Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
the
activities booth
( 7am-8pm)
next to the Colter Bay grocery store, preferably a
couple of days in advance.
Jackson Lake Lodge offers
guided horseback rides
(per 2hr $75)
that loop around the
local trails, as well as breakfast and dinner rides by horseback or wagon.
Flagg Ranch runs hour-long
horseback riding trips
($38)
hourly from June to Septem-
ber.
Boating
All private craft must obtain a permit, which costs $20/40 per week/year for motorized
and $10/20 for nonmotorized craft (rafts, canoes or kayaks). The Craig Thomas and Colter
Bay Visitor Centers and Buffalo Fork Ranger Station at Moran Junction issue permits.
Display yours on the port (left) side of the vessel at the rear. Permits for Yellowstone are
good for Grand Teton (and vice versa) but must be registered at either Moose or Colter
Bay Visitor Centers.
The state of Wyoming also requires boaters to purchase an aquatic invasive species
decal for watercraft over 10ft long to help fund prevention efforts against invasive quagga
and zebra mussels. Cost is $10/5 for motorized/nonmotorized watercraft registered in
Wyoming, and $30/15 for motorized/nonmotorized watercraft owned by nonresidents.
Decals are sold by Wyoming Fish and Game Department (
www.gf.state.wy.us
)
online and
at automated license agents.
Motorized craft (maximum 7.5 horse-power) are allowed only on Jackson, Phelps and
Jenny Lakes. On Jenny Lake, crafts with over 10 horsepower (HP) are prohibited. Hand-
propelled nonmotorized craft are permitted on Jackson, Two Ocean, Emma Matilda, Bear-
paw, Leigh, String, Jenny, Bradley, Taggart and Phelps Lakes, as well as the Snake River
1000ft below Jackson Dam. Sailboats, water skis and sailboards are permitted only on
Jackson Lake. Jet skis are not allowed in the park.
Floating is prohibited within 1000ft of Jackson Lake Dam. Only hand-powered rafts,
canoes and kayaks are allowed on the Snake River. Watercraft are forbidden on other
rivers.
On Jackson Lake, fires are forbidden along the east shore from Spalding Bay to Lizard
Creek and otherwise permitted only below the high-water mark.
See the park's
Boating
and
Floating the Snake River
brochures.
COLTER BAY REGION
A fun, mellow activity for families or groups is to rent a motorboat for a day and explore
Jackson Lake, stopping to picnic and swim at uncrowded inlets and islands. Though they
