Operating Hours & Seasons

 

Park naturalists provide information and interpretive walks and talks. Stop by a visitor center for events and programs.

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Click on a visitor center name below to learn about operating hours.

The Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center is open year-round. Other visitor centers open in May or June and close in September or October. See below for details.

Colter Bay Visitor Center
Flagg Ranch Information Station
Jenny Lake Visitor Center
Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center
Laurance S. Rockefeller Center
Jenny Lake Ranger Station

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VISITOR CENTERS
Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center (Moose Visitor Center)
2013

Open
Open Year-round, closed December 25
November 1 to April 30: 9 am to 5 pm
May 1 to June 9: 8 am to 5 pm
June 3 to September 2: 8 am to 7 pm
September 3 to October 31: 8 am to 5 pm

Special Schedules: November 28, 2013 & December 24, 2013: Open from 9 am to 2 pm

Phone
[phone]

Location
Located in Moose 12 miles north of Jackson.

Closures
December 25

Exhibits
The Discovery Center features natural history exhibits, a relief map of the park, and an introductory video.

Visitor Services
Information, an extensive bookstore, maps, activity schedules, guided walks and talks, mountaineering exhibit, state-of-the-art exhibits, park documentary produced by Discovery Communications, Inc., backcountry camping permits, boat permits, restrooms, telephones, WiFi. A post office is located nearby.

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Colter Bay Visitor Center
2013

Open
May 11 to June 2: 8 am to 5 pm
June 3 to September 2: 8 am to 7 pm
September 3 to 29: 8 am to 5 pm

Phone
[phone]

Location
Located 25 miles north of Moose, adjacent to Jackson Lake.

Special Programs
From June through September craft demonstrations and museum tours are offered, as well as other interpretive programs.

Exhibits
The David T. Vernon Indian Arts Museum have been sent to a conservation facility. Visit us in 2012 to see new exhibits.

Visitor Services
A large bookstore, information desk, auditorium, telephones, restrooms and backcountry permits.

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Flagg Ranch Information Station

Will be closed summer 2013 due to budget cuts from sequestration.

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Jenny Lake Visitor Center
2013

Open
June 1 to August 25: 8 am to 5 pm

Location
Located 8 miles north of Moose at South Jenny Lake.

Exhibits
Features geology exhibits, information and a relief map of the park.

Visitor Services
Activity schedules, guided walks and talks, maps, bookstore, restrooms, store and telephones adjacent. Jenny Lake Campground is nearby.

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Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center

Open
June 1 to September 22: 10 am to 6 pm

Location
Located four miles south of Moose on the Moose-Wilson Road. This road is closed to RVs and trailers.

Exhibits
The Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center offers unique sensory exhibits.

Visitor Services
Visit the Center to learn more about Mr. Rockefeller's vision for the Preserve and his legacy of conservation stewardship.The Preserve offers an 8-mile trail network extending from the Center to Phelps Lake with extraordinary views of the lake and Teton Range. No sales area and no permits issued.

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RANGER STATIONS
Jenny Lake Ranger Station

Open
June 8 - early September: 8 am to 5 pm

Location
Located 8 miles north of Moose at South Jenny Lake

Exhibits
Raised relief map and climbing displays.

Visitor Services
Issues backcountry permits. Provides climbing route information and current conditions.
Jenny Lake Visitor Center, campground and store are nearby.

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