Grey Cliffs Campground — Great Basin National Park

As someone who tries to disperse camp as much as possible, when I do need to stay in an established campground, Grey Cliffs is the kind of place I try to find. Tent camping only(small trailers, truck campers are fine, but no hook ups). I booked a spot here due to the remoteness of the park and being unfamiliar with the area. I was arriving late and for my first night I didn’t want the stress of looking for dispersed camping(although, after dispersed camping the rest of my time around Great Basin, I now know I would have had no issues finding free spots).

I didn’t explore past my loop, loop A, but the spots were well spaced out, and all under the shadow of the Grey Cliffs. It was very relaxing, and no noise from generators.

While Grey Cliffs campground didn't impress me as much as the other campgrounds as it was more open with far less trees than the others, you won't have the RV crowd here, this is a tent only campground, No RV's or trailers allowed.  Campsites can be reserved during the summer season.  On my visit only two of the three loops were open in June, the other loop was being used by the Park Service.  Sites are nicely spread out which is nice.  There are 2 ADA Accessible campsites site C3 and A8 both sites are located next to accessible restrooms.  Campground has vault toilets, trash service and recycling.  Each site has a picnic table and metal fire ring.  Fire ban is currently in effect.  No water is available at the campground, water can be obtained at the Visitor Center.  Campground does have some group camping sites for groups between 9 and 16 people.

Stayed: 5/29/2022

Cost: $10 (Half-off with America The Beautiful Pass)

Site: A6

Vehicle: GMC Terrain

Equipment: Tent

AT&T and T-Mobile: Poor and spotty service

This was a great little campground close to the main attractions of Great Basin National Park. It takes you down a few miles of dirt road before reaching the pay station. There’s not many sites, maybe 10, but we were lucky to snag A6. The neighbors are definitely there, but not TOO close. There are a couple pit toilets, very clean ones at that, available as well.

Sites include picnic tables and fire rings with grill grates. Our site was spacious and had great views of Wheeler Peak!

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Nice place for a short stay. Quiet. It’s a fairly small camping site so it fills up quickly

We stayed on August 2nd. We took a chance and drove up on a Saturday. Needless to say we were afraid that we wouldn’t find a spot. We drove around for a while and finally found this spot. The group sites were closed due to the pandemic but they did have individual first come first serve sites - you had to drive in to see it.

The site worked for us as we have a rooftop tent so we always gain space and have no worries about setting up tents in the ground. Each site has a fire ring and a table. The vault toilet was a bit of a walk from our location but we were happy to have a spot, so it didn’t matter.

The views were nice and the night sky is amazing at Great Basin. Very little to no light pollution. Unfortunately we didn’t get any hiking in as we had the dog with us. Dogs are allowed at the campsite but not on a majority of the trails at Great Basin.

This is nice campground that's supposed to be reserved for groups, but it seems that individuals can make reservations, or just show up. It was mostly empty. It is twice the price of Baker Creek, which is right up the road. It's a beautiful setting, with some (surprise) Grey Cliffs playing prominently. 

There are fairly clean vault toilets, but not much else. You're in easy reach of the Wheeler Peak Scenic Drive, which I highly recommend. The trails at the top of that drive are spectacular.

The campground is not spectacular. They pretty well spaced, but there's no undergrowth, so privacy isn't that great. This is a great National Park that often gets forgotten.

This is a campground within Great Basin National Park. It is reservation only, which is why we picked it, but there are several other campgrounds within the park. I believe the others are first come, first served. We found that the sites were pretty private and not on top of each other at all. The cliffs here are very pretty and are a nice backdrop. Grey Cliffs is a tent only area and each site has a fire ring with a grill and a picnic table. There is no running water, vault toilets and trash cans put here and there. We have a tent that needs to be staked-this was a problem there. The ground is so rocky it became very difficult to drive a spike into the ground far enough to work and not bend them. Do not bring a large tent, the pads are small. It wasn’t terrible once we were set up, and the price is right. If we were to come back to the park we’d try to either camp at Baker or Wheeler Peak, up the road a ways.

Some sites are bigger than others, ours was big enough for 2 4-man tents. There is no water access, but the bathrooms are very well maintained & cleaned daily. Would recommend staying there during the cooler months, we went in July & it was pretty warm, but hiked in the higher elevation areas (wheeler peak) & the weather was great. If you stay near Great Basin National Park make sure to check out the Lehman Caves. Also, the people at the Lehman caves gift shop & cafe are super nice & awesome people. Currently, fires are not allowed.