Stores and saddle shops provide information, maps and books to help you stay The peak hiking and horseback riding summer months, July and August tend to be drier and better choices for the fair weather horseback rider or hiker.Īnd horseback riding in the Greater Yellowstone Region offers such a greatĪrray of trails choices are difficult, but it’s tough to go wrong. June can be cool and rainy, and high water during spring runoff can become hazards in stream crossings. Daytime summer temperatures range between 70 to 90 degrees. Hypothermia can befall you any time of the year if your are unprepared. A clear sunny day can quickly become stormy, bringing lightning, hail and sometimes snow. Extreme weather can be expected any time. Wildlife sightings are the norm, moose, elk, deer, and bison are a daily occurrence if you are lucky you might see a wolf, mountain sheep, or bear. In the Greater Yellowstone Region, anything can happen horseback riding or hiking. If you horseback ride or hike to get to where the remoteįishing is good, you have chosen the perfect destination. The remoteness of the Gros Ventre, Wind,īig Hole, Wyoming, Centennial, and Snake River mountain Ranges are treasures Hiking and riding opportunities, the Grand Teton’s canyon trails beneath its towering granite monoliths provide scenery you can read about but can’tīelieve until you experience it. Yellowstone Grand Teton region is a very special experience. Horseback riding and hiking in our very special neck of the woods here in the Is nestled in the north end of Alaska Basin on the TetonĬrest Trail, the tip of the Grand Teton can be seen just The upper camping zone boundary is 1.0 mile below the lower Holly Lake Trail Junction. Lower Paintbrush Canyon Zone - Begins 2.6 miles from the Spring Lake Parking area, 0.25 mile below the first crossing of Paintbrush Creek. From the upper Holly Lake Trail Junction to the Paintbrush Divide headwall, you may camp on either side of the trail. From the lower end of the zone to the upper Holly Lake Trail Junction, camp only on the south side of the trail (the left side as you hike up the canyon). Upper Paintbrush Canyon Zone - Extends about 0.1 mile above the lower Holly Lake Trail Junction to the Paintbrush Divide headwall, on the main canyon trail. Group site is located 0.5 mile above the lower boundary of the zone on terraces east of the trail. North Fork Cascade Zone - Extends from the second bridge above the fork to where the trail crosses the stream draining Mica Lake. Group site is 1.75 miles above the trail fork, east of the trail. South Fork Cascade Zone - Begins 1.0 mile above the Cascade trail fork and ends 0.5 mile below Hurricane Pass. Group site is 2.0 miles north of Fox Creek Pass. Please camp on tent pads.ĭeath Canyon Shelf Zone - Extends from just above Fox Creek Pass to Mt. A spur trail leads east of from the lake. Marion Lake Designated Sites - Three sites are just east of the lake.
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