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Great Basin National Park
Campgrounds

Lower Lehman Creek Campground
Open All Year
Fee: $12
Elevation: 7,300 feet (2,200 meters)
Location: On Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, 2.5 miles from the Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Lower Lehman Creek Campground contains 11 campsites.  There are a limited number of pull-through sites for RVs and trailers. Water is available in the summer only.

>Map of Lower Lehman Creek Campground (PDF)

 

Upper Lehman Creek Campground
Open mid-May through September
Fee: $12
Elevation: 7,752 feet (2,362 meters)
Location: On Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, 3.5 miles from the Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Upper Lehman Creek Campground contains 22 campsites with 1 wheelchair accessible site. Water is available. Evening Campfire Programs are offered in the ampitheater during the summer.  

 
 
 
Wheeler Peak Campground
Open June through September
Fee: $12
Elevation: 9,886 feet (3,013 meters)
Location: End of Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, 14 miles from the Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Wheeler Peak Campground contains 37 campsites, with 1 wheelchair accessible site. Water is available.  Evening Campfire Programs are offered in the ampitheater during the summer. 

Note: The Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive is narrow, winding, and climbs an 8% grade in 12 miles. Single vehicles and trailers in excess of 24 feet in length are not permitted on the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive beyond the Upper Lehman Creek Campground.

>Map of Wheeler Peak Campground (PDF)

 

Baker Creek Campground
Open mid-May through September
Fee: $12
Elevation: 7,530 feet (2,295 meters)
Location: On Baker Creek Road, 3 miles from the Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Baker Creek Campground contains 34 campsites, 2 of which are wheelchair accessible. Water is available.  

Note: Baker Creek Road is a maintained gravel road.

 
 
 
 
Bonneville Cutthroat Trout  

Did You Know?
The Bonneville cutthroat trout is the only trout native to Great Basin National Park and East Central Nevada. Ancestors of the current Bonneville cutthroat trout were abundant in ancient Lake Bonneville 16,000 to 18,000 years ago, the remnant of what is now the Great Salt Lake in Utah.

Last Updated: August 18, 2008 at 18:43 EST