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Two Ocean Lake Picnic Area in Grand Teton National Park

Picnic area · Grand Teton National Park

Two Ocean Lake Picnic Area

A shaded picnic beside a lake named for the Continental Divide.

Type
Picnic area
Nearest trail
Right here
Audio stories
6 nearby
  • Picnic tables
  • Parking
  • Restrooms
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Two Ocean Lake: A Picnic or a Half-Day Walk

Overview

About Two Ocean Lake Picnic Area

Why stop

  • Shaded tables sit beside the lake, with water visible through the trees.

Heads up

  • The gravel access road closes seasonally, and mosquitoes are common in summer.

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Where it is

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Picnic areaTwo Ocean Lake Picnic Area43.90125, -110.50151
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Before you go

Keep the access simple

The facilities are a few picnic tables, a vault toilet and trash receptacles. No food service is listed for the picnic area, so bring a meal. NPS does not list a drinking-water source here; bring your own if you need it. Two Ocean Lake Road is gravel and closes seasonally depending on conditions, so check the current park road status before driving in. Mosquitoes are common around the lake in summer. Canoes and kayaks can be carried through shrubs to the shore, but launching requires a boat permit.

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  • ClosureConstruction closures and delaysConstruction is causing current road and area closures and delays across Grand Teton; use the signed Taggart Trail detour. - Moose-Wilson Road is closed between Moose and Laurance S.Official details
  • ClosureJackson Lake boat ramps closed; Signal launch riskColter Bay and Leeks boat ramps are closed; Signal Mountain Boat Ramp is open, but water is below the ramp edge and loose cobbles make launching risky.Official details
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Two Ocean Lake: A Picnic or a Half-Day Walk
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“You’re nearing Two Ocean Lake, where a few picnic tables sit under conifers beside the trailhead, with water visible through the branches. Bring your own lunch for a simple lakeside break.”

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More about Two Ocean Lake Picnic Area

Picnic beside the waterTwo Ocean Lake Picnic Area is a small lakeside stop beside the parking lot and trailhead.

Two Ocean Lake Picnic Area is a small lakeside stop beside the parking lot and trailhead. A few tables sit under conifers, with the water visible through the branches. It works for a simple meal or a break before or after the lake loop, which NPS describes as secluded with mountain views.

A name from the divideThe lake takes its name from Two Ocean Plateau on Yellowstone's Continental Divide, many miles…

The lake takes its name from Two Ocean Plateau on Yellowstone's Continental Divide, many miles to the northeast. The name is misleading here: water from this lake flows west into the Snake River.

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Trails nearby

ChallengingTwo Ocean Lake - Emma Matilda Lake Loop13.2 mi · 8 hr · At the trailheadA two-lake loop with a high view over both lakes.ChallengingTwo Ocean & Emma Matilda Lakes Inside Loop9.4 mi · 6 hr · At the trailheadA ridge-top panorama links two different lake shores.ModerateTwo Ocean Lake Trail6.4 mi · 4 hr · At the trailheadA 6.4-mile lake loop with Teton views and marshy stretches.ModerateEmma Matilda Lake Loop10.7 mi · 6 hr · At the trailheadLake views and wildflowers reward this long, marshy circuit.EasyChristian Pond Overlook Trail1 mi · 45 min · 3.8 mi awayA short moraine climb for a bird’s-eye pond view.ModerateGrand View Point Trail5.8 mi · 3.5 hr · 3.9 mi awayThree lake views make the long lodge approach worth the climb.EasyChristian Pond Loop3.5 mi · 2 hr · 3.9 mi awayA gentle loop from the lodge through marsh, willows, and sagebrush.EasyWillow Flats Trail4.4 mi · 2 hr · 3.9 mi awayEasy old-road walking through willows with the Tetons ahead.

More stops nearby

Sight · 2.5 mi awayEmma Matilda LakeA long, marshy loop rewards patient hikers with a high lakeside perch.Sight · 2.7 mi awayGrand View PointOne uphill hike earns Tetons, Jackson Lake, and two eastern lakes.Sight · 3.3 mi awayOxbow Bend TurnoutThe Snake River bend frames Mount Moran and the Teton Range.Sight · 3.7 mi awayChristian PondA pond loop through willow marsh to Teton views.3.9 mi awayGrand Teton Medical ClinicUrgent care for park visitors near Jackson Lake Lodge.Sight · 3.9 mi awayPacific Creek LandingA useful take-out before the Snake turns faster and more braided.Sight · 3.9 mi awayJackson Lake Lodge CorralThe longer ride reaches Emma Matilda Lake and Teton views.Sight · 4 mi awayCattlemans BridgeA quiet river stop where cattle history outlasted the bridge.

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