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Mud Flats Picnic Area

Visitors at Mud Flats picnic area enjoying the fall colors of the aspens on the edge of Jackson Lake. The Teton Range stretches to the south across the lake.
Fall colors at Mud Flats

Quick Facts

Wheelchair Accessible

Mudflats picnic area only has one table, but the view of the Teton Range is spectacular. The name arises from the mud flats that become exposed when water releases from Jackson Lake dam lower the lake level toward the natural pool level. At that point the Snake River carves through the exposed muddy lake-bottom sediments.

Name Origin

The water in the northern end of Jackson Lake is a reservoir. When water is released from the dam, the water recedes south toward the natural lake leaving behind lake bottom mud cut by the Snake River.

Grand Teton National Park

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Last updated: October 10, 2024