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.
Read moreThe summer season in Grand Teton National Park is prime hiking season. This is a short list of classic must-do hikes in the park.
Read moreThe Lava Trail Loop is a 1 mile loop on Hell’s Half Acre, Idaho that brings hikers across a rugged and wild volcanic landscape.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreGrand 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.
Read moreThe Tree Molds Trail is an easy 1 mile hike in Craters of the Moon National Monument to a unique feature in a lava flow.
Read moreFive 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreGrand 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreSpringtime hiking in Grand Teton National Park is still highly enjoyable despite the Teton Mountains being covered in snow.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreBiscuit 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe 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.
Read moreThe 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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