jackson hole & yellowstone guide
details + information for a well-balanced trip to both the Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Parks!
TRAVELING CAN BE EXPENSIVE…BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE: our trip summary
DAY 1: Henderson (drove through the night) — 9.5 hours
Riverton, WY / Slept in car in Hampton Inn parking lot
Coffee at “Brown Sugar Coffee Roastery”
Went to Walmart and got a cooler and groceries ($50)
Stopped at Jackson Lake dam
Walked around
Drove to Grand Teton national park site ($35 per park pass – valid for 7-days)
Ate lunch that we had packed
Hiked the Signal Mountain trail (6.8 miles)
Drove to “Snake River Lodge & Spa”
Where we stayed for the night
Went into Jackson, WY
“Roadhouse Pub & Eatery” – supper
Walked around the shops
Got ice-cream at “Moo’s Ice-Cream”
Drove back to “Snake River Lodge & Spa”
DAY 2: Woke up and went back to Jackson, WY
Went to “Cowboy Coffee” – ordered snickers latte, ½ sweet with oat milk
Shopped and purchased our seveners (Lee’s Tees)
Ate a quick lunch we packed
Hiked “snow king summit via slow trail” and went back down on “josie’s ridge”
Drove to Jenny Lake trail
Hiked (7.2 miles)
Saw a moose and a deer
Hidden falls was along trail, as well / best hike of entire trip
Drove to west Yellowstone (3 hours)
Got to west Yellowstone around 9pm
Got food & booked hotel for the night
DAY 3: Went from west Yellowstone through the park towards Old Faithful
Stopped at nearly every “sight-seeing” spot
Took Firehole Canyon Road which went along the Madison River
Best view of falls
Went to see Old Faithful Geyser & walked around the rest of them 100+
Saw 4 bison while there
Drove to Casper, WY (5 ½ hours)
Stayed the night
DAY 4: Drove home (7 hours)