Sight · Grand Teton National Park
The park’s main Snake River take-out and hand-launch.
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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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Moose Landing: Float-Trip Access“Moose Landing is ahead, one of the Snake River’s working boat launches and take-out points. If you’ve booked a float trip, follow your operator’s meeting instructions rather than assuming you’ll start at these ramps.”
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Moose Landing Boat Launch is the park’s main Snake River take-out and hand-launch area near Moose. Many authorized float-trip operators meet their passengers here after the river trip, then shuttle them to the put-in. If you’ve booked a float, use your operator’s meeting instructions; this is a working boat launch, not a set-and-stay overlook.
There are two ramps, parking for boat trailers, river-safety panels and an accessible restroom. The 10-mile reach from Deadman’s Bar to Moose Landing is rated advanced: the Snake braids into shifting channels, and logjams are a real hazard. All watercraft need a park boating permit, so check current boating requirements before launching. There’s no food service listed at the landing; plan meals elsewhere.
The winding, braided river left no safe place to ford for about 20 miles north or south of this area. Homesteader Bill Menor established a homestead and ferry just north of the landing. The ferry opened the west side of the valley to more visitors and helped set in motion discussions about creating the park.
The Snake carries snowmelt west across the valley toward the Pacific. Moose and beavers use this river corridor, though neither is a sure sighting at the ramp.
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
EasyMenor's Ferry Trail0.4 mi · 45 min · 0.3 mi awayA riverside loop visits a replica of Jackson Hole’s historic ferry.
EasyMurie Ranch Trail1.1 mi · 45 min · 0.3 mi awayA flat, wooded walk to a landmark of conservation history.
ChallengingBlacktail Butte Peak Trail6.1 mi · 4 hr · 0.9 mi awayA steep climb earns a broad Teton view from an open ridge.
EasyTaggart Lake - Beaver Creek Loop3.8 mi · 2.5 hr · 2.7 mi awayA 3.8-mile lake loop with a moraine climb and creekside return.
EasyTaggart Lake Trail3 mi · 1.5 hr · 2.7 mi awayA mellow climb through aspens to a lake under the Tetons.ModerateTaggart Lake–Bradley Lake Loop5.6 mi · 2.8 hr · 2.7 mi awayTwo alpine lakes and a ridge walk beneath the high Tetons.
ChallengingStatic Peak Divide Trail16 mi · 10 hr · 3.4 mi awayA full-day climb to a high pass above Alaska Basin.
EasyPhelps Lake Overlook2 mi · 1.5 hr · 3.4 mi awayA short climb to a high view over Phelps Lake
Food · 0.2 mi awayDornansFuel, groceries, and a meal share a stop with Teton views.
Sight · 0.2 mi awayMenors Ferry Historic DistrictSee how a simple ferry linked the early valley.
Sight · 0.3 mi awayChapel of the TransfigurationThe altar window frames the Tetons from inside.
Visitor center · 0.3 mi awayCraig Thomas Discovery & Visitor CenterStart with the map, stay for the mountain reveal inside.Sight · 0.8 mi awayMurie RanchA ranch home where the Muries helped shape modern conservation.
Sight · 1.1 mi awayBlacktail Ponds OverlookPatient scanning may pay off with moose or elk.
Sight · 1.2 mi awaySawmill Ponds OverlookA spring-fed beaver pond with a 1920s sawmill story.
Scenic pullout · 1.5 mi awayWindy Point TurnoutA quick view of the central Tetons, with pathway access.Parkwolf’s Grand Teton ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
