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Great Basin National Park
Operating Hours & Seasons
 

Visitor Centers
Great Basin Visitor Center (775) 234-7331 x 260
Located just north of the town of Baker on the west side of NV Highway 487.  Information desk, exhibits, theater with orientation film, and brochures.

Lehman Caves Visitor Center (775) 234-7331 x 212
Located on NV Highway 488; 5.5 miles from the town of Baker and half a mile inside the park boundary.  Lehman Cave Tours, information desk, exhibits, theater with orientation film, and brochures.

Open 
Daily, year round, from 8:00 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time.  Extended hours in the summer.

Closed
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.


Facilities
Western National Parks Association Bookstores are located in both visitor centers.  Open year round.  Call (775) 234-7331 x 268 for more information.


Programs
Lehman Cave tours are offered daily, year round.  Evening campfire programs and special stargazing programs are offered during the summer season (June to September).   


Roads
Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive
is paved, but steep and winding. Vehicles over 24 feet in length are not recommended beyond Upper Lehman Creek Campground. The scenic drive is open three miles to Upper Lehman Campground year-round. The upper nine miles of the road are generally open June through October, weather dependent.

Baker Creek Road is a graded gravel road and is generally open May through November, weather dependent.

Remote park roads (Strawberry, Snake, Lexington) are open year-round, but can be muddy or snowy in the winter and spring. High clearance vehicles are recommended for these rough, dirt roads. Please drive slowly; speeding is the most common cause of accidents on these roads!

Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive in Spring
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Did You Know?
There are 48 miles of perennial streams, and over 400 springs in the South Snake Range, home to Great Basin National Park. Over 75% of wildlife species are dependent upon these riparian areas for food, water, and cover at some stage of their life cycles.

Last Updated: April 21, 2008 at 12:20 EST