All 15 Natural Attractions in Great Basin National Park

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Astronomy Ampitheater

Thousands of stars and the Milky Way visible from this International Dark-Sky Park—ranger telescope tours offered summer nights.

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Baker Creek Road

Unpaved 3.5-mile drive through pinyon-juniper forest to alpine lakes and campgrounds.

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Baker Lake

Mountain cirque lake at 10,620 ft, rocky banks often snow-capped. A 10.4-mile hike in total from the Baker Creek Trailhead.

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Bristlecone Grove

Ancient bristlecone pines cling to rocky talus. 4,000-year-old trees in extreme alpine terrain.

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Dead Lake

Small alpine lake in glacial cirque, formed by Pleistocene ice sculpting of Great Basin granite.

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Johnson Lake

Alpine cirque lake ringed by granite peaks. Historic mining relics in the backcountry.

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Lehman Caves

Nevada's longest cave reveals crystalline shield formations and glittering speleothems on daily guided tours.

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Lexington Arch

Towering limestone arch above Lexington Canyon—geologically rare, carved by weather from a possible cave passage.

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Lexington Arch Road

Utah Juniper forest contrasts with 2013 wildfire scarring. High-clearance 4WD required, summer access only.

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Mather Overlook

The Wheeler Cirque spreads beneath you—sheer walls dropping to a barren floor. Textbook glacial basin geometry.

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Stella Lake

Wheeler Peak rises above Stella Lake's alpine waters—one of Great Basin's most accessible glacial lake hikes.

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Strawberry Creek Road

Fire-scarred valley showing ecological recovery. Elk herds at dawn and dusk. Birding and wildlife viewing along unpaved road.

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Teresa Lake

High-alpine glacial lake with pristine water and surrounding granite peaks. One of two lakes on the Alpine Lakes Loop trail with interpretive signage on cirque formation.

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