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Aerial view of Stella Lake in Great Basin National Park, Nevada

Stella Lake, Great Basin National Park, Nevada (courtesy, National Park Service)

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Great Basin National Park Parks and Outdoors Travel Tips

By Deke Castleman

The 77,000-acre national park, officially designated in October 1986, has primitive camping facilities along Snake Creek and Strawberry Creek roads. Campsites have fire grates, picnic tables, and pit toilets (no water) and are free of charge.
Nevada's highest-elevation pavement delivers you to its highest-elevation campground, Wheeler Peak. At a breath-catching 10,000 feet, virgin forest secludes the 40 spacious campsites. Each campsite has a table, fire pit, and grill. The outhouses are clean and so is the hand-pumped water.
At 7,300 feet, Lower Lehman Creek Campground has 11 sites, six are pull-throughs. Upper Lehman Creek Campground is 500 feet higher, with 24 sites for cars (trailers are not advised). Lehman Creek runs right through both.
From the park's visitor center, Baker Creek Road leads three miles to Baker Creek Campground. Three loops contain 32 sites, with outhouses and boil-first running water. The choice spots are under tall conifers on the banks of the creek.

Great Basin National Park Travel Guide

Great Basin National Park, located along the Utah-Nevada border, provides an intimate glimpse of a vast, rugged section of America, with ample opportunities for outdoor (and underground) adventures. A region of desert, valleys, mountains, lakes, and streams, North America's Great Basin includes Nevada, Utah, and parts of California, Oregon, and Idaho. It received its name because the rainwater that falls here has no outlet to the sea. Read More

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501 Aultman St.
Ely, NV 89301

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Motel 6 Ely

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Ely, NV 89301 Map

Distance: 39.9 mi.
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Ramada Inn Copper Queen

805 Great Basin Blvd.
Ely, NV 89301

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Attractions

Wheeler Peak Trail

Great Basin National Park
100 Great Basin National Park
Baker, Nevada

Distance: 6.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: The Wheeler Peak Trail is well marked, but demanding at times. Eight miles one way, the trail... Read More

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Great Basin National Park Visitor Center

Great Basin National Park
100 Great Basin National Park
Baker, Nevada

Distance: 7.0 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Stop at Great Basin National Park's visitor center, where brochures, exhibits, and educational films provide all of the information you'll need to fully explore the park.... Read More

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Cave Lake State Park

15 miles southeast of Ely
Ely, Nevada

Distance: 30.5 mi. (from destination center)

Description: In warm months, boat, hike, picnic, and camp at Cave Lake State Park. When temps drop, ice fish, cross-country ski, and ice skate. ... Read More

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Airports

Major Airports near Great Basin National Park

	Distance (mi.)
Salt Lake City International Airport	175.9 map
Las Vegas Mccarran International Airport	203.7 map
Reno/Tahoe International Airport	298.5 map

Other Smaller Airports near Great Basin National Park

	Distance (mi.)
Ely Yelland Airport	41.2 map
Saint George Municipal Airport	132.8 map
Grand Canyon National Park Airport	236.3 map

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Originating	From
Denver (DEN) to Salt Lake City (SLC)	$106
Las Vegas (LAS) to Salt Lake City (SLC)	$140
San Diego (SAN) to Salt Lake City (SLC)	$157
Kansas City (MKC) to Salt Lake City (SLC)	$168
Oakland (OAK) to Salt Lake City (SLC)	$177