See. Baker Creek Loop Runnable singletrack trail through white firs, Engelmann spruces, and ponderosa pines. Wheeler Peak Summit Nevada's second-ranking peak for 100-mile views and the state's only glacier. International Dark Sky Park Experience some of the darkest skies in the country due to low humidity and high elevation. Great Basin Astronomy Festival Attend in September to witness the Milky Way at its clearest.
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Stay. Lower Lehman Creek Campground Open year-round with 11 campsites, water available in summer.
Outside
Just hours from crowded Zion, this quiet park offers a truly remote escape with colossal peaks, subterranean caves, and some of the darkest skies in the country. Our contributor Joe Baur says about the difference: a rock concert versus a meditation retreat.
Lonely Planet
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Outside
This underrated National Park was a perfect destination for Alex’s new travel video series, where he explores the wild side of Nevada
Atlas Obscura
Nevada’s big night sky nearly bursts with twinkling stars, and you don’t have to travel far to trade the urban lights for celestial spectacle. In Valley of Fire, just an hour outside Las Vegas, inky black skies are interrupted only by awe-inspiring rock formations. And Great Basin National Park, located near the Utah border, is internationally renowned for its designation as a dark sky park. Wh…
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