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Grand Teton Hiking Guide National Park Service Grand Teton U.S. Department of the Interior Grand Teton National Park Day Hike and Lakeshore Maps John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway G r d 1 a a s s o y R Flagg Ranch Lake John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway BEAR AWARE FOOD STORAGE REQUIRED ON NY CA B EB W 89 E E 191 K 287 A L GRAND TWO OCEAN LAKE N 2 Colter Bay O 4 TETON S K C . A t P J 3 NATIONAL e EMMA g Jackson a MATILDA it Lake Lodge rm LAKE e PARK H Signal 26 287 E Signal Mountain 5 Mountain G Lodge N LEIGH Paintbrush A LAKE Divide R Holly N For Your Safety Lake O 6 Y N String Lake P A AI C Lake 7 • BE BEAR AWARE! Avoid surprising bears by making NT SH Solitude BRU R E 17 noise—call out and clap your hands at regular V I R intervals. Bear bells are not suffcient. JENNY NAKE S • The use of personal audio devices is strongly C LAKE 16 A SCADE CANYON discouraged. Teton 8 South Amphitheater Jenny Lake N • Carry bear spray and know how to use it. Guard Canyon Lake against accidental discharge. O 9 G • Proper food storage is required. Ask a ranger for more T A ALASKA RN ET information. BASIN E CANYON T Bradley • Carry drinking water. (USFS) Lake Taggart • Be prepared for rapid weather changes; bring rain gear Static Peak Lake and extra clothing. Avoid wearing cotton. Divide 10 • High elevation may cause breathing diffculties; pace 11 yourself. • Snow melts gradually, leaving valley trails by mid-June, DEA Moose TH C mountain trails and passes by late July. Be careful AN n YO ilso N -W crossing snowfelds and streams. 12 se Phelps oo M ad Lake Ro • Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to return. Marion 13 LSR 26 • Solo hiking, off-trail hiking, and trail running are not YON 89 Lake GRANITE CAN Preserve recommended. North 191 • Check with a ranger for up-to-date information on trail 14 conditions, and closures. Aerial Tram # Trailhead (details Teton on reverse side) 15 0 1 Kilometer 5 Village Trail 0 1 Mile 5 Unpaved road Backcountry Regulations Parking Tips • Respect wildlife. Do not approach or feed animals. Observe them from a safe distance— • During July and August most trailhead parking areas fll early in the day. Be fexible; plan for 100 yards from bears and wolves, and 25 yards from all other wildlife! If an animal reacts to alternate hikes. your presence you are too close. • Start your hike early to minimize parking problems. • All overnight camping in the backcountry requires a permit. • Parking on natural vegetation may result in permanent damage or may start a fre. Obey • Carry out all your garbage. posted parking regulations. • Hike on established trails to prevent erosion. • The Moose-Wilson Road is closed to vehicles over 23.3 feet long including all RVs and • Stock has the right-of-way. Step off the trail on the uphill side and wait quietly trailers. These regulations limit access to the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve, Death Canyon while stock passes. and Granite Canyon trailheads. • Pets, bicycles and vehicles are not allowed on trails or in the backcountry. • Parking at the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve is limited to only 50 vehicles. No parking is allowed along the road. • Backcountry sanitation: To prevent waterway contamination, bury human waste in a hole 6–8 inches deep at least 200 feet from water. Pack out used toilet paper, tampons, sanitary napkins and diapers in sealed plastic bags. Do not bury or burn any materials. Special rules apply in Garnet Canyon. Northern Lakeshore Trails 1 Flagg Ranch 2 Colter Bay / Hermitage Point N Colter Bay Visitor Center Hotsprings Soaking in pools such as il Huckleberry Hotsprings where ra T thermal waters originate in re o h Hermitage prohibited to protect resources. s Soaking in adjacent run-off streams 2 Point is allowed, provided they do not Lak e n JACKSON contain an originating water o Horse Trail sources. y LAKE n a d C on n P g g e mi ero ak g H n L a o a 1.2 l T Sw F & - x - x mi - 0.4 x mi - x 0.2 mi - x 0.1 North mi Powerline - 1.3 x 3 Jackson Lake Lodge - x - x - x mi - 89 x - x 0.5 N - x 191 1 - ek Flagg x 287 e Po r - lecat C x - Ranch x - x x - Grassy Lake Road x i m - 3 x To Emma Matilda & . 0 - x x Two Ocean Lakes - x x - Lodge x x - To Christian x x Jackson Pond Lake Headwaters Lodge, 3 RV & Campground Lodge Lodge mi 89 Sna ke 1.3 Ri 191 ver 287 2–5 Hermitage Point, Two Ocean & Emma Matilda Lakes 3.4 mi North Hermitage TW 3 mi O O Two Ocean . i C 1 EA m N Point 2 1 LA Lake . K 4 1 E Colter Bay Grand View 3.0 mi Visitor Center Corral 89 191 Point 1.2 287 see mi 7586 ft .9 Cygnet 0.7 0 below 0 Pond 1.3 mi 0.6 . 1 8 mi . Sewage on R 1.0 1 ag oa 0.4 Ponds W d mi 1 ˜ 2.6 . 0.9 1.7 2 Swan 2.6 mi 1 Lake mi . 0 i LA 0 m K 1.4 ATILDA E . M 5 5 mi MA m .2 EM Heron mi i 1 0 Lunch Tree 3.3 Pond .6 mi mi Hill 0.8 i i m m 8 8 see . 8 . Christian 0 Jackson Lake above 0 0.6 Pond 0.4 Lodge mi mi 3 mi 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 mi 1.3 mi Oxbow Bend d 2.2 Jackson Lake Turnout a t o in Junction R o P k e e g e ta mi r i C rm 2.3 c e ifi H JACKSON LAKE c Pa S n a ke ad it Ro Rive t. m r P m o Signal Mountain u h S o Lodge in n a o t n D u Moran Mo nal Junction Signal Sig Many unofficial trails exist in this Mountain 26 5 area. Follow this map closely and 3.4 mi watch for trail signs. Southern Lakeshore Trails 6–9 Leigh, String & Jenny Lakes 9 & 10 Bradley & Taggart Lakes To Amphitheater & Surprise Lakes Lupine 18 Bearpaw Meadows 9 Trapper Lake Lake .9 North 0 17 1.7 mi 17 0.3 To Garnet 17 1 d .5 a Canyon m i o R Loop trip k camping ONLY r a P n n Bradley o t Lake e T 14 12C 1 .5 1 12B m .0 12A i m 14 LEIGH LAKE i Group Taggart 0.5 16 North Lake 1 2.8 .0 15 mi mi Cottonwood i m Creek 8 13 . Picnic Area 0 1 Taggart To Paintbrush .6 mi Canyon 10 Lake mi 0.7 l l i Canoe North Jenny a r T Portage Lake Junction y 0 1 e . l . 9 l 3 a V m To Phelps i Lake Leigh ay w Lake 6 o tw String Lake 0.5 String Picnic Area Lake 0.3 String Hidden Falls & Inspiration Point Lake 7 To String o n Check at a visitor Lake e Trail Construction mi w center for current H 0.9 mi North in this area a or il 1.4 3.0 y s e Tra trail closures. mi Hidden Falls/ Inspiration Inspiration Point 0.5 mi Jenny Lake Point West Shore See details right. Overlook Boat Dock mi To Cascade mi 0.5 0.5 JENNY Canyon ek re C e d a LAKE sc x a C Hidden -x - S x h JENNY u Falls - x To Jenny To Cascade ttle Bo - LAKE x Lake VC Canyon - x 1 - a . x t 5 - x m - i x - x Cascade - x - x Canyon 8 South Jenny - x Lake Junction - Moose x Ponds i Jenny Lake .9 m 1 0 Visitor Center .1 m i 12 & 13 Phelps Lake To Death Phelps Lake il Canyon a Overlook Tr To Taggart y mi le Lake 0.7 1.0 mi Val 1 .0 m Lupine i 0.2 0.2 Death 9 Meadows 12 Canyon 1.8 PHELPS mi To Amphitheater & 0.8 LAKE North To Surprise Lakes 1.9 mi mi Moose 0.8 mi 0.7 1 To Open .0 m i Huckleberry ad Canyon o Point R Legend Boulder n R o s id l 0.4 g i Trail Trailhead Boat Launch e W - mi Trailhead Non-motorized 1.4 e x-x-x-x CLOSED Trail # 0.8 0.4 s Reference # Launch o mi o Unpaved road Ranger Station Shuttle Boat 2.6 mi M 0.4 0.7 mi Paved road Campsite Gas Station Laurance S. A s mi p e Creek Picnic Area Medical Clinic e n Ridg 0.7 Rockefeller To Granite 13 Distances shown Canyon Preserve (limited parking) between markers Day Hike Descriptions 1 Flagg Ranch 7 String Lake Brochure available 11 Menors Ferry Brochure available Polecat Creek Loop String Lake Loop Menors Ferry Historic District Tour 2.5 miles RT*, 1 hour, 80 ft total climbing**, Easy. 3.7 miles RT, 2 hours, 325 ft total climbing, Easy. 0.3 mile RT, ½ hour, Easy. West side of loop sits above a marsh that provides habitat for Trail circles the lake through a burned area below Rockchuck Tour a historic homestead and ferry on the Snake River and waterfowl and other wildlife.
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