-back on a natural-surface path between Lower Lehman Creek Campground and the picnic-area day-use parking. The mapped path is about 0.54 mile one way; the listed distance includes walking back along the same corridor. It is a small-scale alternative when you want time beside Lehman Creek without taking on the much longer Lehman Creek Trail.
The path follows Lehman Creek through a wooded corridor, with small rapids and cascades along the stream. From the campground end it climbs roughly 230 feet over that half-mile leg, so it takes more effort than the distance suggests. Allow about 30 to 60 minutes, depending on stops. The creek and trees are the payoff; this is not a viewpoint or destination hike.
The mapped route begins on the Lower Lehman Creek Campground side and ends near the picnic-area day-use lot. The park’s public hiking pages don’t identify this named path, and a signed trailhead could not be confirmed, so check for the creekside path before starting. The campground has vault toilets but no potable water. Dogs aren’t allowed on park trails.
Wildlife
22 sightingsElkMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
237 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
185 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
ChallengingLehman Creek Trail6.4 mi · 4.5 hr · 0.8 mi awayA 6.4-mile out-and-back climb through aspens to Wheeler Peak views.
EasyOsceola Ditch Trail3 mi · 1.8 hr · 1.7 mi awayFollow a historic mining ditch to Mill Creek and back.
ModeratePole Canyon Trail6.6 mi · 4.5 hr · 2.3 mi awayA gradual creek climb, a sharp pass, and a smarter way round.
ChallengingJohnson Lake via Baker Creek9.8 mi · 6.5 hr · 2.8 mi awayA steep climb to a high lake and old tungsten mine ruins.
ModerateBaker Creek Loop3.3 mi · 2.3 hr · 2.8 mi awayCreek crossings, hillside switchbacks, and a meadow return.
ChallengingBaker Lake Trail10.4 mi · 8 hr · 2.8 mi awayA high alpine lake at the end of a full-day climb.ChallengingBaker & Johnson Lakes Loop11.7 mi · 10 hr · 2.8 mi awayTwo high lakes and a century of tungsten mining.
ChallengingTimber Creek Trail5.1 mi · 4.5 hr · 2.8 mi awayClimb through pines to a Pyramid Peak meadow, then loop back.
Campground · 0.1 mi awayLower Lehman Creek CampgroundA year-round base for the caves and Wheeler Peak drive.Campground · 0.5 mi awayUpper Lehman Creek CampgroundA wooded creekside base for the caves and high-country trails.
Sight · 1.3 mi awayAstronomy AmphitheaterA ranger talk, then telescope viewing beneath a dark sky.
Sight · 1.3 mi awayRhodes CabinA small cabin tied to Lehman Caves' early tourist trade.
Visitor center · 1.3 mi awayLehman Caves Visitor CenterCave-tour check-in, a model cave, and a night-sky room.
Sight · 1.3 mi awayLehman CavesMore than 300 rare shields make this cave’s ceiling the draw.
Sight · 1.3 mi awayLehman OrchardOld orchard trees and a historic aqueduct tell a cave-side farming story.
Sight · 1.5 mi awayRV Dump StationAn RV utility stop just inside the park entrance.Parkwolf’s Great Basin ranking
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