2 Days in Grand Teton National Park

Grand Tetons National Park is definitely a contender for my favorite National Park at the moment. I took my first trip there last September and I loved every minute of it! We spent 2 days in the park, and I can't wait to go back to explore more!

Here is the itinerary we did if you only have 2 days in the park-

Day One: Jenny Lake, Jackson, Schwabacher Landing, Moose Wilson Road, Oxbow Bend

We started off day one by heading to Jenny Lake to do the Inspiration Point to Hidden Falls hike. Some of us took the ferry over across the lake, while some canoed over, but both made for a cool experience! Once across the Lake we started off by hiking to the falls and then to Inspiration Point before taking the ferry back across the lake. This hike was a little under 5 miles, but was mostly flat, so it wasn't a bad hike at all.

After finishing at Jenny Lake, we made the 30 minute drive into Jackson to grab some lunch and walk around the shops for a little bit. Jackson is such a cool town and I really enjoyed spending some time here!

After lunch, we left Jackson, and headed about 30 minutes back into the park to Schwabacher's Landing. Schwabacher's Landing was one of my favorite views in the park. It was a super short walk to the actual view, and it was absolutely breathtaking. You have a perfect view of the tetons and it is such a peaceful and beautiful spot!

After spending some time walking around Shwabacher's Landing, we took the 15 minute drive along Moose Wilson Road to Sawmill Ponds Overlook. This is a popular overlook for wildlife including moose and eagles!

We finished our first day in the park with a 40 minute drive to Oxbow Bend, an overlook between Jackson Lake and Moran Junction. We saw several birds here as well as people fishing, photographers, and painters.

Day Two: Delta Lake & Mormon Row

We didn't do as much day 2 as we started off the morning with a 7-mile hike that took around 4-hours or so. We started day 2 by hiking Delta Lake via the Lupine Meadows Trailhead, and while this was a difficult hike, the views were amazing the whole way and the lake itself was absolutely stunning!! I'll have a separate post just about my experience doing this hike.

Although this took up most of the day, I'm so glad we spent the time to do this hike, it was definitely one of my favorite parts of being in Grand Teton! After finishing this hike, we drove about 40 minutes to Mormon Row to admire the views here. Mormon Row is a historic district dating back to the Mormon settlers in the turn of the 19th century. Today this area features two Moulton Barns and Andy Chambers Homestead.

Day two definitely wasn't too jam packed but it was still very enjoyable, I truly can't wait to return to this park one day! I hope this helps to give you some ideas for your own trip to the Grand Tetons.

Thanks for reading, and remember, there's always more to be explored :)

-nicole elizabeth