Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park
Shari  G.The Dyrt PRO User
Reviewed Apr. 28, 2019

Up Up Upper Lehman...keep on climbing!

Sitting at about 7750 feet within Great Basin National Park, this small campground offers glorious views of the surrounding mountains. Each site has 1-2 huge picnic tables, 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.

One issue to note is that most of parking pads are not very level (to help with snow melt) in the upper campground, so it made it quite challenging to level our little camper -- probably the most challenging over the past 6.5 years! But, we got it leveled and had plenty of sun for our solar panel in site 10. 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 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. There is a tiny café by the Visitor Center if you need it, too.

Campsites are first-come, first-served and you can use a credit card or cash to make your payment. Not much service in the park as a whole, but we could get a call out if need be.

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Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park by Shari  G., April 28, 2019
  • Review photo of Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park by Shari  G., April 28, 2019
  • Review photo of Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park by Shari  G., April 28, 2019
  • Review photo of Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park by Shari  G., April 28, 2019
  • Review photo of Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park by Shari  G., April 28, 2019
  • Review photo of Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park by Shari  G., April 28, 2019
  • Review photo of Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park by Shari  G., April 28, 2019
  • Review photo of Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park by Shari  G., April 28, 2019
  • Review photo of Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park by Shari  G., April 28, 2019
  • Review photo of Upper Lehman Creek Campground — Great Basin National Park by Shari  G., April 28, 2019