Fees & Passes

Free

No entrance pass required

An entrance pass is not required to access Great Basin National Park.

Other National Park Service sites may require an entrance pass or fee. Depending on your trip plans, an interagency pass may save you money.

2024 Free Entrance Days in the National Parks

Come experience the national parks! All National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone (other fees, including timed entry or reservation fees, may apply). Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates:

• Monday, January 15 — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Saturday, April 20 — First Day of National Park Week
• Wednesday, June 19 — Juneteenth
• Sunday, August 4 — The Great American Outdoors Act
• Saturday, September 28 — National Public Lands Day
• Monday, November 11 — Veterans Day

 

 

Entrance Fee

Great Basin National Park has no entrance fee.
However, we do sell America the Beautiful National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Passes. The following America the Beautiful passes are available at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center:

• Intragency Annual Pass (Available to anyone) $80
• Interagency Military Pass (Annual, for active duty military) Free with proper ID
• Interagency Goldstar & Veteran Pass (Lifetime) Free with proper ID
• Interagency Access Pass (Americans and Permanent Residents with permanent disabilities) Free with valid ID
• Interagency Annual and Lifetime Senior Pass (Americans and Permanent Residents 62 years of age or older) $20 annual, $80 lifetime
• Interagency Every Kid Outdoors Pass (4th Graders) Free with voucher

 

Lehman Caves Tours

 

Tours & Fees

There is a per-person fee charged for all visitors on cave tours, with the exception of children under five years of age.

Annual Passes do not cover cave tour fees. Senior and Access card holders are eligible for discounts, but these discounts apply to the card holder only and not the entire group.

Reservations are strongly recommended to ensure a tour. Spaces are limited and all tours sell out during peak season. Go to www.recreation.gov for reservations

Click on individual tours below for fee information. For additional information on individual tours such as length, stair counts, and which rooms you see, visit the Lehman Cave Tours information page.

Gothic Palace Tour

Fees:
Adults (16 years and older): $8.00
Youth (5 to 15 years old): $4.00
Infants & Toddlers (under 5 years old): Free

Access Pass and Senior Pass holders are entitled to a 50% discount on cave tour tickets for the cardholder only. The discount will not apply to the entire group.

Children under five (5) years old are permitted on the Gothic Palace Tour. Often, children can become upset in a new, foreign feeling cave environment. If children become too disruptive during a tour, a ranger may remove an adult and child to preserve the experience of the rest of the tour group at their discretion. Refunds are available if this occurs.

Tours are limited to 20 without exception. All adults, children, and toddlers need tickets. If you do not have enough tickets, you will not be allowed on the tour.

Parachute Shield Tour

Fees:
Adults (16 years and older): $12.00
Youth (5 to 15 years old): $6.00
Infants & Toddlers (under 5 years old): Free

Access Pass and Senior Pass holders are entitled to a 50% discount on cave tour tickets for the cardholder only. The discount will not apply to the entire group.

Due to an electrical problem with part of the cave's lighting system, the Parachute Shield Tour will replace all Grand Palace and Lodge Room tours through fall 2024.

Children under five (5) years old are permitted on the Parachute Shield Tour. Often, children can become upset in a new, foreign feeling cave environment. If children become too disruptive during a tour, a ranger may remove an adult and child to preserve the experience of the rest of the tour group at their discretion. Refunds are available if this occurs.

Tours are limited to 20 without exception. All adults and children need tickets. If you do not have enough tickets, you will not be allowed on the tour.

Lodge Room Tour

Fees:
Adults (16 years and older): $12.00
Youth (5 to 15 years old): $6.00
Infants & Toddlers (under 5 years old): Free

Access Pass and Senior Pass holders are entitled to a 50% discount on cave tour tickets for the cardholder only. The discount will not apply to the entire group.

Children under five (5) years old are permitted on the Lodge Room Tour. Often, children can become upset in a new, foreign feeling cave environment. If children become too disruptive during a tour, a ranger may remove an adult and child to preserve the experience of the rest of the tour group at their discretion. Refunds are available if this occurs.

Tours are limited to 20 without exception. All adults, children, and toddlers need tickets. If you do not have enough tickets, you will not be allowed on the tour.

Grand Palace Tour

Fees:
Adults (16 years and older): $15.00
Youth (5 to 15 years old): $8.00
Infants & Toddlers (under 5 years old): Not Allowed

Access Pass and Senior Pass holders are entitled to a 50% discount on cave tour tickets for the cardholder only. The discount will not apply to the entire group.

Children under five (5) years old are not allowed on Grand Palace Tours. Lodge Room Tours are the alternative to the Grand Palace Tours which allow children of all ages.

Tours are limited to 20 without exception. All adults and children need tickets. If you do not have enough tickets, you will not be allowed on the tour.

First Room Accessible Tour

Fees:
Adults (16 years and older): $5.00
Youth (5 to 15 years old): $2.00
Infants & Toddlers (under 5 years old): Free

Access Pass and Senior Pass holders are entitled to a 50% discount on cave tour tickets for the cardholder only. The discount will not apply to the entire group.

For those in wheelchairs, there is no guarantee you will be able to visit the cave. The entrance tunnel is historic and not ADA-approved. A friend or family member must be available to assist those in non-motorized wheelchairs, and be comfortable navigating the wheelchair down a steep grade. Rangers are not able to assist with propelling wheelchairs. Wheelchairs are not available at the park.

First room tours may not be available on every tour, depending on staffing levels.

Refund Policy

Please check in at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center at least 15 minutes in advance of your tour's scheduled start time. If you have not checked in with the front desk to claim your reserved tickets within five minutes of the scheduled start time of your tour, your tickets will be considered forfeit. Refunds will not be provided for late arrivals or missed tours. Give yourself plenty of travel time. Wide loads and weather are some of a number of items which can slow your journey. Refunds will not be provided for late arrivals or missed tours.

Refunds for Lehman Caves Tours will not be provided the day of the tour. Refunds requested at least a day prior to the tour will be honored minus the $1 per ticket charged by Recreation.gov.

 

Visit Recreation.gov to

Reserve Lehman Cave Tour Tickets

 

Lower Lehman Creek Campground is a good choice for visitors with RVs and trailers.

NPS / A. Dimmick

Camping

For campground pricing, regulations, and other information head on over to our camping page.

Many campsites in the park require reservations during the peak season (roughly from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend). Only the Baker Creek Campground is available for first-come, first-serve camping during that time.

Group Camping is available during the summer months at Grey Cliffs Campground sites A5, C1 and C2. Group Site A5 is available as self-registration to walk-up campers. Group sites C1 and C2 are avaiable by reservation. All group sites are limited to 16 campers and are $30 per night. RVs and trailers are not allowed at Grey Cliffs Campgound due to narrow, one-way dirt roads.

All campgrounds fill up during the summer months. Reservations are stronly recommended. Reservations can be made at recreation.gov or by calling [phone].
Credit cards are encouraged at campground self-registration stations.

 

RV Sanitary Station

$10.00 fee

There are no discounts for Senior or Access Pass holders.

The dump station is usually open late May to October (weather depending) and closed in the winter. The dump station, potable water, and trash receptacles are located 1/2 mile inside the park on the entrance road (NV Hwy 488).