October 23, 2026 Celebration

Celebrating 40 Years of Great Basin National Park

Please join Great Basin National Park Foundation and the National Park Service on October 23, 2026, to celebrate the completed restoration of the Lehman Caves lighting system and the 40th anniversary of the designation of Great Basin National Park.

Schedule of Events (more details below): October 23, 2026

9:30am - 12:00pm: Special presentations at Baker Hall
1:00pm - 1:45pm: Patio talks in front of Lehman Caves Visitor Center
2:00pm: Ribbon-cutting ceremony behind Lehman Caves Visitor Center (refreshments to follow)
3:30pm - 5:30pm: Special presentations at Baker Hall

All day: Free tours of Lehman Caves!

Lehman Caves Tours

Grand Palace tours of Lehman Caves will be offered all day during the celebration, free of charge! See Nevada's longest and most decorated cave system in a whole new light. Tickets are free, offered on a first-come first-served basis, available at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center starting at 8:00am (Pacific Time).

Tour Times (*denotes accessible tour to the Gothic Palace only)

8:30am, 9:15am, 9:45am, 11:00am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 1:00pm*, 3:00pm, 3:30pm

Special Presentations at Baker Hall

Hear from park staff, partners, and community leaders during a number of short presentations to learn about Great Basin's founding, history, cave management and science, and more. Baker Hall is located just outside the park in the town of Baker.

9:30am - 12:00pm: Lehman Caves sessions on cave geology and formations; the history of Lehman Cave tours; new cave discoveries in the Great Basin; cave lighting demolition and installation.

3:30pm - 5:30pm: Park history sessions on designating Great Basin National Park; economic and cultural impacts of the Park; looking back 40 years since the Park's dedication.