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If you were unable to lock in a specific site during the initial process you can always try to change up your itinerary when you arrive at the park. Once you have your reservation locked in you will still need to pick up your physical permit at the Wilderness Desk inside Grand Teton National Park. All of the Teton Crest Trail sites will be inside the “Mountain Camping Zones.” Pickup Your Permit

Zoom your browser out enough to see the entire list all at once. My browser was also zoomed in so I couldn’t see the “C” section from the “S” section (I was on my iPhone). I was looking for the site in the “S” area and not the “C” area. One thing that messed me up was that I had the “South Fork Cascade” listed as one of the sites we wanted but it was listed in the reservation system as “Cascade South Fork” which in a pressure situation becomes a big thing. Know what sites you are looking for and what they are called on the reservation website. The Mountain Camping Zones in Grand Teton National Park. It actually adds a bit more descent to the first day depositing backpackers on the top of the 10,450’ peak which isn’t a part of the Teton Crest Trail. Alternative: Starting from the TramĪnother popular alternative is to take the aerial tram up Rendezvous Mountain and start from the top which eliminates a lot of gain on the first day’s ascent. However, this does have more elevation gain on the first day than the route from Phillip’s Pass. This route will include the best scenic parts of the Teton Crest Trail (TCT) and it is slightly shorter by cutting off the first few miles of the actual TCT as well as the access trail. The most popular alternative is to start at Granite Canyon and to finish at String Lake. Alternative: Granite Canyon to String Lake

They are pricey but I priced an Uber and it was only about $10 more for the taxi.

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They were on time and very professional which made for a great start to our adventure. Cell service is still very spotty inside Grand Teton National Park so as of now Uber and Lyft aren’t great alternatives. By vehicle, these two trailheads are 36 miles apart so your group will either have to drop a car or arrange a shuttle. All details and distances in this Teton Crest Trail Guide will be via this route. There are multiple ways to go about backpacking the Teton Crest Trail but in order to do the entire trail from start to finish, you will want to start at the Phillip’s Pass Trailhead and hike through the mountains to the String Lake Trailhead. The Teton Crest Trail cuts through the Jedediah Smith Wilderness overlooking the Teton Range.