Grand Teton National Park & John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway - Operating Hours & Seasons (U.S. National Park Service)

Jenny Lake Visitor Center Naturalists at information desk.

NPS Photo

Park naturalists provide information and interpretive walks and talks. Stop by a visitor center for events and programs.

Click on a visitor center name below to learn about operating hours.

Jenny Lake Ranger Station
Colter Bay Visitor Center & Indian Arts Museum
Flagg Ranch Information Station
Jenny Lake Visitor Center
Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center
Laurance S. Rockefeller Center

RANGER STATIONS
Jenny Lake Ranger Station
2009

Open
Closed for the season.

Phone
(307) 739-3343

Closures
Closed in winter.

Visitor Services
Features in-depth information for visitors planning to climb and backpack in the park.

VISITOR CENTERS
Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center
2009

Open
Open Year-round, closed December 25
Special Schedules: November 26, 2009 & December 24, 2009: Open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

September 8 to October 31: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
November 1 to April 30: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Phone
(307) 739-3399

Location
Located 12 miles north of Jackson.

Closures
December 25

Exhibits
The Discovery Center features natural history exhibits, a relief map of the park, and an introductory video.

Visitor Services
Information, an extensive bookstore, maps, activity schedules, guided walks and talks, mountaineering exhibit, state-of-the-art exhibits, park documentary produced by Discovery Communications, Inc., backcountry camping permits, boat permits, restrooms, telephones. A post office is located nearby.

Colter Bay Visitor Center & Indian Arts Museum
2009

Open
Closed for the season

Phone
(307) 739-3594

Location
Located 25 miles north of Moose, adjacent to Jackson Lake.

Closures
Closes for season October 12, 2009.

Special Programs
From June through September craft demonstrations and museum tours are offered, as well as other interpretive programs.

Exhibits
The Indian Arts Museum displays some of the David T. Vernon Collection, an impressive variety of American Indian artifacts donated by the Rockefeller family.

Visitor Services
A large bookstore, information desk, auditorium, telephones, restrooms and backcountry permits.

Flagg Ranch Information Station
2009

Open
Closed for the season.

Phone
(307) 543-2327

Location
Located about 2.5 miles south of Yellowstone National Park's south boundary and 40 miles north of Moose.

Closures
September 7 at 3 p.m.

Exhibits
Features information about the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway and the Greater Yellowstone Area.

Visitor Services
Book sales, park information and restrooms.

Jenny Lake Visitor Center
2009

Open
Closed for the season.

Location
Located 8 miles north of Moose at South Jenny Lake.

Closures
Closes for the season September 27, 2009.

Exhibits
Features geology exhibits, information and a relief map of the park.

Visitor Services
Activity schedules, guided walks and talks, maps, bookstore, restrooms, store and telephones adjacent. Jenny Lake Campground is nearby.

Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center
2009

Open
Closed for the season.

Phone
(307) 739-3654

Location
Located 4 miles south of Moose on the Moose-Wilson Road.

Closures
Closes for the season September 28, 2009. The Preserve grounds are open year-round.

Exhibits
The Preserve Center features unique experiential exhibits that will enhance your visit to the Preserve.

Visitor Services
Information specifically about the Preserve, ranger-guided walks and talks, unique sensory exhibits, restrooms. No sales area, no permits issued. The center will orient you to the Preserve and to Laurance S. Rockefeller's conservation legacy.