Scenic pullout · Grand Teton National Park
An orientation stop at the parkway’s Yellowstone boundary.
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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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Flagg Canyon Picnic Area: A Shaded Lunch Break“You're nearing Flagg Canyon Picnic Area, a small roadside stop just south of Yellowstone's South Entrance. If you've brought lunch, a few tables under lodgepole pines give you somewhere shaded to eat.”
Plays on the road 0.3 mi from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway North 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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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway North Turnout is a roadside wayside at the parkway’s north boundary, where it meets Yellowstone. Stop for a Rockefeller legacy exhibit, park activity information and a map, and pick up the park newspaper. It makes a useful pause on a northbound drive; I wouldn’t plan a separate trip around it.
This wayside is separate from the staffed Yellowstone South Entrance Station farther north, which handles entrance information and permit sales. The turnout is listed as wheelchair accessible, though its access surface and specific features aren’t described.
Congress dedicated 24,000 acres as the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway in 1972, recognizing Rockefeller’s generosity and foresight. Lodgepole pines around the wayside grew back after the 1988 Yellowstone fires. The Snake River headwaters lie east, along the Yellowstone–Teton Wilderness boundary.
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
EasyPolecat Creek Loop2.5 mi · 1.8 hr · 1.7 mi awayAn easy loop for creek-side wetlands and forest regrowth.
EasyFlagg Canyon Trail5 mi · 2.5 hr · 1.8 mi awayEasy 5-mile out-and-back along the Snake River's basalt canyon.
ChallengingBerry Creek–Owl Creek Loop20.1 mi · 9 hr · 4.2 mi awayA full-day loop through Grand Teton’s remote northern canyons.
ChallengingBerry-Webb Canyon Loop34.2 mi · 1 day · 4.2 mi awayThree remote canyons, a high divide, and a serious backcountry commitment.
ModerateGlade Creek Trail7 mi · 3.5 hr · 4.2 mi awayMeadow birds and a creek crossing reward this remote walk.
Picnic area · 0.3 mi awayFlagg Canyon Picnic AreaA shaded Snake River picnic stop, with a steep launch below.
Lodging · 1.8 mi awayHeadwaters Lodge & Cabins at Flagg RanchA remote cabin base for splitting time between two parks.
Campground · 2 mi awayHeadwaters Campground & RV ParkFull-hookup RV sites and basic cabins between two parks.
Sight · 2.3 mi awayFlagg Ranch Boat LaunchA simple ramp for putting a small boat on the upper Snake.Parkwolf’s Grand Teton ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
