The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Desert Southwest

Stop 17 · Days 402–403

Great Basin National Park

Great Basin National Park, NV

One of America's least-visited parks — a 13,000-ft peak, ancient bristlecone pines, a marble cave, and some of the darkest skies on the continent.

Where to stay

  • A Baker, NV inn (or campground)

    Tiny gateway town at the park's edge.

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You gotta eat this

  • A hearty basin-town meal

    Simple fare in remote Baker.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 402Day 402 — Caves, Pines & StarsFull day · 5h planned
  2. 403Day 403 — South to Las VegasDrive day · 4h drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests