Great, easy (for most) hiking trails in the park…read more Your choice but you can do the loop or go up and back. Choose your poison. When looking at the Tetons, if you choose the route to the left, much steeper on the way to the lake than the route from the right. Neither is wrong. Beautiful hike, terrain, and views. We happened to hike after recent storms so some parts of the path were puddled with water. Made it fun with either walking through or around. All fun. Relatively easy hike but incredible so don't miss. The water in the lake is so clear and beautiful it makes you want to jump in but you know it's colder than a witches tit!

I honestly didn't really know where I was going. I wanted to walk to Jenny lake but then got lost…read moreand went back to the car but the views were still impressive and breathtaking. I would recommend

This is one of the most popular hikes in grand Teton National park. I would strongly recommend it,…read morebut just be aware that the parking is competitive at Jenny Lake visitor center because it's the most popular in the park (despite there being a massive parking lot with an overflow area). One of the nice things about this visitor center is that there are clean bathrooms with running water, food, options, and gift stores. The lake itself is absolutely stunning, and you have two options to get to hidden Falls - you can either do the actual trail, which takes anywhere from 1 to 2 hours, or you can take the ferry shuttle across the lake ($20 I think), which cuts your trip down by a solid mile or two. In fact, it ends up only taking maybe 15 to 20 minutes of an uphill walk to get to hidden Falls from where the ferry dock is after you ride it. Honestly, though, I think that the hike itself is absolutely worth it because the views around the lake itself are absolutely stunning! I think if you only do one hike in Grand Teton National Park, this should be it.

Hidden falls can be accessed either by taking the ferry across Jenny lake or by hiking around Jenny…read moreLake. My group opted for the hike, and it made getting to the waterfall, where it was incredibly cool, extra sweet. The water created a much appreciated swamp cooler effect. It was also super pretty to look at. This part of the hike was definitely the busiest with lots of people taking pictures and eating their lunch by the waterfall. Really gorgeous! Great views on the hike up. Great stop on our trip to the Tetons!!

+ Nice vista of Grand Prismatic Spring, but not much better than from the GPS' boardwalk…read more . Bird's eye view (like in the photos) is best. - Bird's eye view G Maps doesn't show it, + but the park installed overflow parking by the entrance to Fairy Fall trail right along Grand Loop Rd, thankfully. - Crowded, + but decent amount of parking. - No restrooms.

Beautiful spot for a hike! Limited parking. Bathroom in parking area available off season. Visitor…read morecenter closed off season. Expect road hassles coming to this spot on narrow road with bad drivers stopping everywhere.

We visited Grand Teton National Park and hiked the Jenny Lake Loop! It's about 8 miles and a lot of…read morestairs but so worthwhile! Absolutely stunning views! We saw moose and bears It is a beautiful hike! It's somewhat difficult and like I said it has lots of stairs. Highly recommend if you like a beautiful view and a great workout. Please be prepared with proper hiking shoes , water, necessities and bear spray.

Wow the views are seriously so amazing! The hike is 7miles round trip but if you only want to hike…read morethe last bit you can take a ferry across the lake and just do the last bit which is nice that they have that as an option. Our group opted to do the entire hike and it was tiring but not disappointing! You got the prettiest views and it was shaded for the most part. We even got to see a moose and a baby moose!!

About 9 miles east of the West Entrance West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, about 1.5 miles…read morefurther than the Madison River Picnic Area at where the Madison River crosses US-20 West Entrance Road at 7 Mile Bridge, there West Entrance Road turns from south to east. There's an unnamed narrow island in the Madison River quite close to the road, and a big boulder at 44°38'56.8"N 110°56'49.9"W. Here, about 7am (Jul 2026), we saw a herd of at least 14 elk grazing in a large meadow on the other side of the river. Of course, we found it because at least 6 vehicles had pulled to the side of the road there. We walked down a gentle slope for a few yards, and got a number of terrific pictures, especially those we took with a telephoto lens. This was our best elk sighting. Later that day around 12:30pm, we saw two elk in the woods on the north side of the road. And a couple days later, around 10:45am, we saw a couple of elk across the river again. When we were there, fishing was allowed at this location, with a license required over age 15. Possession of up to five brook trout was allowed, with catch and release of rainbow trout, brown trout, and Whitefish. But be sure to check current regulations. There's an outhouse about 1.5 miles back, at the Madison River Picnic Area, just north of where the Madison River crosses US-20 West Entrance Road at 7 Mile Bridge.

Visiting Yellowstone National Park in a makeshift caravan with friends and relatives, we were in…read moretraffic (looking at bison!) a little too long for some of us. We had downloaded some maps in the NPS app, so we knew we could backtrack a mile or two to the Nez Perce Picnic Area on Fountain Flat Drive, just to the west off of Grand Loop Road on the west of the south loop. (Just to orient near these particular Nez Perce sites.) There was a clean waterless vault-style outhouse. It had all the needed supplies around 8:50AM on a Wed (Jul 2026). The app says there are 20 picnic tables. We didnt hunt for them, but we only saw three or four. The picnic area is between the Firehole River and Nez Perce Creek, both pretty to see. We didnt see anyone fishing, but I think it is allowed here, with a license required over age 15, allowing possession of up to five brook trout, with catch and release of native fish. But be sure to check current regulations.

Around 1.8mi south of the Grand Prismatic Spring parking entrance, about 0.2mi north of the Mallard…read moreCreek Trailhead on Grand Loop Road, we saw our closest bison of the morning! He was grazing on the west side of the road, then just walked up to the passenger door of the car ahead of us, looking like he was waiting for them to move out of the way. We think the driver was right to let the bison decide :-). He eventually crossed in front of the car. It seemed like a long time, but was just 3 or 4 minutes. A big guy! We saw this bison at 10:40am. Driving back this way at about 12:30, we looked to the east and saw a lone bison across the meadow here. Maybe the same one!