Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Winter cross-country ski and snowshoe tours are guided by naturalists and show off
the best winter has to offer.
There are several options for guided
horseback riding
trips from a number
of lodges in the park, including Colter Bay Village, Flagg Ranch, and Jackson
Lake Lodge. The
Grand Teton Lodge Company
(307/543-2861 or 800/443-2311,
www.gtlc.com
)
can arrange one-hour horseback tours ($40 adults and children) or
pony rides ($5). All riders in the park must be at least eight years old.
With so many varied bodies of water, there are a number of
fishing
outfitters that
can guide any type of trip you can dream up. A good place to start is the
Grand
Teton Lodge Company
(307/543-2861 or 800/443-2311,
www.gtlc.com
), which can
arrange trips from any of the accommodations inside the park. Fishing trips on the
Snake River or Jackson Lake can also be arranged through the lakefront
Signal
Mountain Lodge
(307/543-2831,
www.signalmtnlodge.com
) or
Grand Teton Fly
Fishing
(307/690-0910,
www.grandtetonflyfishing.com
)
.
Rafting
is popular in Grand Teton National Park, and there are 10 licensed out-
fitters to guide visitors down the Snake River. As with all activities,
Grand Teton
Lodge Company
(307/543-2861 or 800/443-2311,
www.gtlc.com
)
can make ar-
rangements for the park's most popular 10-mile scenic float. Other outfitters include
Barker-Ewing Float Trips
(800/448-4202,
www.barker-ewing.com
)
and
Solitude
Float Trips
(307/733-2871 or 888/704-2800,
www.grand-teton-scenic-floats.com
).
Throughout the year, Park Service rangers offer excellent
naturalist-guided
tours.
From mid-December-March, depending on conditions, daily guided
snow-
shoe hikes
depart from the
Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center
(307/
739-3399, reservations required). During the summer months, the range of offerings
is vast—from 30-minute map chats and campfire programs to three-hour hikes. For
more information on ranger programs, pick up the park newspaper at any of the en-
trance stations, call 307/739-3300, or check out the visitors centers in Moose, Jenny
Lake, Colter Bay, and the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve.
Hiking and Biking
Sandwiched between Jackson, Emma Matilda, and Two Ocean Lakes, the area around Jack-
son Lake Lodge offers some wonderful scenic hiking. The
Christian Pond Loop
is a relat-
ively flat and easy 4.3-mile round-trip hike through prime waterfowl habitat. The trailhead
is east of the parking lot adjacent to the Jackson Lake Lodge corrals. Nearby,
Two Ocean
