Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

by Union Pacific Railroad Company

There’s after-dinner entertainment as well

Jackson Lake lies in a setting of Alpine loveliness

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK

Church of the Transfiguration, Jackson Hole

Grand Teton National Park became known to white men in 1807-8 when John Colter crossed the range on the memorable trip which resulted in his discovery of Yellowstone. The northern extremity of the Park lies about 11 miles south of Yellowstone’s southern boundary.

Grand Teton National Park contains about 96,000 acres, and is penetrated by 90 miles of good trails. Besides its pinnacled peaks and majestic canyons, Grand Teton includes five large lakes and dozens of smaller bodies of water; glaciers, snowfields and a green forest empire of pine, fir and spruce. Much of the Park is above timberline.