BAKER, NEVADA - Great Basin National Park is requesting public comment through the park’s website, social media, and a table at the Farmers Market to discuss proposed fee changes to take effect on Jan. 1, 2021 for cave tours, camping and the dump station.
Cave tour fee increases are proposed to cover the cost associated with providing cave tours and reservable tour tickets on www.recreation.gov. Cave tour fees are used to pay for approximately 60% of the staff hired to conduct tours, purchase flashlights and lanterns used in the cave for tours and other educational tools used during cave tours.
Location Current Fee Proposed Fee
Lehman Cave Tour Adults (60mins) $9.00 $12.00
Lehman Cave Tour Adults (90mins) $11.00 $15.00
Lehman Cave Tour Youth 5-15 (60 mins) $5.00 $6.00
Lehman Cave Tour Youth 5-15 (90 mins) $6.00 $8.00
Golden Age/Access Pass Holder 50% Discount 50% Discount
Toddler (under 5) Free Free
Since 2015 Great Basin has been making improvements to park campgrounds; installing new picnic tables, restrooms, fire pits, grills and tent pads. Campground fees are used for restroom supplies, staff to clean the restrooms and maintain the park’s campground infrastructure. The park will also begin providing online reservations through www.recreation.gov for Lower and Upper Lehman Creek Campgrounds in 2021, continue with reservation in Grey Cliff and provide reservations for Wheeler Peak Campground once improvements are completed. To help cover the fee incurred for the reservation system and to maintain the improved campgrounds the following fees are proposed.
Location Current Fee Proposed Fee
Wheeler Peak Campground $15.00 $20.00
Upper Lehman Creek Campground $15.00 $20.00
Lower Lehman Creek Campground $15.00 $20.00
Baker Creek Campground $15.00 $20.00
Grey Cliffs Non-Group Sites $15.00 $20.00
Dump Station $5 $10.00
“We are committed to keeping the park affordable. Great Basin currently does not charge a park entrance fee. We also want to provide visitors with the best possible experience," said Great Basin National Park Superintendent James Woolsey. “The money from camping and cave tours fees goes back into providing visitors with high quality services at those sites."
Let us know what you think. You can provide comments by letter sent to Superintendent, Great Bain National Park, 100 Great Basin National Park, Baker, NV 89311. You can also provide comments online at parkplanning.nps.gov/feechanges2021 or drop off written comments at the Great Basin Visitor Center by 4:30pm on Sept. 21, 2020.
Rangers will be available for questions and to take comments at the Saturday Farmers Market on August 22nd and September 12th from 9:00am to 12:00pm.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
