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Great Basin National Park Campers Will Be Challenged This Summer

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By NPT Staff - April 7th, 2016

Campers planning to enjoy the National Park Service Centennial this summer with a camping trip to Great Basin National Park in Nevada will find limited space to pitch their tents, as the Upper Lehman Creek Campground will be closed and water will not be available at the Lower Lehman Creek Campground.

Park officials say the 24-site upper campground needs road work as well as repairs to the water system. It will be closed until next spring. The work will also impact the 11-site lower campground, as water will not be available there this summer. Instead, campers are urged to either bring their own water or stop at the visitor center to fill up.

Other front country campgrounds in the park include Wheeler Peak, which has 37 sites including one wheelchair accessible site; Baker Creek Campground, with 38 sites, including one that is wheelchair accessible; and the Strawberry Creek Campground, which has eight sites, but no accessible sites or water. The Grey Cliffs Group Campground is for groups with at least nine campers.

There are some primitive campsites in the park -- no water or toilets, just a picnic table and/or fire ring -- along the Snake Creek Road.

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Submitted by ecbuck on July 19, 2016 - 11:19am.

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