Upper Lehman Creek Campground in NV -- Campground & RV Camping
Upper Lehman Creek Campground in NV
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Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 40 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 80 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 40 ft.
- Longest published camper-van site: 20 ft.
- 1 pull-through sites.
- Overhead clearance: 8 ft.
- Driveway grade: severe.
Campground details
Setting
Upper Lehman Creek Campground sits at 7,500 feet elevation within a forest of pinyon, ponderosa pine, white fir, and aspen along the banks of Lehman Creek. Located three miles up the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive in Great Basin National Park, the campground offers paved parking spurs, picnic tables, campfire rings with grills, vault toilets, and a viewing platform over the trout-filled creek. It places visitors ten minutes from Lehman Caves and close to alpine trailheads in the Snake Range.
Getting there: From the east or west: From U.S. Highway 6 & 50, turn south on Nevada State Highway 487 and travel 5 miles to Baker, NV. In Baker turn west on Highway 488 and travel 5 miles to the park. From the south (Utah): Travel north on Utah State Highway 21 through Milford, UT and Garrison, UT, which will become Nevada State Highway 487 as you cross the border. Turn west on Highway 488 in Baker and travel 5 miles to the park. From the south (Nevada): Travel north on U.S. Highway 93 (Great Basin Highway). At the junction of U.S. Highway 6 & 50 drive east to Nevada State Highway 487 and turn south. Travel 5 miles to Baker, NV. In Baker turn west on Highway 488 and travel 5 miles to the park.
- Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 23-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Flat ground is scarce: under a tenth of the terrain within a few hundred yards is level.
- Doso Doyabi stands 5,129 ft above the map pin, 3.1 miles southwest.
- Most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 37–59°F, 1.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 87 of 100.