Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park

Better for tents, vans, or rvs under 20feet. Beautiful spots near great hiking ans a stream. Pack in your water. It was not turned on yet for the season.

Great campsite along the creek. Very private. Most sites are set up for tent camping sprinter van works too. Wheeler peak Trail head was closed but great views from Mather point.

Majestic views and hiking available in all directions. Only stayed for a couple of nights and was nursing sprained ankle so not much hiking around during my stay. Very peaceful with clean composting toilets.

Flowing creek behind my site that gurgled continuously (good thing). Clear skies and refreshing crisp air.

Beautiful National Park with minimal use makes for a peaceful visit.

Night sky is perfect for stargazing. High elevation can be a problem but worth it if you can handle it.

Many trails to explore and wildlife to enjoy.

Recreation.gov and The National Forest/Parks need to do something about reserved sites being unoccupied - it's getting really bad.   

Upper Lehman is not RV/trailer friendly, but sites 1, 3, and 17 are the best options.

I was pleasantly surprised at how large and private the campsites were. Lots of trees and a creek that runs along the campground. The vault toilet was clean and well-maintained.

Beautiful area. My wife and I had a blast. The campground was busy but plenty of spaces open through the weekend.

Campsites are spacious and private. We stayed at 3, which had a paved pad, tent area and picnic table. Shady and the creek runs right past the site. Saw a wild turkey rummaging in the bushes.

High altitude so beware if you are coming from sea level. Drive up to Mount Wheeler goes to 10,000’ with spectacular views. Cave tour was also a must.

No dogs on hiking trails.

A respite from summer heat and crowds.

Upper Lehman Creek campground nice sized campground in Great Basin National Park. Campground has 24 sites sitting in trees.  Campground is available by reservation only. This is the second 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. The campground has two ADA campsites(Site#2 and#18) . While water spigots are located through out the campground 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.  Some of these campsites are listed as no tents, so be careful when registering for a site if you are tent camping.

This was a beautiful campground with sites that were very private. It is great for tents and RVs. There were wildflowers around my site. It is located at 7500 feet elevation. I checked the campground website before going here and it said there was drinking water. There was not! The water was turned off for the season. Luckily, this has happened to me several times before, so I always bring extra water with me now. Since the water was turned off and it had vault toilets, I can only give it a 3 star rating. If the water was on (or the website information accurate) I would have given it a 4 star.

Beautifully managed because there is no concessionaire to muddle things up. This is a first class forest experience.

Arrive early--- No cell- No internet -- some sites restricted from RV's. Not many level sites.

Bring everything you need. No gas, no groceries for many, many miles.

23 sites--- (there is no site # 19.) numbered to 24. 18-24 are best for tents.

Exceptionally clean vault toilets. No bears in this park. There are 2-3 pull through sites and 2 good ADA sites.

Astronomy program is first class.

We saw the sign says full, talked to the host who told us Baker’s Creek was first come first serve. The two Lehman Creek campgrounds are reservations only. No overflow rarely a vacancy. We got one of the last sites in Baker Creek.

Pretty good spot, much better than the super dusty BLM option we had to use one night.

As the connotation infers these sites are large and clean. Paved parking, dedicated tent sites, picnic tables, fire rings and bbq. Clean, well maintained pit toilets. Set in a well treed area with a creek on either side of the loop. A few pull through spots and a few tent only spots makes a well rounded campground. The stars are amazing!Lehman Cave as well as Wheeler Peak are just minutes away. Hikers rejoice. We volunteered for a project on Public Lands Day and also squeezed in some pine nut harvesting. At $23 a pound who wouldn’t? The weather was iffy for our first time here. Rain, wind and snow with a few sunny breaks. We would definitely come back, but maybe a little earlier in the year next time. FYI, this park seems to always be needing camp hosts. Hint, hint.

Sites are situated near the creek and no matter which one your at the bathroom is just a short walk away. Even though it’s a pit toilet the bathrooms are cleaner and smell better than some of the flushable toilet bathrooms in other National Park Campgrounds. This is my fourth time staying at Great Basin and I have loved all the times. Highly recommend site 3.

All sites are first come-first served (no reservations). But given the remoteness of the park, there were open sites all week.  Most sites are separated by trees, creating a back-country feel (as opposed to a crowded Nat'l Park).  There is a nice creek along one side, enhancing the camping experience.  The whole site is spacious.  The picnic tables are smooth concrete, not splintered wood.  The tent area is flat and level.  The bathroom vaults are the cleanest I've ever encountered.  Overall, the perfect setting for a great week.

I was apprehensive after reading reviews for this campground about how unlevel the sites were. We travel and sleep in our 17 foot van without leveling blocks so we need a level site. Yes, some were not level (but many of those were tent sites) but we found many that were just fine! Site 1 was very level (and could accommodate a large RV). Probably the cleanest pit toilets I have ever seen! Many sites had lots of privacy between them. We were there at the end of April so many roads and hiking trails were not yet open so we toured Lehman Caves which I highly recommend (reserve ahead of time at Recreation.gov). All tours were booked for a Monday in April (when we booked day before, there were still plenty of openings). Limited or no cell service.

Out of the way and many opportunities for isolated reflection. Beautiful location next to a creek. The National Park staff does a great job and better taken care of than the National Forest Campsites in White Pine County.

Approximately 24 campsites next to Lehman Creek, first come fIrst served. Many are next to the creek but all can hear it. Deer everywhere, lots of vegetation and many of the sites are shaded. The cleanest vault toilets I’ve every seen. Very quiet and peaceful.

I love this place! It is a HIDDEN GEM. There are caves, glaciers, alpine lakes, Bristlecone pine trees....it's incredible. It feels like such a secret treasure in Nevada. The stars are amazing at night time! And another highlight...there are barely any people here! It is a quiet place with no crowds. It feels like a more "wilderness" experience for a National Park. It is very beautiful and peaceful. I loved camping here. I am itching to come back!

This campsite is located within Great Basin National Park. Each site offers a different natural setting, with plenty of space for a couple of tents, a campfire, picnic tables, and easy access to restrooms and drinking water. It's nestled between babbling brooks, with serene sounds of nature and wildlife.

Enjoyable sites right next to the creek. Lots of space between sites. Clean outhouses.

I had a perfect long weekend camping at Upper Lehman Campground on August 11-14. After arriving at Great Basin National Park a little before noon on Friday, I had a handful of nice sites to choose from, a rarity in the national park system these days. I settled on site #21 and I couldn't have asked for a better site. Impeccably clean, far enough off the road to not get flashed with headlights, and the perfect distance from the pit toilets. There was also a water pump close by, and a fire pit on the site.

Every morning, I'd wake up to several mule deer moseying through camp and a family of turkeys. The park itself is gorgeous and a hidden gem. I enjoyed the Cave Tour and my strenuous, but rewarding hike to Wheeler Peak. There was a nice astronomy program about the Perseid Meteor Shower, but it was best viewed from the perfect clearing I had amongst the aspens of my camp site.

I will return to Great Basin many more times in the near future!

After driving us 50 across NV this spot was a great place for a good nights sleep. Camped here while driving to visit family in CO and wish I had more time to explore the hiking. I had a friend who was a NPS ranger at this park who couldn’t recommend it enough and had to check it out. Definitely worth the stop. My campsite was near the creek with a picnic table and fire ring. It was pretty standard for a campground though the park it’s in is awesome. Drove up to check out the views of wheeler peak before driving on to CO.

After being on the loneliest freeway for the day (us50), what a delightful surprise. We camped in Upper Lehman creek. The sound of the creek lulled us to sleep.