Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SOUTH ENTRANCE
Mountain lovers and backcountry hikers would do well to choose the South Entrance. The en-
tire southern section of the park, about one-quarter of the whole, is remote mountain coun-
try of undeveloped high meadow and forest. The southeast section of the park, together with
large areas outside park borders, comprises a vast wilderness, probably the largest area in the
contiguous United States without roads. If your main goal is canoeing or fishing on Lewis and
Shoshone lakes, the South Entrance is for you. This is also one of the two closest ways to reach
Yellowstone Lake.
The Tetons are some of the most strikingly beautiful mountains in the world.
Within a half-day's drive outside the park's South Entrance are wonderful examples of the
beautiful scenery for which Wyoming is famous. The mountains and lakes of Grand Teton
National Park are visited annually by one million more people than visit Yellowstone.
