Best Summer Hikes in Grand Teton National Park
The summer season in Grand Teton National Park is prime hiking season. This is a short list of classic must-do hikes in the park.
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Lava Trail Loop
The Lava Trail Loop is a 1 mile loop on Hell’s Half Acre, Idaho that brings hikers across a rugged and wild volcanic landscape.
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Twenty Mile Trail
The Twenty Mile Trail is a 5.1 mile hike in Hell’s Half Acre beginning at the Lava Rocks Trailhead in the Snake River Plain of southeastern Idaho. While the trail itself is 4.5 miles, it will require you to use a section of the shorter loop trail which will add about 0.5 miles each way.
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Garnet Canyon
The Garnet Canyon hike in Grand Teton National Park is a strenuous 4.2 trail that optionally continues farther up to the Lower Saddle and beyond.
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Broken Top Loop
The Broken Top Loop Trail is an easy 1.8 mile loop in Craters of the Moon National Monument that brings hikers around the youngest volcano on the Snake River Plain.
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The 5 Best Hikes in Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park has no shortage of incredible hiking opportunities. With over 200 miles of trails within the park boundaries, it can keep mountain lovers always thirsting for more.
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Tree Molds
The Tree Molds Trail is an easy 1 mile hike in Craters of the Moon National Monument to a unique feature in a lava flow.
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The 5 Best Hikes in Capitol Reef National Park
Five of the best hiking trails that Capitol Reef National Park and its Waterpocket Fold has to offer, ranging from short and easy to long and strenuous.
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Inferno Cone
The Inferno Cone hike is a strenuous 0.2 mile trail in Craters of the Moon National Monument that goes straight up a cinder cone to provide panoramic views of the surrounding terrain.
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Grand Wash
Grand Wash is an easy 2.3 mile hike in Capitol Reef National Park that brings hikers through a deep canyon with imposing narrows roughly halfway through the hike.
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Devil’s Orchard
The Devil’s Orchard Trail is an easy 0.5 mile paved loop in Craters of the Moon National Monument that features large chunks of lava carried down from the nearby craters.
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Spatter Cone
The Spatter Cone Trail is an easy 0.1 mile paved trail that brings visitors into a dormant spatter cone in Craters of the Moon National Monument.
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Best Spring Hikes in Grand Teton National Park
Springtime hiking in Grand Teton National Park is still highly enjoyable despite the Teton Mountains being covered in snow.
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North Crater Trail
The North Crater Trail is a moderate 1.8 mile hike in Craters of the Moon National Monument that brings hikers along the caldera rims of large volcanic craters.
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Phelps Lake Overlook
The Phelps Lake Overlook hike is a moderate 2 mile round-trip hike that brings visitors to the top of a glacial moraine, providing a stunning overlook of Phelps Lake below. The destination can either be a short and easy hike, or a scenic stop along the way to Phelps Lake itself, or Death Canyon.
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Death Canyon Patrol Cabin
The hike to the Death Canyon Patrol Cabin is a strenuous 4 mile trek into Death Canyon of the Teton Mountains. Along the way, you’re treated to stunning and changing views of Phelps Lake both approaching, as well as climbing higher through the mouth of the canyon.
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Biscuit Basin
Biscuit Basin is an underrated but beautiful area of the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The boardwalk hike through the basin is an easy 0.6 mile lollipop loop that features gorgeous hot springs and geysers with an optional hike to extend the scenery to Mystic Falls.
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Mystic Falls
The Mystic Falls Trail is an easy 1.2 mile hike in Yellowstone National Park to a stunning waterfall emanating mist among sublime cliffs filled with thermal features. It’s accessed from the Biscuit Basin boardwalk in the Upper Geyser Basin and travels upstream along the Little Firehole River to its destination.
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Hermitage Point
The Hermitage Point Trail is a moderate 10 mile loop originating from Colter Bay of Grand Teton National Park, passing Swan Lake and Heron Pond along way.
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Morning Glory Pool
The Morning Glory Pool hike is an easy 1.4 mile hike in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, originating from Old Faithful Geyser and ending at a stunningly colorful hot spring. It’s one of Yellowstone’s most sought-after hot springs, with its striking color attracting many people who visit.
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