Summary at a glance
Great Basin National Park is listed as National Park in NV in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. From the 13,063-foot summit of Wheeler Peak to the sagebrush-covered foothills, Great Basin National Park hosts a sample of the incredible diversity of the larger Great Basin region. Come and partake of the solitude of the wilderness, walk among ancient bristlecone pines, bask in the darkest of night skies, and explore mysterious subterranean passages. There's a lot more than just desert here. Official NPS page Data snapshot: October 27, 2026: https://www.nps.gov/grba/index.htm.
Great Basin National Park is listed as a National Park in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 5 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Listed month windows: February, March, and April.
Month-by-month
Month windows on this page: February, March, and April listed as the primary window; October, April, and November listed as peak months; February, December, and January listed as lower-crowd months.
Primary Window
Listed primary window: February, March, and April.
Peak months
Listed peak months: October, April, and November.
Lower-crowd months
Listed lower-crowd months: February, December, and January.
Getting there
Use the closest major airport and a regional drive plan for Great Basin.
From the East or West: From U.S. Highway 6 & 50, turn south on Nevada State Highway 487 and travel 5 miles to Baker, NV. In Baker turn west on Highway 488 and travel 5 miles to the park. From the South (Utah): Travel north on Utah State Highway 21 through Milford, UT and Garrison, UT, Highway 487. Turn west on Highway 488 in Baker and travel 5 miles to the park. From the South (Nevada): Travel north on U.S. Highway 93. No public transportation is available to, or in, Great Basin National Park.
SERPRadio origin links provide flight-research entry points without replacing local route planning.
Clock, compare, and listen
Season and now
Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.
- Current hand
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Three listening lanes
Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.
Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.
Jamcorder: Shared station.
| Month | Visitability | Crowd pressure |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66 | 24 |
| February | 69 | 30 |
| March | 69 | 58 |
| April | 68 | 68 |
| May | 65 | 54 |
| June | 57 | 28 |
| July | 50 | 22 |
| August | 46 | 26 |
| September | 55 | 42 |
| October | 63 | 72 |
| November | 67 | 66 |
| December | 68 | 38 |
The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.
Methodology
This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Great Basin National Park, the 5 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.
- Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
- Source cards: 5
Data Behind This Reading
Source provenance
NPS identity
highGreat Basin National Park is identified as National Park with NPS code grba.
SourceNPS operations and access
highOfficial NPS page for Great Basin, Data snapshot: October 27, 2026: https://www.nps.gov/grba/index.htm.
SourceWeather signal
mediumGreat Basin coordinates 38.94617378, -114.2579782 map to the NWS points URL. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
SourceActivities and visit modes
mediumGreat Basin NPS snapshot lists activities including Auto and ATV, Scenic Driving, Astronomy, and Stargazing.
SourceHow this page is assembled
highplace page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.
Source