Hikes for Kids in Grand Teton National Park

Hiking in the Tetons yields magnificent mountain scenery, wildlife and serenity. Hiking as a family can be a rewarding experience for both kids and parents. Here are some easy and moderate hikes in the Tetons that you and you kids will love.

Jenny Lake Loop 6.6 miles, Easy. Mostly level trail skirts shoreline, with views of the Teton Range from the east shore



Chapel of the Transfiguration Menor's Ferry 0.5 miles Easy. Explore turn-of-the-century buildings located on the scenic Snake River. Maps available at the trailhead


Colter Bay Hermitage Point 8.8 miles Easy. Forests, meadows, ponds and streams along the trail provide wildlife habitat for viewing. Terrain rolls gently. 


Cunningham Cabin 0.75 miles Easy. A short trail reveals a Jackson Hole homestead. Maps available at the trailhead


Flagg Ranch Flagg Canyon 5.0 miles Easy. Access trail from the east side of the Polecat Creek Loop Trail.  Views of the Snake River as it flows through a deep canyon of volcanic rock.


Polecat Creek Loop Trail 2.3 miles Easy. Trail follows the ridge above Polecat Creek marsh and is fairly flat, view waterfowl and other wildlife. 


Jackson Lake Lodge Lunchtree Hill 0.5 miles Easy. Short interpretive trail that overlooks Willow Flats and Teton Range.


Leigh Lake Bearpaw Lake 7.4 miles Easy. Trail follows the forested shore of Leigh Lake, giving close views of Mount Moran and various wildlife.


Leigh Lake 2.0 miles Easy. Fairly Flat loop, views of the lake.

String Lake 3.3 miles Easy. Trail follows banks of String Lake, below Rockchuck and Mt. St. John


Taggart Lake Bradley Lake 4.0 miles Moderate. Trail climbs up through area burned in the fire of 1985 then proceeds down a glacial moraine ending at Bradley Lake

Check out the NPS Trail Map