Park facilities begin opening for the 2021 summer season

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Seasonally operated facilities begin opening for summer operations in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Visitors to the park are encouraged to plan ahead and recreate responsibly.

The Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center will open for the season on Saturday, May 1. It will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Teton Park Road and Moose-Wilson Road open to motor vehicles on May 1. Colter Bay Visitor Center opens May 7 and will operate daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please visit www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/hours.htm for all other opening and closing dates for facilities and services within the park.

Grand Teton is expecting and preparing for a very busy summer season. Visitors are highly encouraged to plan ahead and prepare for their upcoming summer trips. Visit Grand Teton’s plan your visit webpage to begin planning.

The park is working to protect employee and visitor health while meeting the National Park Service mission of providing for visitors and protecting park resources. Most visitor facilities and services will be open with modifications to limit the number of people and provide for social distancing.

Visitors to Grand Teton are encouraged to “do your part” and recreate responsibly. Few landscapes in the world are as striking and memorable as that of Grand Teton National Park. The park has so much to offer, whatever your interest. With the help of everyone, we can enjoy this iconic landscape while preserving the park for future generations.

Grand Teton is implementing preventive measures and mitigation actions to reduce the spread of infectious disease. The park is working with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and will adjust operations as needed. Park visitor centers will be open with limited capacity visitor services. The park is also working in collaboration with concessioners to safely provide visitor services for the 2021 season.

An entrance fee is required. Visitors may purchase a seven-day park entrance fee for $35 per vehicle, $30 per motorcycle, or $20 per person, which can be purchased at a park entrance station or through Recreation.gov. Grand Teton National Park annual passes are available at park entrance stations for $70. Interagency passes are also available and valid for entrance at most federal recreation sites including national parks. The interagency pass options are as follows: annual pass for $80, lifetime senior pass for $80, annual senior pass for $20; and access, and military passes are free. Debit or credit card payment is preferred. For more information, visit www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/fees.htm.

With more than 240 miles of trails meandering throughout the park, hiking is the absolute best way to see Grand Teton National Park. In addition to the hikes listed above, the park offers a wide variety of outstanding hikes that take-in the best scenery the Tetons have to offer. If you do plan to visit Grand Teton this year, please note that our hiking website also offers a wide variety of accommodation listings and other things to do to help with all your trip planning.

Jeff
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