📜 Lehman Caves is Nevada's longest cave system, a natural monument since 1922, located in Great Basin National Park, featuring diverse rock formations and endemic species.
🔍 Home to over 300 rare rock and shield formations, including a pseudoscorpion endemic to the Great Basin National Park cave system.

Why Go

✨ Dazzling stalactites, stalagmites, helictites, and shield formations
🦇 Home to unique species like the Great Basin cave pseudoscorpion, multiple species of bats (including Townsend's big-eared bats), and spiders.
🏛️ Explore magnificent cathedral-like spaces like Gothic Palace and Music Room on ranger-guided tours.
📜 Historically significant, used as a burial site and shows early human interaction.
🚶‍♀️ Wheelchair and stroller accessible tours available.

Why Avoid

⚠️ Closed for electrical project from October 20, 2025, to Spring 2026 ⚠️ Low ceilings and narrow passages require frequent ducking
👟 Trail can be wet and slippery, requiring good tread shoes
🚫 Strict rules on items allowed inside (no backpacks, food, water, etc.)
🎟️ Only accessible via ranger-guided tours, tickets required

Cost

💰 Tickets can be purchased upon arrival or in advance.

Hours

🕒 Tours offered year-round except major holidays; closed Oct 2025 - Spring 2026.

Tips

🧥 Bring a light jacket as the cave is about 50°F (10°C)
⏰ Check in at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center at least 15 minutes before your tour

Getting There

🗺️ Located in Great Basin National Park, 5 miles west of Baker, Nevada.
🅿️ Visitor Center Parking available.