Evening with a Ranger

Join a park ranger under the stars for an engaging and enjoyable story about Great Basin National Park. Mountain lions, wildfires, natural sounds, and bats are just a few of the many topics explored. Stick around and check our astronomy program, too.

The astronomy amphitheater across from the Lehman Caves Visitor Center.

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Alpine Ranger Rove

Exploring the Alpine Lakes Loop or Bristlecone trails? From 9am to 3pm, keep your eye out for a friendly ranger ready to chat about Great Basin's spectacular high country.Occurs daily, staff and weather permitting. 

Ranger will be roving the Bristlecone, Glacier, Alpine Lakes, and Sky Island Forest trails.

Bristlecone Ranger Chat

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living thi......More

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living things on Earth or learn how Ice Age glaciers shaped the Nevada desert.Topics vary. Occurs daily, staffing and weather permitting. 

Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove

Lehman Caves Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger for a 30-minute program outside the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. Topics vary by ranger. Program occurs as staffing permits. 

Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Great Basin Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger outside the Great Basin Visitor Center for a 30-minute ranger chat. Chats are scheduled at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm as staffing permits. Topics will vary by ranger.  

Great Basin Visitor Center

Evening with a Ranger

Join a park ranger under the stars for an engaging and enjoyable story about Great Basin National Park. Mountain lions, wildfires, natural sounds, and bats are just a few of the many topics explored. Stick around and check our astronomy program, too.

The astronomy amphitheater across from the Lehman Caves Visitor Center.

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Alpine Ranger Rove

Exploring the Alpine Lakes Loop or Bristlecone trails? From 9am to 3pm, keep your eye out for a friendly ranger ready to chat about Great Basin's spectacular high country.Occurs daily, staff and weather permitting. 

Ranger will be roving the Bristlecone, Glacier, Alpine Lakes, and Sky Island Forest trails.

Bristlecone Ranger Chat

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living thi......More

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living things on Earth or learn how Ice Age glaciers shaped the Nevada desert.Topics vary. Occurs daily, staffing and weather permitting. 

Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove

Lehman Caves Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger for a 30-minute program outside the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. Topics vary by ranger. Program occurs as staffing permits. 

Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Great Basin Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger outside the Great Basin Visitor Center for a 30-minute ranger chat. Chats are scheduled at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm as staffing permits. Topics will vary by ranger.  

Great Basin Visitor Center

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Alpine Ranger Rove

Exploring the Alpine Lakes Loop or Bristlecone trails? From 9am to 3pm, keep your eye out for a friendly ranger ready to chat about Great Basin's spectacular high country.Occurs daily, staff and weather permitting. 

Ranger will be roving the Bristlecone, Glacier, Alpine Lakes, and Sky Island Forest trails.

Bristlecone Ranger Chat

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living thi......More

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living things on Earth or learn how Ice Age glaciers shaped the Nevada desert.Topics vary. Occurs daily, staffing and weather permitting. 

Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove

Lehman Caves Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger for a 30-minute program outside the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. Topics vary by ranger. Program occurs as staffing permits. 

Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Great Basin Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger outside the Great Basin Visitor Center for a 30-minute ranger chat. Chats are scheduled at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm as staffing permits. Topics will vary by ranger.  

Great Basin Visitor Center

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Alpine Ranger Rove

Exploring the Alpine Lakes Loop or Bristlecone trails? From 9am to 3pm, keep your eye out for a friendly ranger ready to chat about Great Basin's spectacular high country.Occurs daily, staff and weather permitting. 

Ranger will be roving the Bristlecone, Glacier, Alpine Lakes, and Sky Island Forest trails.

Bristlecone Ranger Chat

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living thi......More

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living things on Earth or learn how Ice Age glaciers shaped the Nevada desert.Topics vary. Occurs daily, staffing and weather permitting. 

Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove

Lehman Caves Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger for a 30-minute program outside the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. Topics vary by ranger. Program occurs as staffing permits. 

Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Great Basin Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger outside the Great Basin Visitor Center for a 30-minute ranger chat. Chats are scheduled at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm as staffing permits. Topics will vary by ranger.  

Great Basin Visitor Center

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Alpine Ranger Rove

Exploring the Alpine Lakes Loop or Bristlecone trails? From 9am to 3pm, keep your eye out for a friendly ranger ready to chat about Great Basin's spectacular high country.Occurs daily, staff and weather permitting. 

Ranger will be roving the Bristlecone, Glacier, Alpine Lakes, and Sky Island Forest trails.

Bristlecone Ranger Chat

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living thi......More

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living things on Earth or learn how Ice Age glaciers shaped the Nevada desert.Topics vary. Occurs daily, staffing and weather permitting. 

Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove

Lehman Caves Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger for a 30-minute program outside the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. Topics vary by ranger. Program occurs as staffing permits. 

Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Great Basin Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger outside the Great Basin Visitor Center for a 30-minute ranger chat. Chats are scheduled at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm as staffing permits. Topics will vary by ranger.  

Great Basin Visitor Center

Evening with a Ranger

Join a park ranger under the stars for an engaging and enjoyable story about Great Basin National Park. Mountain lions, wildfires, natural sounds, and bats are just a few of the many topics explored. Stick around and check our astronomy program, too.

The astronomy amphitheater across from the Lehman Caves Visitor Center.

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Alpine Ranger Rove

Exploring the Alpine Lakes Loop or Bristlecone trails? From 9am to 3pm, keep your eye out for a friendly ranger ready to chat about Great Basin's spectacular high country.Occurs daily, staff and weather permitting. 

Ranger will be roving the Bristlecone, Glacier, Alpine Lakes, and Sky Island Forest trails.

Bristlecone Ranger Chat

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living thi......More

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living things on Earth or learn how Ice Age glaciers shaped the Nevada desert.Topics vary. Occurs daily, staffing and weather permitting. 

Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove

Lehman Caves Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger for a 30-minute program outside the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. Topics vary by ranger. Program occurs as staffing permits. 

Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Great Basin Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger outside the Great Basin Visitor Center for a 30-minute ranger chat. Chats are scheduled at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm as staffing permits. Topics will vary by ranger.  

Great Basin Visitor Center

Evening with a Ranger

Join a park ranger under the stars for an engaging and enjoyable story about Great Basin National Park. Mountain lions, wildfires, natural sounds, and bats are just a few of the many topics explored. Stick around and check our astronomy program, too.

The astronomy amphitheater across from the Lehman Caves Visitor Center.

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

CaveSim

CaveSim is a fun immersive experience for visitors ages 5 & up that makes caving accessible to a wide audience. Containing 140 feet of simulated cave passages  CaveSim was custom-built for Great Basin National Park and inspired by Lehman Caves. Inside CaveSim visitors w......More

CaveSim is a fun immersive experience for visitors ages 5 & up that makes caving accessible to a wide audience. Containing 140 feet of simulated cave passages  CaveSim was custom-built for Great Basin National Park and inspired by Lehman Caves. Inside CaveSim visitors will find speleothems (cave formations) bats and other cave life historic artifacts and more.But unlike Lehman Caves there is no easy walking trail. Visitors will have to crawl climb and squeeze through various passages to explore the cave. Also unlike Lehman Caves this means touching the cave walls and floors to navigate – but be careful where you touch! CaveSim is equipped with sensors that activate when sensitive fragile resources are touched (accidentally or otherwise) to help guide your footing.Outside of the trailer join a ranger for Q& A sessions and more hands-on activities on various cave science and preservation topics. The CaveSim experience usually takes 30 minutes so plan your day accordingly.CaveSim Rules & SafetyHelmets and gloves are required and provided by NPS. Visitors do not need to bring gear to explore CaveSim – but should bring curiosity flexibility and a desire to experience something new.Visitors 15 and under are required to have adult supervision whether inside the CaveSim or waiting outside the trailer. Visitors under 5 are prohibited from entering CaveSim.Though not a real cave CaveSim is not a playground. Running pushing jumping and roughhousing are prohibited inside and outside the trailer. A ranger will remove a group or part of a group from CaveSim if they are disruptive.No bags are allowed inside CaveSim and all items from pockets should be removed. Belts and watches may snag on rough surfaces so it is recommended to remove them before entering as well.Claustrophobia and unease can be experienced in CaveSim due to the tight spaces inherent in cave environments. You have the option of being escorted out if these feelings are overwhelming for you or any group members.

Junior Cave Ranger Experience

The Great Basin Junior Cave Ranger Experience engages children and their families with the park's incredible underground landscape through hands-on activities.The half-day program meets at Great Basin Visitor Center at 9:00 am every Saturday morning from Memorial Day we......More

The Great Basin Junior Cave Ranger Experience engages children and their families with the park's incredible underground landscape through hands-on activities.The half-day program meets at Great Basin Visitor Center at 9:00 am every Saturday morning from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. First, join a fun, interactive ranger-lead activity about caves, such as making a sinkhole in a cup, building a cave ecosystem, or exploring the lives of bats. Then, gear up for a crawl through the CaveSim which features 140 feet of simulated wild cave passages, climbs, and squeezes. Finally, head up the mountain to experience the real Lehman Caves on a 30-minute ranger-guided Gothic Palace Tour. After leaving the cave, participants will be sworn in as a Junior Cave Ranger!The program is limited to 20 participants—kids and adults—and requires advance registration.Please note, children under 5 are not allowed in CaveSim, but are welcome to join in all other parts of the program. Children under 5 are required to have a ticket for the cave tour. 

Great Basin Visitor Center

Alpine Ranger Rove

Exploring the Alpine Lakes Loop or Bristlecone trails? From 9am to 3pm, keep your eye out for a friendly ranger ready to chat about Great Basin's spectacular high country.Occurs daily, staff and weather permitting. 

Ranger will be roving the Bristlecone, Glacier, Alpine Lakes, and Sky Island Forest trails.

Bristlecone Ranger Chat

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living thi......More

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living things on Earth or learn how Ice Age glaciers shaped the Nevada desert.Topics vary. Occurs daily, staffing and weather permitting. 

Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove

Lehman Caves Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger for a 30-minute program outside the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. Topics vary by ranger. Program occurs as staffing permits. 

Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Great Basin Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger outside the Great Basin Visitor Center for a 30-minute ranger chat. Chats are scheduled at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm as staffing permits. Topics will vary by ranger.  

Great Basin Visitor Center

Evening with a Ranger

Join a park ranger under the stars for an engaging and enjoyable story about Great Basin National Park. Mountain lions, wildfires, natural sounds, and bats are just a few of the many topics explored. Stick around and check our astronomy program, too.

The astronomy amphitheater across from the Lehman Caves Visitor Center.

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Alpine Ranger Rove

Exploring the Alpine Lakes Loop or Bristlecone trails? From 9am to 3pm, keep your eye out for a friendly ranger ready to chat about Great Basin's spectacular high country.Occurs daily, staff and weather permitting. 

Ranger will be roving the Bristlecone, Glacier, Alpine Lakes, and Sky Island Forest trails.

Bristlecone Ranger Chat

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living thi......More

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living things on Earth or learn how Ice Age glaciers shaped the Nevada desert.Topics vary. Occurs daily, staffing and weather permitting. 

Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove

Lehman Caves Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger for a 30-minute program outside the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. Topics vary by ranger. Program occurs as staffing permits. 

Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Great Basin Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger outside the Great Basin Visitor Center for a 30-minute ranger chat. Chats are scheduled at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm as staffing permits. Topics will vary by ranger.  

Great Basin Visitor Center

Evening with a Ranger

Join a park ranger under the stars for an engaging and enjoyable story about Great Basin National Park. Mountain lions, wildfires, natural sounds, and bats are just a few of the many topics explored. Stick around and check our astronomy program, too.

The astronomy amphitheater across from the Lehman Caves Visitor Center.

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Alpine Ranger Rove

Exploring the Alpine Lakes Loop or Bristlecone trails? From 9am to 3pm, keep your eye out for a friendly ranger ready to chat about Great Basin's spectacular high country.Occurs daily, staff and weather permitting. 

Ranger will be roving the Bristlecone, Glacier, Alpine Lakes, and Sky Island Forest trails.

Bristlecone Ranger Chat

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living thi......More

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living things on Earth or learn how Ice Age glaciers shaped the Nevada desert.Topics vary. Occurs daily, staffing and weather permitting. 

Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove

Lehman Caves Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger for a 30-minute program outside the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. Topics vary by ranger. Program occurs as staffing permits. 

Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Great Basin Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger outside the Great Basin Visitor Center for a 30-minute ranger chat. Chats are scheduled at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm as staffing permits. Topics will vary by ranger.  

Great Basin Visitor Center

Gothic Palace Lantern Tour

The Gothic Palace Lantern Tour takes visitors into the beautiful and bizarre first two rooms of Lehman Caves by lanternlight.

Check in for your tour with a ranger at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center information desk.

Alpine Ranger Rove

Exploring the Alpine Lakes Loop or Bristlecone trails? From 9am to 3pm, keep your eye out for a friendly ranger ready to chat about Great Basin's spectacular high country.Occurs daily, staff and weather permitting. 

Ranger will be roving the Bristlecone, Glacier, Alpine Lakes, and Sky Island Forest trails.

Bristlecone Ranger Chat

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living thi......More

Curious about Great Basin's alpine country? Anytime from 11am to noon each day, join a ranger in the Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove to explore the trees, the animals, and other aspects of the higher elevations of the park. Get hands-on with some of the oldest living things on Earth or learn how Ice Age glaciers shaped the Nevada desert.Topics vary. Occurs daily, staffing and weather permitting. 

Wheeler Peak Bristlecone Grove

Lehman Caves Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger for a 30-minute program outside the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. Topics vary by ranger. Program occurs as staffing permits. 

Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Great Basin Visitor Center Porch Talk

Join a ranger outside the Great Basin Visitor Center for a 30-minute ranger chat. Chats are scheduled at 9:30 am and 2:30 pm as staffing permits. Topics will vary by ranger.  

Great Basin Visitor Center