Scenic pullout · Grand Teton National Park
A Teton pullout with a worthwhile Horace Albright story.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Grand Teton Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Grand Teton National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Albright View: The Name Behind the Turnout“Albright View Turnout is ahead, an easy place to put names to the Teton skyline using the peak-identification exhibit. Stop for a few minutes if you'd like a view without a walk; the turnout is wheelchair accessible.”
Plays as you drive up to Albright View Turnout in the Parkwolf Grand Teton Tour Guide.
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“…We have been driving around with the audio tour and it has been informational and spot on. The whole family has been impressed. We used it for Yellowstone and Grand Teton.”
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Albright View Turnout is a paved roadside pull-off with an open view across the valley toward the Teton Range. It’s worth a few minutes when you’re already driving through the park; no hike is needed. The turnout is wheelchair accessible, and it’s the safe place to stop instead of the highway shoulder.
The Teton Range dominates the view, but Blacktail Butte and the Gros Ventre Mountains also rise above the valley. A peak-identification exhibit helps put names to the skyline. Take in more than one angle: the wooden turnout sign with the Tetons behind it makes a good sense-of-place photo, while a wider frame shows how the range sits above the valley.
The turnout and a prominent nearby Teton peak honor Horace M. Albright, who later became the second director of the National Park Service. In 1923, while superintendent of Yellowstone, he met with other figures in Moose to discuss Jackson Hole’s future and enlisted John D. Rockefeller in the effort to protect the area. That work set in motion a plan that eventually led to the park.
Wildlife
172 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
195 sightingsBrown BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
32 sightingsGray WolfMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
1,816 sightingsMooseMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
614 sightingsBisonMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
738 sightingsElkMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Grand Teton. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyMurie Ranch Trail1.1 mi · 45 min · 1.4 mi awayA flat, wooded walk to a landmark of conservation history.
EasyMenor's Ferry Trail0.4 mi · 45 min · 1.8 mi awayA riverside loop visits a replica of Jackson Hole’s historic ferry.
ChallengingBlacktail Butte Peak Trail6.1 mi · 4 hr · 2.1 mi awayA steep climb earns a broad Teton view from an open ridge.
ModeratePhelps Lake Loop Trail6.4 mi · 4 hr · 2.9 mi awayA lake circuit with rocky shores, mountain views and a beach break.
EasyLake Creek-Woodland Trail Loop3 mi · 2 hr · 2.9 mi awayWooded loop to Phelps Lake with Death Canyon views.ModerateAspen Ridge-Boulder Ridge Loop6.2 mi · 4 hr · 2.9 mi awayAspen groves, glacial boulders, and a south-shore look into Death Canyon.
ChallengingStatic Peak Divide Trail16 mi · 10 hr · 3.6 mi awayA full-day climb to a high pass above Alaska Basin.
EasyPhelps Lake Overlook2 mi · 1.5 hr · 3.6 mi awayA short climb to a high view over Phelps LakeSight · 1.3 mi awayMurie RanchA ranch home where the Muries helped shape modern conservation.
Visitor center · 1.4 mi awayCraig Thomas Discovery & Visitor CenterStart with the map, stay for the mountain reveal inside.
Scenic pullout · 1.4 mi awaySleeping Indian TurnoutA quick pause to find Sheep Mountain’s reclining profile.
Sight · 1.6 mi awayMoose Landing Boat LaunchThe park’s main Snake River take-out and hand-launch.
Food · 1.6 mi awayDornansFuel, groceries, and a meal share a stop with Teton views.
Sight · 1.8 mi awaySawmill Ponds OverlookA spring-fed beaver pond with a 1920s sawmill story.
Sight · 1.8 mi awayMenors Ferry Historic DistrictSee how a simple ferry linked the early valley.
Sight · 1.9 mi awayChapel of the TransfigurationThe altar window frames the Tetons from inside.Parkwolf’s Grand Teton ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
