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What to do and see in Grand Teton National Park, Grand Teton National Park: The Best Things to do Good for Adrenaline Seekers
Situated near famed Jackson Hole, Grand Teton National Park's crown jewels include the Cathedral Group of peaks and the majestic Snake River. The dramatic spires that inspired Ansel Adams rise straight from valley floors, providing awe-inducing views. See them at their most compelling from the comparatively gentle Jenny Lake and Hermitage Point's trails or the switchbacks of Death Canyon. Jackson Lake is favored for windsurfing and sailing. Colter Bay Visitor Center contains an Indian Arts Museum.
1. Cascade Canyon
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5.0 based on 100 reviews
Scenic canyon excellent for hiking.
Reviewed By ThreeWiseMen1998 - Columbus, United States
Awesome views during spring runoff. The Cascade Creek is full of water running down the mountain. The photos speak 1000 words. To get to this canyon, you either have to hike the Jenny Lake trail or take the ferry. Hike is about 40 mins, 1.9 miles, at about a 40 foot incline. Ferry costs about
2. Exum Mountain Guides
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5.0 based on 38 reviews
Exum Mountain Guides is the oldest and most experienced guides service in North America. Exum guides climbers to the summit of the Grand Teton and guide kids and families on day rock climbing adventures.
3. Grand Teton
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5.0 based on 2,703 reviews
Tallest mountain in the Grand Teton Range.
Reviewed By Vagabonds5358
This is the ninth trip to the Grand Teton National Park I my lifetime. In remains my favorite of all the national parks I have visited. It’s beauty never seems to get old. There are a few roads that gives you access to the east side of the mountains, the the real beauty is hiking the many miles of trails away from the roadside overlooks. This trip we saw elk in rut, a herd of about 200 bison, a number of herds of pronghorn antelope, bald eagles and numerous waterfowl and birds. The fall color with the turning aspen was spectacular. I highly recommend this park to anyone, whether you enjoy the drive, day hiking or backpacking.
4. Amphitheater Lake
5. Lake Solitude
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5.0 based on 55 reviews
A scenic lake popular with hikers and located in Grand Teton National Park.
Reviewed By PatrickRU92
7/27/18 Took the ferry across Jenny Lake and by the time we were done we were VERY glad we did. This is a LONG hike 15+ miles with about 3000 ft elevation gain, and goes up to 9000ft elevation so oxygen is not as plentiful! If you are in decent shape do this hike. As beautiful as Cascade Canyon is (and it IS beautiful) easily the better views are along the North Fork ascending to Lake Solitude. End of July and there was almost no snow at all, only one very small area near the top. Lake was all water too. LOTS of mosquitoes around the lake but that was the only place we ran into them. You will be exhausted but exhilarated!
6. Death Canyon
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By Desertguy426 - Carson City, United States
What a super trail. Its about 7 miles RT to the patrol hut. You hike through lush forest to a scenic overlook of Phelps lake, down switchbacks to near the lake and then head west into the canyon. Up a fairly gentle grade up onto a ledge type trail on broken rock and somewhat exposed to sun then back into a sparse forest with a raging creek down on your left in the canyon. We had to cross a few snow drifts...a couple were quite large on steep slopes and a bit dicey. BE CAREFUL...use treking poles on snow! Overall a strenuous hike but not a killer. Also not for the weekend warrior...elevation gain total is 2200 feet. We saw moose and marmots on this trail. The marmots want food so watch out...they'll darn near end up in your lap.
7. Inspiration Point
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4.5 based on 382 reviews
A steep, half-mile climb from Cascade Canyon will bring you to this scenic lookout point.
Reviewed By ct9876 - DuBois, United States
As other reviews have noted parking is crazy we got there around 1230 pm and looked for parking for 20min. There is no line system like they have at Phelps lake just have to get lucky. We also drove by the area at around 8 am and ppl were parking on the road already. We took the boat across 18 $ for an adult round trip but worth it. You can buy boat tickets at the dock. When we were there the boat was running 7am-7pm. There was no wait at the boat dock to get across, but there was about a 15 minute wait at the return boat dock. If you go all the way up to inspiration point you must go the addition appropriately 1.5miles into cascade canyon to the point where the canyon opens up. If your question if you have gone far enough you haven’t you with no it when the view opens up. One of my favorite hikes of our trip. Ps you will not be alone on this hike there were almost too many ppl. If you are doing Yellowstone and/or Grand Teton I highly recommend you download the gypsy guide app. It does cost a small amount approximately 9-10 $ but was so worth it. It automatically plays as you drive by locations and tells you about must see location as well as history and were to park. Also if you fly into Jackson hole you can rent bear spray at the airport for much less than you can buy it for.
