Grey Cliffs Campground, near Baker, Nevada, is a cozy spot within [Great Basin National Park](https://thedyrt.com/camping/nevada/near/great-basin-national-park) that caters specifically to tent campers. With its spacious sites and a backdrop of stunning cliffs, it’s a great place to unwind and soak in the natural beauty.

This campground is all about simplicity, featuring picnic tables and fire rings at each site, perfect for cooking up a meal or roasting marshmallows under the stars. Visitors have noted that the vault toilets are clean and well-maintained, which is always a plus when you're out in the wild. Just keep in mind that there’s no running water available on-site, so plan to fill up at the nearby Visitor Center.

If you're up for some adventure, the campground is just a short drive from the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, where you can find breathtaking trails and views. Campers have raved about the night sky here, with minimal light pollution making for some incredible stargazing. As one visitor put it, “The views were nice and the night sky is amazing at Great Basin.” 

While the campground can fill up quickly, especially during peak season, the laid-back vibe and the absence of RVs make it a peaceful retreat. Whether you're looking to hike, relax, or just enjoy the great outdoors, Grey Cliffs Campground is a solid choice for your next camping trip.

## Overview

 For visitors to Great Basin National Park, Grey Cliffs Campground is an ideal place to setup and start exploring. Experience the solitude of the desert, the smell of sagebrush after a thunderstorm, the darkest of night skies, and the beauty of [ Lehman Caves][1].
## Recreation

 The park offers a variety of trails with views of mountain peaks and alpine lake surrounded by beautiful cliffs at trail's end. Reserve a guided tour of Lehman Caves, take the scenic drive to the face of 13,063 foot Wheeler Peak or see 5,000 year old Bristlecone pine trees grow on rocky glacial moraines.
## Facilities

 The Grey Cliffs Campground offers vault toilets only. There is no potable water, but water is available at the (first-come, first-served) Baker Creek Campground, the RV Sanitary Station from late spring through early fall or year round at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. A campfire is allowed in campfire rings only. RVs are not permitted due to space constraints.
## Natural Features

 The campground is tucked beside limestone cliffs and set amongst pinyon pines. 
## Nearby Attractions

 Hike along the Baker Lake Trail, reserve a guided tour of[Lehman Caves ][1] , take the scenic drive to the face of 13,063 foot Wheeler Peak or see 5,000 year old Bristlecone pine trees grow on rocky glacial moraines. 

[1]: http://www.recreation.gov/tourParkDetail.do?contractCode=NRSO&parkId=72495

Grey Cliffs Campground — Great Basin National Park

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Baker

The Best Camping Near Baker, Nevada

Some sites are bigger than others, ours was big enough for 2 4-man tents. There is no water access, but the bathrooms are very well maintained &amp; cleaned daily. Would recommend staying there during the cooler months, we went in July &amp; it was pretty warm, but hiked in the higher elevation areas (wheeler peak) &amp; the weather was great. If you stay near Great Basin National Park make sure to check out the Lehman Caves. Also, the people at the Lehman caves gift shop &amp; cafe are super nice &amp; awesome people. Currently, fires are not allowed.

Great camping

This is a campground within Great Basin National Park. It is reservation only, which is why we picked it, but there are several other campgrounds within the park. I believe the others are first come, first served. We found that the sites were pretty private and not on top of each other at all. The cliffs here are very pretty and are a nice backdrop. Grey Cliffs is a tent only area and each site has a fire ring with a grill and a picnic table. There is no running water, vault toilets and trash cans put here and there. We have a tent that needs to be staked-this was a problem there. The ground is so rocky it became very difficult to drive a spike into the ground far enough to work and not bend them. Do not bring a large tent, the pads are small. It wasn’t terrible once we were set up, and the price is right. If we were to come back to the park we’d try to either camp at Baker or Wheeler Peak, up the road a ways.

Rocky but roomy campground

This is nice campground that's supposed to be reserved for groups, but it seems that individuals can make reservations, or just show up. It was mostly empty. It is twice the price of Baker Creek, which is right up the road. It's a beautiful setting, with some (surprise) Grey Cliffs playing prominently. 

  

There are fairly clean vault toilets, but not much else. You're in easy reach of the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, which I highly recommend. The trails at the top of that drive are spectacular.

  

The campground is not spectacular. They pretty well spaced, but there's no undergrowth, so privacy isn't that great. This is a great National Park that often gets forgotten.

Good for groups

We stayed on August 2nd. We took a chance and drove up on a Saturday. Needless to say we were afraid that we wouldn’t find a spot. We drove around for a while and finally found this spot. The group sites were closed due to the pandemic but they did have individual first come first serve sites - you had to drive in to see it. 

The site worked for us as we have a rooftop tent so we always gain space and have no worries about setting up tents in the ground. Each site has a fire ring and a table. The vault toilet was a bit of a walk from our location but we were happy to have a spot, so it didn’t matter. 

The views were nice and the night sky is amazing at Great Basin. Very little to no light pollution. Unfortunately we didn’t get any hiking in as we had the dog with us. Dogs are allowed at the campsite but not on a majority of the trails at Great Basin.  

Hidden Individual Campsites

Nice place for a short stay. Quiet. It’s a fairly small camping site so it fills up quickly 

Nice place

Stayed: 5/29/2022

Cost: $10 (Half-off with America The Beautiful Pass)

Site: A6

Vehicle: GMC Terrain

Equipment: Tent

AT&amp;T and T-Mobile: Poor and spotty service

  

This was a great little campground close to the main attractions of Great Basin National Park. It takes you down a few miles of dirt road before reaching the pay station. There’s not many sites, maybe 10, but we were lucky to snag A6. The neighbors are definitely there, but not TOO close. There are a couple pit toilets, very clean ones at that, available as well.

  

Sites include picnic tables and fire rings with grill grates. Our site was spacious and had great views of Wheeler Peak!

  

#DareToEverywhere

Great NPS Campground

While Grey Cliffs campground didn't impress me as much as the other campgrounds as it was more open with far less trees than the others, you won't have the RV crowd here, this is a tent only campground, No RV's or trailers allowed.  Campsites can be reserved during the summer season.  On my visit only two of the three loops were open in June, the other loop was being used by the Park Service.  Sites are nicely spread out which is nice.  There are 2 ADA Accessible campsites site C3 and A8 both sites are located next to accessible restrooms.  Campground has vault toilets, trash service and recycling.  Each site has a picnic table and metal fire ring.  Fire ban is currently in effect.  No water is available at the campground, water can be obtained at the Visitor Center.  Campground does have some group camping sites for groups between 9 and 16 people.

Tent only camping in Great Basin NP

As someone who tries to disperse camp as much as possible, when I do need to stay in an established campground, Grey Cliffs is the kind of place I try to find. Tent camping only(small trailers, truck campers are fine, but no hook ups). I booked a spot here due to the remoteness of the park and being unfamiliar with the area. I was arriving late and for my first night I didn’t want the stress of looking for dispersed camping(although, after dispersed camping the rest of my time around Great Basin, I now know I would have had no issues finding free spots).  

I didn’t explore past my loop, loop A, but the spots were well spaced out, and all under the shadow of the Grey Cliffs. It was very relaxing, and no noise from generators.

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