3 Days · Solo
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Thin Air, Ancient Bark: 3 Days Alone in Great Basin
6 stops
3 Days · Teen Families
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Ancient Trees, Thin Air: 3 Days in Great Basin with Teens
8 stops
2 Days · Active Retirees
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Ancient Trees, Cool Stone: Two Days in Great Basin's High Desert
3 stops
3 Days · Solo
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Thin Air, Ancient Bark: 3 Days Alone at the Edge of the Basin
7 stops
2 Days · Couples
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Ancient Light: Two Days Among Bristlecones and Marble at Great Basin
4 stops
3 Days · Active Retirees
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Bristlecones, Marble, and Sky: 3 Days in Great Basin
6 stops
2 Days · Young Families
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Ancient Trees, Cool Caves: A Family Weekend in Great Basin
3 stops
3 Days · Couples
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Ancient Light: Three Days Among Nevada's Oldest Trees and Deepest Silence
7 stops
3 Days · Young Families
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Bristlecones, Marble, and Quiet Alpine Mornings: 3 Days in Great Basin with Kids
4 stops
2 Days · Active Retirees
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Bristlecones, Marble, and Mountain Sky: Two Slow Days in Great Basin
3 stops
2 Days · Young Families
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Ancient Trees & Marble Rooms: A Family Weekend in Great Basin
3 stops
2 Days · Couples
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Ancient Trees, Alpine Air: Two Days at Great Basin
4 stops
3 Days · Teen Families
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Ancient Trees, Blue Ice & Marble Halls: 3 Days in Great Basin
5 stops
3 Days · Active Retirees
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Ancient Light: Three Days Among Bristlecones and Marble Halls at Great Basin
6 stops
3 Days · Young Families
Great Basin NP (non-cave), Nevada
Ancient Trees, Cool Caves: A Family's Slow Wander Through Great Basin
4 stops
Top Attractions
Bristlecone Pine Grove Trail
A gentle 1-mile loop through gnarled, otherworldly bristlecone pines—some over 4,000 years old—their twisted wood grain and contorted forms telling stories of millennia of survival in extreme alpine conditions. Walk among Earth's oldest living organisms and feel time collapse.
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Glacier Trail (Wheeler Peak)
A moderately strenuous 2.5-mile scramble to the base of Wheeler Peak Glacier, traversing talus fields and alpine tundra to reach the ice—a technical geology lesson written in blue ice and exposed rock layers. Photographers and geology enthusiasts will find infinite subjects in the erosional landscape.
Lehman Caves
Fredericksen, R. S Fernette, Greg United States. Bureau of Land Management WGM Inc / wikimedia (Public domain)
Stella Lake
Jenkin, C. (Camilla), 1807?-1885 Graff, James H., former owner. GEU / wikimedia (Public domain)
Wheeler Peak (glacier, bristlecone pines)
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Wheeler Peak Glacier Viewpoint
A dramatic overlook where hikers can observe Nevada's only true glacier clinging to Wheeler Peak's north-facing cirque, a remnant of the Ice Age now retreating in real-time against the bright alpine sky. The turquoise meltwater pools below shimmer like jewels against barren rock.
Photo by nicos_fotowelt on Pixabay
Wheeler Peak Summit Trail
A strenuous 8.6-mile alpine hike ascending 2,900 feet to Nevada's second-highest peak, rewarding summit-baggers with 360-degree views of the Great Basin and the Sierra Nevada. The final push above treeline offers heart-pounding vistas and a profound sense of isolation in the high desert.
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