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Bears are active in Grand Teton
Black and grizzly bears are roaming throughout the park--near roads, trails and in backcountry areas. Hikers and backcountry users are advised to travel in groups of three or more, make noise and carry bear spray. Visitors must stay 100 yards from bears. More »
Special Programs
Grand Teton National Park invites you to enjoy special presentations and films at the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center Auditorium. This new facility serves as a launching point for grand experiences through the interpretive park film "Life on the Edge." Grand Teton National Park Foundation donors funded this 3,600-square-foot, 154-seat auditorium, featuring recycled, sustainable, and energy-efficient materials. The auditorium is fully accessible and equipped for the hearing impaired. Please ask at the visitor center for details. **Programs are subject to change. Please call the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center at (307) 739-3399 if you have any questions. All Things Majestic Thursday, December 22 at 5:30 p.m. DVD premiere Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon, inspired by Grand Teton National Park, wrote All Things Majestic to honor the 50th Anniversary of the Grand Teton Music Festival. Enjoy the re-mastered DVD performance by the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra with Music Director Donald Runnicles. This powerful composition depicts the beauty and grandeur of the park through music and stunning images by Ed Riddell, Thomas Mangelsen and Henry Holdsworth. |
Did You Know?
Did you know that until the 1890s no one had settled on the west bank of the Snake River in the central part of Jackson Hole? William “Bill” Menor built a ferry at Moose to shuttle patrons across the river, the only reliable crossing point between Wilson and Moran.