The Visitor Center staff and exhibits will be able to offer many helpful suggestions for a variety of individual interests. So, take your time as you get to know this special place. The Visitor Center is closed Christmas Day, New Years Day, and Thanksgiving Day. During the winter months roads are subject to closure, but there are a variety of areas which can be explored by snowshoe and cross-country skis. The road is gated at Upper Lehman Creek Campground during the winter.
Limited parking is available near the road closure.
This route offers the snowshoer and skier breathtaking views and unequaled silence. Lehman Creek Trail Head Park at the Wheeler Peak Road closure. Hike, ski or snowshoe west to the far end of Upper Lehman Creek Campground to access a steep four-mile trail to Wheeler Peak Campground. The road is gated during the majority of the winter, thus allowing an excellent means to begin your travels on cross-country skis or snowshoes to the high country. Tickets can only be purchased on the day of the tour.