Baker Creek Campground
Dry camping at 6,850 ft near Wheeler Peak. No water, no hookups—bring your jug.
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Campground Dry camping at 6,850 ft near Wheeler Peak. No water, no hookups—bring your jug.
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Campground Highest-elevation campground in the NPS at 9,886 ft. No water, no hookups—for alpine explorers only.
View guide →NPS’s published distances to the Great Basin park entrance are Reno 385 miles, Salt Lake City 234 miles and Las Vegas 286 miles. These share the park-entrance endpoint, not Baker or a cave parking space.
To park entrance from: Cedar City: 142 mi (229 km) Delta: 106 mi (171 km) Ely: 68 mi (109 km) Las Vegas: 286 mi (460 km) Reno: 385 mi (620 km) Salt Lake City: 234 mi (377 km)source
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