Snake Creek Road

Snake Creek Road runs deep into the backcountry of Great Basin National Park

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Parking - Auto, Toilet - Vault/Composting

Approximately 13 miles, unpaved, speed limit 25 mph.  

Snake Creek road provides access to multiple trail including Shoshone trail, Johnson Lake, Dead Lake, Serviceberry, and more. There are multiple primitive group and single vehicle campsites along the winding road. The vegetation changes as you gain in elevation from the sage brush, Juniper and Pinyon Pine of Granite Basin, to the Aspens and Elderberry trees of Serviceberry. After winters with heavy snow fall, Snake Creek roars with life in the spring, infusing the air with the scent of the native flora. Birds return to the trees and feed on the new berries and field mice. Snake Creek is a great place to catch site of a grey fox or mule deer.