Great Basin National Park · Nevada

Baker Creek Loop Trail

0.4 mi of trail, end to end · about 50 ft of climbing · 80 ft of descent · 8,846 ft–8,923 ft · native surface · trail class Moderately Developed · hiking, horse

8,874 ft 8,846 ft · 0.4 mi high 8,923 ft

Hike the Baker Creek Loop the Park Service's write-up

90-180 Minutes · no dogs

Start Baker Creek Trailhead

A green and brown meadow sits flat beneath a rising, tree covered mountain with patchy blue sky.
Meadows provide welcome solace at the top of this trail Photo: B. Mills

Trail Overview

Total Distance: 3.3 miles / 5.3 kilometers

Starting elevation: 8,020 feet / 2,445 meters

Elevation Gain: 850 feet / 259 meters

Difficulty: Easy/Moderate

Time: 1.5 hours - 3 hours

Begin at : Baker Creek Trailhead

Baker Creek Loop is an upper easy/low moderate trail open for a majority of the year. This forested hike meanders through conifers and low lying sagebrush and grass meadows. The top of the loop greets visitors with the welcome sight of a green meadow in the summer and late spring, or a snow covered pristine surface in winter after a snowshoe. Wildflowers often fill the fields around the trailhead in the springtime, along with the meadows along the trail.

This hike starts at the Baker Creek Trailhead at the end of Baker Creek Road. Parking outside of designated spaces or along the road is prohibited.

No pets permitted on park trails. Trained service animals allowed. Learn more about service animal regulations at this link.

Water

Potable water is not available along Baker Creek Road. Pack sufficient water with you, about one gallon per person per day. Water is available year-round at the nearby Lehman Caves Visitor Center or seasonally at the dump station.

Restrooms

The nearest restrooms are pit toilets with no running water at the Baker Creek Trailhead.

Accessibility This trail is not accessible.

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.