All Great Basin trails
29 trails
1Bristlecone TrailAncient bristlecones reward a short climb above 10,000 feet.
2Wheeler Peak Summit TrailAn exposed high-altitude climb to Nevada’s highest wholly in-state summit.
3Alpine Lakes LoopTwo alpine lakes and a Wheeler Peak backdrop reward the climb.
4Glacier TrailAncient bristlecones lead into the rocky cirque of Nevada’s last glacier.
5Alpine Lakes, Bristlecone, and Glacier LoopTwo alpine lakes, old bristlecones, and a rocky glacier climb.
6Baker & Johnson Lakes LoopTwo high lakes and a century of tungsten mining.7Baker Lake TrailA high alpine lake at the end of a full-day climb.
8Lexington Arch TrailA huge limestone arch rewards a sunlit canyon climb.
9Johnson Lake via Baker CreekA steep climb to a high lake and old tungsten mine ruins.
10Johnson Lake Trail via Snake CreekA steep, high-altitude climb to an alpine lake and mine ruins.
11Baker Creek LoopCreek crossings, hillside switchbacks, and a meadow return.
12Sky Island Forest TrailA level boardwalk loop through a forest high above the desert.13Stella Lake via Wheeler Peak TrailheadA shaded alpine walk to a lake below Wheeler Peak.14Teresa Lake TrailA short, high-altitude walk to Teresa Lake beneath Wheeler Peak.
15Stella Lake via Alpine Lakes Loop TrailA high lake beneath Wheeler Peak, a little over a mile in.
16Lehman Creek TrailA 6.4-mile out-and-back climb through aspens to Wheeler Peak views.
17Snake Divide RouteAncient bristlecones reward a steep, faintly marked ridge hike.
18Upper Strawberry TrailA creek climb from meadow to the saddle between two peaks.
19Timber Creek TrailClimb through pines to a Pyramid Peak meadow, then loop back.
20Osceola Ditch TrailFollow a historic mining ditch to Mill Creek and back.
21Pole Canyon TrailA gradual creek climb, a sharp pass, and a smarter way round.
22Sage Steppe LoopCreekside footbridges and open meadow make an easy high-country loop.
23Serviceberry TrailSwitchback views across open sagebrush toward Eagle and Granite peaks.
24Snake Creek Overlook TrailA short walk leads to a quiet bench above the lower valley.
25Dead Lake LoopA seasonal alpine lake and Snake Valley views reward the climb.
26Weaver Creek TrailA signed 12-mile round trip into Weaver Creek basin.
27Shoshone ADA TrailA quick creekside stop with a small accessible fishing platform.
28Lower Lehman TrailA short creekside walk with about 230 feet of climbing.
29American Discovery Trail: Great Basin SectionA 22-mile one-way road-and-track route skirting Great Basin’s north side.
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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