Is Great Basin National Park Dog Friendly?

National Park

Great Basin Dog Policy

Great Basin National Park is Somewhat Dog Friendly

Trails

Dogs Limited

^[]

Campground

Dogs Allowed

with 6' Leash ^[]

Roads

Dogs Allowed

with 6' Leash ^[]

Based around Nevada's second tallest mountain, Wheeler Peak, Great Basin National Park contains 5,000-year-old bristlecone pines, a rock glacier, and the limestone Lehman Caves. Due to its remote location, the park has some of the country's darkest night skies. Wildlife includes the Townsend's big-eared bat, pronghorn, and Bonneville cutthroat trout.^[1]

Great Basin National Park is somewhat dog friendly. There are only two trails dogs are allowed on, but dogs are allowed in the campgrounds and along roads.

Website: https://www.nps.gov/grba/index.htm
Pet Policy Details: https://www.nps.gov/grba/planyourvisit/pets.htm
Area: 121 mi²
Annual Visitors: 120,248

Trail Policy

Dogs are not allowed on most trails at Great Basin National Park.

The only trails dogs are allowed on are:

The Lexington Arch Trail (the trailhead requires a high clearance 4x4 vehicle)
The trail between Baker and the Visitor Center

Campground Policy

Dogs are allowed in front-country campgrounds, as long as they're kept on 6' leashes. Dogs may not be left unattended at campsites.

Road Policy

Dogs are allowed along roads while on a 6' leash.

Location & Map

State

Nevada

Locality

Baker

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Credits

[1] Overview text from the Wikipedia article List of national parks of the United States, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.