Great Basin National Park · Nevada

Mountain View Nature Trail

0.4 mi of trail, end to end · about 50 ft of climbing · 6,813 ft–6,863 ft · native surface · trail class Developed · hiking

Visitor centers

6,830 ft 6,832 ft · 0.4 mi high 6,863 ft

Along the way Lehman Caves Visitor Center

Hike the Mountain View Nature Trail the Park Service's write-up

5-30 Minutes · no dogs

Start Mountain View Nature Trail Trailhead

The edge of a log cabin with large beams sits to one side, with a trail stretching forward in snow
The Mountain View Nature Trail is a perfect introduction to Great Basin National Park. Photo: NPS / C. Reed

Trail Overview

Total Distance: 0.3 miles / 0.5 kilometers

Starting elevation: 6,825 feet / 2,080 meters

Elevation Gain: 80 feet / 24 meters

Difficulty: Easy

Time: 5 minutes - 30 minutes

Begin at : Lehman Caves Visitor Center/Rhodes Cabin

This leisurely walk in the pinyon-juniper communities surrounding the Lehman Caves Visitor Center begins at the Rhodes Cabin and takes visitors by a number of stops relating to the past, present, and future of Lehman Caves and Great Basin National Park. You may pick up a guide to the trail at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center front desk, or access a digital trail guide through the NPS App .

This hike starts to the right of the main entrance to the Lehman Caves Visitor Center, behind the Rhodes Cabin. The trail concludes by the exit to Lehman Caves, with an optional stop at the historic orchard.

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

Water

Potable water is available year round at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center.

In summer, the bottle fill station on the north side of the building, a large spigot near the bottle fill station, a water fountain on the east side by the entrance of the visitor center, the Great Basin Cafe, the nearby Picnic Area, and the dump station all have free potable water.

In winter, only the spigot on the north side of the Lehman Caves Visitor Center is available.

Restrooms

The nearest restrooms are restrooms with running water and flush toilets near the front entrance of the Lehman Caves Visitor Center. These are open 24/7, year round.

Accessibility This trail is not wheelchair accessible, though is well suited for those who are only able to comfortably walk short distances.

This hike on nps.gov

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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.