Along the way, we worry about the smoke blanketing the landscape. Zero Permit to Alpine CampsiteĢ3 August 2018 | 6.3 mi | +2800 / -200 ft | View on Mapĭiane and I leave Salt Lake City early in the morning to give ourselves enough time to reach the Tetons, obtain a walk-up permit, and hike to a campsite. For navigation, I recommend the National Geographic topographic map, although it frustratingly omits point-to-point trail mileage. Resources – The national park website is a great resource with lots of information that should be your first stop to learn about the park. For more information, check out the park website for backcountry camping. Bear canisters are required, and campfires are not permitted in any of the camping zones other than lakeshore areas. You can reserve permits online ahead of time, but two-thirds of the permits for most of the sites are only available for walk-up applicants. In contrast to many of the California permit areas, Grand Teton National Park issues permits for camping zones, each of which includes many designated campsites. In the national park, all overnight backcountry use requires a permit. Permits & Regulations – This trip includes portions within Grand Teton National Park and within the Jedediah Smith Wilderness, which is part of Caribou-Targhee National Forest. To mix things up a bit, hike down the main canyon to Jenny Lake, then work north back to the String Lake trailhead.
Take the higher road and continue uphill into the South Fork of the canyon, up to Hurricane Pass, and then down into Alaska Basin Sunset Lake makes for an excellent campsite! The return journey follows the same route back to the Cascade Canyon confluence. Follow this trail for quite some distance, over the paintbrush divide, past Lake Solitude, to the three-way junction at the confluence of the north and south forks of Cascade Canyon. After winding up and around String Lake, gaining a few hundred feet of altitude, leave the loop trail and head northwest into Paintbrush Canyon. At a bridge spanning the outlet creek, take a path west toward Paintbrush Canyon. Route – Begin at the String Lake trailhead and head north toward Leigh Lake. Location: Grand Teton National Park | View on Map Would the scenery be worth the drive? There’s only one way to find out. In the end, we decided to make the long drive and visit the Tetons, especially since I spent the previous weekend backpacking in the Uintas. Grab a beer and decide: Tetons or Uintas, which will it be? Photo credit: Diane The Tetons are much further, more like a 5+ hour drive. We had originally planned on spending a few days after the conference backpacking in the Uintas since they’re pretty close – only 2-3 hours to drive to most of the trailheads. I’ve had the Teton Crest Trail on my to-hike list for a few years, so when Diane suggested a trip to the Tetons following a conference we were both attending in Salt Lake City, I was immediately interested.
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