nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/back.htmĬONTACT Grand Teton National Park, (307) 739-3300 nps.gov/grte/ Reservations accepted ($20 administrative fee for permits during peak season). PERMIT A wilderness permit is required for all overnight camping in the backcountry. INFO For information on permits, current trail and camp conditions, and wilderness guidelines, go to nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/things2know.htm. Turn left and cruise 1.3 miles along Jenny Lake back to String Lake trailhead. Turn left onto a lesser-used horse trail and drop. Descend gradually past glacial erratics and small caves along Cascade Creek 3.4 miles to a Y-junction. The next day, hike 2.8 miles southeast on the Lake Solitude Trail to a left turn onto Cascade Canyon Trail. Blue and purple alpine forget-me-nots, the park’s official flower, dot the landscape through late summer. Owen, and Teewinot Mountain) to the south. Cross the 10,720-foot divide, often snow-covered until August, then descend 2.3 miles to Lake Solitude (9,035 feet).Ĭhoose a campsite, just beyond, in one of the North Fork Cascade Camping Zone’s 14 sites, most with spectacular views of the Cathedral Group (Grand Teton, Mt. But don’t let bears distract you from the view: The jagged Tetons dominate the skyline. Pack a bear bell or sing through this stretch grizzlies and black bears forage here. Woodring before tackling a 1,310-foot, 1.5-mile pull to the crest of Paintbrush Divide.
You’ll cross a marshy area west of String Lake (look for moose), then curve north across sage-covered foothills before climbing 4.6 miles through subalpine forest to Holly Lake at 9,410 feet.Įat lunch in the shadow of 11,539-foot Mt.
2 mile, bear right at a Y-junction onto the Paintbrush Canyon Trail. 1 mile to a bridge between String and Jenny Lakes. See a Tetons highlight reel of big views, lumbering moose, and sweet solitude on this 18.1-mile counterclockwise loop starting at String Lake trailhead.
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