Best trails in Grand Teton National Park
The park is named after the Grand Teton, the tallest mountain in the Teton Range- 13,770 feet (4,197 m). Grand Teton National Park is one of the ten most visited national parks in the U.S., with an annual average of 2.75 million visitors. With over two hundred miles of trails, expanses of rivers, forests and multiple alpine lakes, there is something for everyone in this beautiful park.
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Schools or other bona fide educational institutions (accredited, officially recognized, or tax exempt for educational purposes) may request an educational fee waiver. The fee waiver will allow qualifying groups free entry into the park for educational or scientific purposes. Prior approval required before entry to park. See additional Education Fee Waiver page.
Park entrance for 7 days per private motorcycle.
Park entrance fee for 7 days for each visitor 16 years and older entering by foot, bicycle, ski, etc.
Park entrance fee for 7 days for a private, non-commercial vehicle.
Pass is valid for one year through the month of purchase. Park Annual Pass provides entrance to pass holder and accompanying passengers in a single private non-commercial vehicle to Grand Teton National Park. Purchase your pass at one of Grand Teton's park entrances and permits desks at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center and the Colter Bay Visitor Center.
Join millions of people who enjoy our National Parks with the "America the Beautiful" National Park & Federal Recreational Lands Pass, otherwise known as the Interagency Annual Pass. The pass is valid for a year's worth of visits from the month of purchase at more than 2,000 federal recreation sites across the country.
No entrance pass required on these days:
Monday, January 20 — Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Saturday, April 19 — First day of National Park Week
Thursday, June 19 — Juneteenth National Independence Day
Monday, August 4 — Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
Saturday, September 27 — National Public Lands Day
Tuesday, November 11 — Veterans Day
The Interagency Access Pass is accepted here.
The Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center and the Flagg Ranch Information Station are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers and have wheelchair accessible restrooms and drinking fountains. Jenny Lake and Colter Bay Visitor Center have wheelchair accessible restrooms, but visitors may need assistance to access the exhibits.
Loaner wheelchairs are available at Craig Thomas and Discovery and Visitor Center, Jenny Lake Visitor Center, and Colter Bay Visitor Center. Orientation films include open captioning. Tactile exhibits and large print materials are available.
Many ranger-led programs are wheelchair accessible, and assistive listening devices and ASL interpreters are available by reservation. Please call 307-739-3301 or email in advance to make a reservation for interpretation services.
Additional information about accessibility at Grand Teton National Park can be found on their website: https://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/accessibility.htm.
The Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center and the Flagg Ranch Information Station are accessible to visitors using mobility equipment or strollers and have wheelchair accessible restrooms and drinking fountains. Jenny Lake and Colter Bay Visitor Center have wheelchair accessible restrooms, but visitors may need assistance to access the exhibits.
Every lodge, except the American Alpine Club Climber’s Ranch, has wheelchair accessible rooms. Flagg Ranch, Leeks Marina, Colter Bay, Signal Mountain Lodge, Jackson Lake Lodge, and Jenny Lake Lodge have wheelchair accessible restaurants.
The String Lake Picnic Area is wheelchair accessible with packed, level paths and surfaces and accessible vault toilets.
There are accessible restrooms at Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center.
Gros Ventre, Jenny Lake, and Colter Bay campgrounds have level surfaces and partially accessible restrooms.
There are 8 accessible campsites along Grassy Lake Road, all of which can be accessed by vehicle and have accessible vault toilets.
The Headwaters Lodge and Cabins at Flagg Ranch have options for tent and RV camping, plus accessible facilities.
Service animals must be on-leash throughout the park. Please complete a Service Animal Acknowledgment Form at a visitor center when you arrive.
Trail reviews for Grand Teton National Park
Great day very crowded as it always is on any of the hikes in Grand Teton national Park in the summer. If you're not familiar with this hike I would suggest only experienced hikers take it cuz it is tough to go up and down to the lake the last mile. The trail is not maintained and lots of steep terrain and boulders
Beautiful day beautiful trail. Sorry can’t get the photos to work! Jenny Lake and grand Teton national Park.
In wildflower season this is the most beautiful trail I've ever hiked. You can replicate it in pieces by doing Alaska Basin or Paintbrush Divide as day hikes, but there's truly nothing like climbing over mountain passes and down into valleys with nothing but a painter's palette of flowers and the looming presence of the Grand Teton to accompany you. Truly a must-do trail before you die if you have any interest in backpacking at all.
hiked up here in the dark for a break before starting our climb to the grand Teton!! added a summit pic for fun, but getting to the lower saddle is a gooood burn. There’s a free rope section so you need to be comfortable with some vertical scrambling and there’s a good chunk of boulder hopping. My stats aren’t very accurate, pretty sure I started it on accident when I summited the grand.
If you are an accustomed hiker at elevation, there is no need to worry about this trail. The lake is beautiful at the base of the Grand Teton. The hike is very consistent elevation gain and the boulder field is barely a scramble (you have wide rocks offering consistent stability at pretty much all times). It’s a workout, for sure, but 100% worth it. The parking lot does fill up quickly in the morning. We started the trail at 5AM to ensure parking. Didn’t see much wildlife on the trail unfortunately.