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Accessibility Improvements
Accessibility-focused projects in Grand Teton National Park are designed to welcome a broader range of visitors into the park’s landscapes. By improving trail surfaces, grades, and infrastructure, these projects create safer, more navigable routes that support diverse abilities and experiences. Each improvement is carefully planned to balance access with preservation, ensuring the park’s natural character remains intact while opening new ways for people to connect with this remarkable place.
Trail Signage
A key component of bringing Grand Teton’s trails into alignment with national accessibility standards is the implementation of comprehensive trail signage. Informational resources at trailheads throughout the park enable visitors of all abilities to make informed decisions about their capacity to navigate specific trail segments. In addition, enhanced trail signage will improve backcountry safety and help protect trail-side landscapes by educating visitors about current hazards, appropriate wildlife viewing practices, and proper trail etiquette.
Trails Without Barriers
Trails are one of the primary ways visitors access and experience Grand Teton National Park, but accessible infrastructure more broadly plays a vital role in connecting people to the landscape. At their core, national parks are places for everyone, and our trails, viewpoints, and outdoor spaces should reflect that spirit of universal inclusion. Expanding accessibility not only creates meaningful opportunities for visitors of all abilities to engage with the park’s extraordinary scenery, but also fosters a lasting culture of care, stewardship, and investment in its future.
Jenny Lake Renewal Project
Completed in 2019, the Jenny Lake trailhead visitor plaza was rehabilitated to accommodate increased visitation and provide a more meaningful experience for all visitors. In addition to installing essential interpretive signage, the project enhanced accessibility by creating wheelchair-accessible overlooks and lakeside experiences along the frontcountry pathway, ensuring that all visitors can take in the scenic views and enjoy the lakeshore.
Snake River Gateways
The winding rivers of Grand Teton National Park are natural wonders that everyone should have the opportunity to experience. As part of the Snake River Gateways project, wheelchair-accessible platforms for fishing and scenic viewing were installed, along with engaging interpretive elements—creating meaningful opportunities for all visitors to connect with and explore this remarkable landscape.
Reimagining Taggart Lake
The ongoing effort to reimagine the Taggart Lake Trailhead and surrounding trail network will enhance access to the area through improved educational signage and thoughtful trail upgrades. The trail to the first bridge crossing over Taggart Creek will be fully wheelchair accessible, and the remaining stretch to the lake will be modified to improve navigability for visitors using special mobility devices.
