Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (1952)United States. National Park Service
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Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (1952)
United States. National Park Service
Grand Teton National Park (Wyo.) -- Guidebooks
AROUND JENNY LAKE 7.2
AROUND STRING LAKE 4.0
AROUND LEIGH LAKE 7.5
FROM THE JENNY LAKE MUSEUM TO:
STRING LAKE 3.0
LEIGH LAKE 4.0
HIDDEN FALLS by trail; 2.7
by boat 1.2 and trail 0.5
FORKS OF CASCADE CANYON 6.5
LAKE SOLITUDE 9.4
TETON GLACIER 7.6
FROM PARK HEADQUARTERS TO:
TAGGART LAKE 2.0
BRADLEY LAKE 3.5
PHELPS LAKE AND DEATH CANYON 6.0
LAKES MAX. DEPTH AREA
JACKSON 400 Feet 25,540 Acres
LEIGH 250 1,229
JENNY 226 1,325
BRADLEY 93 72
TAGGART 31 163
PHELPS 158 525
[Illustration: —COPYRIGHT, CRANDALL
_Church of the Transfiguration at Moose._]
What To Do While in the Park
There are numerous recreational activities in which the visitor may
participate, and the park roads afford many vantage points from which to
enjoy the magnificence of the Teton Range and the valley of Jackson
Hole. Side roads lead to important points of interest, such as the Snake
River, Two Ocean Lake, Signal Mountain, Hedrick’s Point, Saw Mill Ponds,
Gros Ventre Slide, and many others.
Trails
Although the trail system of Grand Teton National Park is not completed,
numerous trails and side roads are maintained for the visitor.
Additional trails are planned, and existing secondary trails in the
newly acquired portions of the park will be developed. The more than 130
miles of trails that now exist in the park are described below.
_The Lakes Trail_ runs parallel to the mountains, following closely the
base of the range and skirting the shore of each large body of water
from Leigh Lake at the north to Phelps Lake at the south. Trails
completely encircle Leigh, String, and Jenny Lakes.
_The Teton Glacier Trail_ extends up the east slope of the Grand Teton
to Surprise and Amphitheater Lakes, unfolding matchless panoramas of the
surrounding country. Amphitheater Lake is the starting point for the
climb to the Teton Glacier.
_The Indian Paintbrush Canyon Trail_ starts near the outlet of Leigh
Lake and follows up the bottom of the Indian Paintbrush Canyon to
connect with the Cascade Canyon Trail by way of Lake Solitude, near the
head of the north fork of Cascade Canyon.
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