Lehman Caves
Great Basin National Park, NV
Temporarily closed to visitors. The Bureau of Land Management lists the cave as closed with tours cancelled, while the Churchill County Museum still advertises tour dates. Confirm with the museum (775-423-3677) before going.
A prehistoric storage cave near Fallon, Nevada, carved by ancient Lake Lahontan, known for its archaeological finds.
The story
Lake waters carved Hidden Cave around 21,000 years ago, and people used it thousands of years later mainly to store tools and supplies rather than to live in. Four schoolboys brought it to researchers' attention in the 1920s, and excavations in 1940, 1951 and 1979–1980 recovered carefully cached objects. It is closely connected to the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone community.
History source: BLM and Churchill County Museum.
Getting there
Hidden Cave is in Nevada.
Directions in Google MapsDistances are straight-line from each city center.
Checked on 2026-10-22 against blm.gov and ccmuseum.org. Prices and hours change, so confirm on the official site before you drive out.