Jackson Hole · Things to do

The park boundary starts a few miles north of Jackson. Entry is $35 per private vehicle for seven days, $30 by motorcycle or $20 on foot or bicycle, and the park is cashless — card only. No timed-entry reservation is needed. Scenic drives, Jenny Lake, and hiking from valley floor to alpine.

"Big Red" climbs 4,139 vertical feet from Teton Village to the 10,450ft summit of Rendezvous Mountain in about nine minutes, 100 people at a time. Sightseeing tickets are sold separately from lift passes; buy on the resort site, and eat a waffle at Corbet's Cabin at the top.

At 2820 Rungius Rd, on the hillside about three miles north of town looking over the elk refuge, open daily 10am–5pm. The building is built into the slope so it half-disappears into the hill; tickets are sold through the museum's online shop.

The refuge begins at the northern edge of town and is free to enter. Winter is the reason to come — thousands of elk winter on the flats — but bighorn sheep, trumpeter swans, bald eagles and coyotes are there year round, and a five-mile multi-use pathway crosses part of it. Fishing on the Gros Ventre runs 1 April to 30 November.

At 447 Snow King Ave, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. Gates 6:30pm, action 8pm, rain or shine, all general admission — bareback, bull riding, barrel racing and team roping. Buy through the rodeo's own ticket link rather than resellers.