Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DRIVING
It's sweeping views, park history and wildlife aplenty on these four-wheeled sojourns.
Hole in One
Duration
One hour plus stops
Distance
40-mile loop
Start/Finish
Jackson
Nearest Town
Jackson
Speed Limit
15-45mph
Summary
A scenic drive through sagebrush flats and forest with picturesque barns and
Teton panoramas.
You could say
Gros Ventre Butte
ruined it for Jackson - there are no Teton views from the
park's main hub due to the blockage created by this oversized hump. But this driving tour,
not suitable for RVs or other oversized vehicles, is just the remedy.
Head out of Jackson on Hwy 191. First stop: the
National Museum of Wildlife Art
(
Click here
)
. You may ask, why do this when you have the real thing? Just look. The way
these masters envisioned this landscape will change the way you see it yourself.
Continue north on Hwy 191. At the Gros Ventre Junction, take a right and drive along
Gros Ventre Rd, skirting the
Gros Ventre River
, which is lined with cottonwoods, juniper,
spruce and willows. The river ecology contrasts sharply with the dry sagebrush flats north
of it, where pronghorn can often be seen, bounding at speeds up to 60mph (officially, that's
faster than you should be going here). At the next junction, take a left to drive north on
Mormon Row
, a picturesque strip that includes a much- photographed rambling barn, left
from the hard days of the Mormon settlement. At the end of the row loop left on
Antelope
Flats Rd
, from which you may be able to see bison and more pronghorn. It soon meets
Hwy 191 again. Go left, then right at Moose Junction.
Before the park entrance gate, take a left on the small
Moose-Wilson Rd
. Squeeze to
the side when you face oncoming traffic: this is why oversized vehicles are explicitly
banned. Mind the blind curves, twisting through dense foliage. You will pass a dirt road to
Death Canyon Trailhead and later the Granite Canyon Trailhead, both on your right. If
