Lower Lehman Campground — Great Basin National Park

This is a very small campground with only about 10 sites. The sites are perfect for tent camping or for trailers and RVs. There are pit toilets, but no water available. At the present time no fires are allowed in the fire pits. Only propane cooking is allowed.

Lower Lehman Creek campground is a please small campground in Great Basin National Park.  Campground has 11 sites, all within the trees with the exception of site 11.  Six of the eleven sites are pull though sites.  Campground is available by reservation only. This is the first campground along the paved Wheeler Peak Drive.  Campground road and parking pads are all paved.  Each site has a picnic table and metal fire ring.  Trash, recycling is available.  Campground has vault toilets.  Water is currently not available at the campground and a fire restriction was in effect.  Water can be obtained at the Visitor Center.  Campsites are nicely spread apart and being in the park made for a silent night with the only sounds coming from the nearby creek.

Not a first choice, but handy to the road to Wheeler Peak and to the Visitor Center…probably all decent sites except # 11 which was poor.

Many sites have pull throughs for small campers. I wouldn't put a large RV in here.

No local provisions at all. Baker NV has nothing to offer. Small gas station is at least 15 miles from park entrance--- ask at Post office in Baker. 

Lots of dust here from road. Vault toilets.

The campground is pretty well located as a base point to explore the rest of the Natl Park. It's not far from the scenic road, so there's some noise in the evening from all the cars driving down. Otherwise, pretty chill spot with decent privacy (the campsites are not super close to each other). There are patches of signal too, and access to drink water.

This was our first time camping in the snow and the campgrounds didn’t disappoint. We stayed here for a couple of nights and had the campgrounds to ourselves for the most part. Our site had the creek running right behind it and although it was partially frozen over the sound of the running water was so peaceful. Most roads in the Great Basin were closed to cars due to the snow but we were told we were still allowed to access them on foot which was great for our pup. We took her for a long walk in some of the snow covered roads and it was absolutely stunning. It really felt as if we were the only ones in the park since we encountered just a couple of people at the visitor center and no one else while we hiked on the roads. Drinking water was available at the visitor center which was about a 5 minute drive from the campgrounds and the bathroom was kept very clean (We were basically the only ones using it).

Not Great by any means.

Beautiful National Park that I’m glad I finally took the time to stay at. Got the last spot on a Tuesday, perfect pull through next to the creek. Which by the way was awesome to sleep and listen to. The stars are amazing. Nice peaceful Camp ground plenty of privacy. Clean vault toilets and water that had a boil warning. Unfortunately snow prevented us from seeing the Bristlecone Pines-they asked us not to hike without proper footing. Just another reason to return. Out of the way destination but well worth it.

Sitting at about 7300 feet within Great Basin National Park, this small campground offers glorious views of the valley below. Each site has a huge picnic table, fire pit and grill, and many have tent pads. The campground is well-maintained and the pit toilets are kept stocked and immaculately clean. We visited in late April and the water in the campground was not yet turned on for the season (though there is an active stream running through the campground, so you can filter water). The Lehman Caves Visitor Center also has drinking water available. Lots of trees between sites offer a good deal of privacy, too.

Because of the big winter in 2019, the scenic road was not yet open, so we walked up it for a few miles to enjoy some long range views of the desert valley (Great Basin) below.  The road is an 8% grade, so be ready to expand those lungs at 8000 feet! We also went on a challenging snowshoe hike up the Lehman Creek trail, which starts right from the upper campground.  The jewel of this park during the off/shoulder season is Lehman Cave, with fun ranger-led tours starting right from the visitor center.

This park is truly in the middle of nowhere, with almost no development (yay!!) close to the entrance. What that means is that you need to come prepared with groceries and supplies as not much is available in the tiny hamlet of Baker, which is about 6 miles from the campground.

Campsites are first-come, first-served and you can use a credit card or cash to make your payment. Note: This lower campground fills up fast during busy weekends because the sites are good and level for RV's.

Good camping in an under rated (nobody talks about it) National Park. Whether you're there to see the bristlecone pines, or Lehman Caves, this is a good spot to be!

Great Basin is a park you really want to go to in order to actually go to. Situated in the middle of Nevada, it features a sky island environment, rising from high desert scrub, to Aspen forests, and to above timberline scree.

Campgrounds are typical NPS style; light on amenities, but heavy on experience. There are vault toilets and potable water available. And the night skies. Wow, just wow.

Though extremely unlevel, the positive atmosphere here makes up for it in every way. It's a small campground with only eleven sites, but it's nearly impossible to see a neighbor. The trees and bushes are thick and high, and you feel like you're in your own private corner of the world.

We arrived around 11:30 on a Wednesday morning. Only three sites were taken, so we had a pretty good pick. If Site #4 was level, it could arguably be the world's greatest campsite. It's located right by the creek and is surrounded by trees and shrubs. There was a picnic table and a fire ring, too. The creek kind of splits upstream right before the site, so we had a little wading pool to cool off in after hikes. We foraged for wood, and it burned and smelled awesome. This campsite was a dream.

The dump station at the visitors center was down when we arrived, but they said there were places in Baker you could fill up. We had just come from there and were not excited to do more driving, so my husband filled up the tank manually with a six-gallon jug. He's my hero. :) It was doable and not that bad because there are spigots throughout the campground. When we left, we dumped at the gas station in Baker (which was oddly out of gas). Come prepared! Luckily we had enough to make it to Milford, Utah.

Lower Lehman is located at the base of the mountain, so be aware that it's about 10-15 degrees warmer here than it is at the top of the mountain. It was about 85 degrees in the middle of the day, but the shade and the creek helped. Plus, we stayed up on the mountain for as long as possible, and if you do a cave tour (which you should!) it's always 50 degrees in there.

Great Basin was a wonderful surprise. We loved the caves, the hike to the glacier, the alpine lakes, and the bristlecone pines. The scenery is breathtaking!

Great basin National Park is super underrated. You don't feel like your in a national park because there are hardly any tourist which is amazing. Lehman campground was pretty primitive and nothing special but was beautiful at night. We saw more stars than I've ever seen before. Lehman cave was awesome and well worth the hike.

Though the sites are a little small, I enjoyed my stay here, especially since we found a campsite by a heavy-flowing stream; falling asleep to the sound of water was wonderful! You cannot reserve campsites here, so it's a bit nerve-wracking not knowing if you are able to get a site, but there were plenty available when we arrived. The campground overall is not that large, but there is still a good amount of privacy. We were surrounded by grasses and bushes on each side, and our only interruptions were the cars and RVs pulling through at night to see if anything was available. When we arrived, there was an information board and deposit envelopes for campsite payments. Though the envelopes stated it was cash only, we were told later by rangers that you can write your credit card info on the envelope. There were pit toilets, no showers, and the water faucets weren't working, but since we were just there for one night, this was fine for us. It wasn't a campground I would brag about, but I also wouldn't hesitate to stay here again.

This is located in lower elevation (as compared to Wheeler), but feels like a parking lot or field. Yes, you are close to the visitor center and town, but there is little privacy and nothing unique about this spot. Drive uphill and gain a view, trees, and privacy!