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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.

Regular Hours 
Lehman Caves Visitor Center: open daily, year round, from 8:00 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time.  Extended hours in the summer.
Great Basin Visitor Center: open daily in the summer months from 8:00 a.m to 5:30 p.m.  The Great Basin Visitor Center will be closed in the winter until further notice.  

Holiday Closures
Both visitor centers are 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 with an average grade of 8%. The Scenic Drive beyond Upper Lehman Creek Campground is closed to single vehicles in excess of 24 feet in length and trailers in excess of 24 feet in length.  This road is open year-round to Upper Lehman Campground.  The upper portion of the road is generally open from June to October, weather permitting.

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

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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Mountain Lion  

Did You Know?
Great Basin National Park's mountain lions feed primarily on mule deer but also include porcupines, rabbits, bighorn sheep, beaver, elk, marmots, and small rodents in their diets.

Last Updated: December 26, 2008 at 12:49 EST