Grand Teton National Park

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There is something so majestic about visiting the Grand Tetons, I doubt we will ever grow tired of it. While it is one of the more popular, and therefore more crowded National Parks, it is certainly worth visiting. There is so much to see and do!

We took a couple of drives through the park to see different lookouts and to take in as many views as we could from the road. We also went on a a few hikes to get the unbeatable up-close-and-personal experiences we love so much.

Hikes

Hidden Falls Trail – This was a beautiful hike overlooking Jenny Lake. When we began hiking we had in our minds that it was a 1-2 mile hike out and back, we were wrong! It was close to 5 miles out and back. We kept going and going wondering when we would arrive at the falls.

Grand View Point Trail – This was a challenging hike for us. It was definitely more about the exercise and enjoying nature than it was about the views – considering you can see similarly wonderful views simply driving around the park. We decided to make it a loop trail in search of flatter terrain on the way out, and it is a good thing we did because by the time we returned to the truck, we were definitely sore. Don’t be fooled by the map, although the path appears to end near a lake we were unable to see the lake at all. If you’re a novice hiker like us we recommend turning back after you reach the top view point.

Camping

Our first visit to the Grand Tetons we camped in Ririe, Idaho at Juniper Campground, it was a 1.5-2 hour drive into the park, definitely not ideal.

Our second visit we decided to boondock right outside the National Park and were fortunate enough to score a site at the Upper Teton View Dispersed Camping Area in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.