We had something to take care of up in Driggs, Idaho and decided to combine that trip with a little camping.
One of the features we like about the greater Salt Lake City metro area is its proximity to a lot of great outdoor destinations. We joke that you are four hours from anything, but four hours from a lot of stuff.
We found a campsite at the Teton Canyon campground. Must have been a cancellation.
The campground turned out to be ideally located for a couple things. It is located close to Driggs and Alta, Wyoming, but far enough away to feel like camping. It is a “primitive” campground, there are bathroom facilities and water. But not much else.
But the main attraction appears to be that the campground is located close to a few popular trailheads that are essentially the backdoor into the Teton Crest trail system and Grand Teton National Park.
We did two hikes.
On the first day, we drove in and had a bit of a later start than hoped, but did part of the Table Mountain Loop trail.
We did not go all the way to the summit. Instead, we just did the loop part. I would like to tell you that it was a time constraint. However, that trail is no joke. We did about 3,000 vertical feet, and there was another 1,000 to the summit. And our elevation gain was essentially over 3 miles.
Those are the Tetons in the background.
On the second day, we did a shorter hike down the South Teton trail to just past the turn off to go up to Hurricane Pass.
We will definitely be back. We are eyeing either the hike up to Hurricane Pass and the Schoolroom Glacier or continuing on the South Teton trail into the Alaska Basin.
Check out a few prior missions: