Grand Teton National Park - Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks - page 353

Lake and Loon Lake , 1 mile down a bumpy track off Reclamation Rd. Further east is the
turnoff for the rough road down to stunning Lake of the Woods , site of the Boy Scouts'
Loll Camp. A mile further east is the 0.5-mile detour south to Tilley Lake. Beyond here is
the expansive and popular Grassy Reservoir , with boating, fishing and dispersed camp-
sites. Just after the reservoir the road enters the Rockefeller Parkway. For details of the
eight free campsites further along Grassy Lake Rd (USFS Rd 261), see the boxed text on
Click here .
For information on hikes from Grassy Reservoir into Yellowstone's Bechler region,
Click here .
Colter Bay Region
The road south from Yellowstone drops off the Yellowstone plateau at the end of the
Rockefeller Parkway, where a startling view of the Tetons soaring above Jackson Lake
comes into play. Past Lizard Creek Campground several beaches tucked into nooks offer
some of the park's best picnic areas.
Jackson Lake is a natural glacial lake that has been dammed, so water levels fluctuate,
dropping considerably toward the end of the summer. Mt Moran (12,605ft), named after
landscape painter Thomas Moran, dominates the north end of the park. After Moran first
traveled this way with Hayden's geological survey in 1871 his grand depictions forever
became synonymous with the area.
Two Ocean and Emma Matilda Lakes sit east of Jackson Lake, tucked into the hills.
Visitor services are concentrated at Colter Bay Village.