Baker
Baker is a tiny community (68 inhabitants, 2010 Census) in White Pine County, Nevada located just outside of Great Basin National Park.
Get in
From US Highway 50 (The Loneliest Road in America), take Nevada State Route 487 five miles to downtown Baker.
Get around
See
- Great Basin National Park. 80,000 acres, alpine snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, and miles of hiking from easy to rigorous. Mt. Wheeler is here at 13,063 feet with camping in a rural community of 52 people.
Do
- Lehman Caves, also in the park.
Buy, eat and drink
- Silver Jack Inn, RT 487, 10 Baker Ave. 6:30AM-9PM for the bar and restaurant. The resort has a motel, the Silver Jack Inn, a full service restaurant, the LectroLux Cafe, with a full bar including 40 micro brews, 8 single malt scotches and 4 grappas and also a bakery, deli, grocery store including produce, meats and cheeses, eggs, milk and bacon, a bookstore and an art-antiques-crafts Gallery. Also DVD rentals for HiDef TVs with DVD slots. On the site is also an art, antique, and crafts (mostly local) gallery. Wi-Fi is free for room and restaurant customers.
Sleep
- 1 End of the Trail...er, End of Page Ave (SW corner of Baker Townsite), ☏ +1 775 234-7302. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. Two bedroom guest house with kitchenette, large bath and private deck with unobstructed view of Great Basin National Park. One bedroom has a queen-sized bed, the other a twin-sized bed. Comfortable for 1-3 guests. A unique artist's retreat that is clean and quiet. Season: May 1 through September 30th. No smoking and no pets. $65-85.
- The Silver Jack Inn. Has comfortable rooms with AC and TV in most rooms as well as several efficiency rooms with more amenities.
Go next
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