MOOSE, Wyo. — Spring is now in full swing on Teton Park Road with cyclists, rollerbladers, joggers and walkers making the most of the annual road opening to non-motorized recreational use.
The Teton Park Road, between the Taggart Lake Trailhead and Signal Mountain Lodge, opened to non-motorized recreational uses on March 29. Buckrail photographer, Nick Sulzer, captured a group of eager bikers turning their wheels underneath the snowy Tetons.
Each year, Grand Teton National Park plows the Teton Park Road between Taggart Lake Trailhead and Signal Mountain Lodge. Currently, visitors can recreate on four miles of the road heading north from Taggart Lake parking lot to Jenny Lake Junction.
In the northern part of the park, visitors can also access five miles of the Teton Park Road from Signal Mountain Lodge to the Scenic Drive Junction. During this time, recreationists can enjoy the road on wheels or on foot without the presence of motor vehicles. Dogs are also permitted on the park road but must be leashed.
GTNP will open the majority of its roads to vehicles on May 1. In the meantime, recreationists should be alert for park vehicles that temporarily travel this roadway for administrative purposes as spring opening operations continue.
