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The choice of lodging properties within the park is as diverse as the landscape itself. You'll find simple campgrounds, cabins, and standard motel rooms, but you can also settle into a homey bed-and-breakfast or a luxurious suite in a full-service resort. Between June and August, rates go up and rooms are harder to get unless you make a reservation well ahead of your visit.
For information on lodging and dining in the park, contact the park's largest concessionaire, Grand Teton Lodge Company. 307/543–2811
The lodging component of Dornan's shopping, dining, and recreation development in Moose, at the south end of the park, offers one- and two-bedroom cabins with fully stocked kitchens and great views of meadows, the peaks of the Tetons, or the Snake River. Each cabin also has a generously sized living-dining room; and a furnished porch with a grill for summertime cookouts.
This sprawling resort with its distinctive mid-century modern features was designed by renowned architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood and stands on a bluff with spectacular views across Jackson Lake to the Tetons. The upper lobby has enormous picture windows and a collection of Native American artifacts and Western art. Not all guest rooms have spectacular lake and mountain views, so ask for one when you book. The marble floors and polished brass accents add a timeless, classic style to the Western decor.
The main building of this lodge on Jackson Lake's southern shoreline (it's the only lakefront property in the park) has a cozy lounge and a grand pine deck overlooking the lake. Stay in a traditional suite-style room with a kitchenette or a rustic cabin; some of the larger cabins sleep up to eight people.
A stroll from Jackson Lake, this cluster of Western-style, one- and two-room cabins is close to trails, dining options, a visitor center, and plenty of other activities, but the feel is rustic, and none have a TV, phone, or Wi-Fi. The property has splendid views and an excellent marina and beach for the windsurfing crowd (you'll need a wetsuit because of the cold). There are also camping options: a 114-site RV park as well as tent cabins that share communal baths.
Set along the scenic connecting road between the north boundary of Grand Teton and the South Entrance of Yellowstone, this secluded compound offers both upscale cabins with patios, handcrafted furniture, and private baths, and less-expensive rustic camping cabins that share a common bathhouse with the campground and RV park. Although not technically inside the park, it's operated by one of Grand Teton's main concessionaires, and it's just a 10-minute drive from the north end of Jackson Lake. Amenities include a laid-back restaurant, a convenience store, and a gas station.
Starting three years before Grand Teton National Park was established in 1929—the Turner family ranch has been hosting visitors who come for a week of hearty meals, horseback riding, and in some cases, big game hunting at the only dude ranch in a national park. Now run by the fourth and fifth generations of Turners, it's still going strong. Accommodations are in rustic, yet comfortable, 1- to 4-bedroom log cabins, some of which date back to the late 1880s. Meals are served in the main house, where there's a welcoming family room with a fireplace and a piano, but most guests spend their free time in the saddle, exploring parts of the park only accessible via foot or hoof. Open year-round, the ranch also offers cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter, and wilderness adventures, rafting, and fishing in the warmer months. For a summer stay, book at least a year (or ideally, two) in advance.
