What to do in Jackson Hole/Yellowstone/Grand Teton

[Anonymous]

Family with young adult children, rented an RV, campsites booked in Yellowstone and Grand Teton. 2 nights in Jackson, 6 in Yellowstone, 3 in Grand Teton.
What kind of restaurants, hikes, activities are not to be missed? Any travel blogs or guides you can recommend?

[Anonymous]

We’re going in August.

[Anonymous]

When we went to Yellowstone I was jealous of the group in kayaks. Was told they were booked through a private group (not the NPS). I would definitely want to do that if possible; it looked like a lot of fun.

This app was great for deciding which trails to do.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/national-park-trail-guide/id1031987936

[Anonymous]

The internet is your friend. There is a lot of information about these parks. Google it.

[Anonymous]

Flyfishing with a guide; Cafe Genevieve in Jackson for brunch; gondola ride in the Tetons (take the gondola up and down or hike down the mountain after riding up); in Yellowstone, Artist's Paintpots.

[Anonymous]

Hiking, lots of hiking.

Be sure to bring a good bug spray as some of the hikes around the lakes are mosquito breeding grounds.

One of our favorite non-hiking activities -n Tetons was renting bikes in moose junction and riding along the path to the jenny lake visitors center.

[Anonymous]

If you have to ask then maybe that’s not the place for you.
I hate clueless tourists in National Parks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have to ask then maybe that’s not the place for you.
I hate clueless tourists in National Parks.

How does researching and crowdsourcing 6 months in advance mean that I am clueless. I’m actually a hyper planner and love ideas from all sources.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have to ask then maybe that’s not the place for you.
I hate clueless tourists in National Parks.

So you never ask for recommendations? Huh. Maybe the travel forum is not the place for you.

[Anonymous]

Use the TripAdvisor forums for Yellowstone and grand Teton.

Download the Gypsy app for both parks, it’s a great guide while driving the loop. I don’t usually buy aps, but it was the best $10 we spent on the whole trip.

[Anonymous]

White water rafting was a hit. We went to Jackson last summer. Our resort was a lot of fun and split hiking with that. The crowds were crazy we had to hike later in the day around 6p to get tranquility. We did a tour around Tetons that was wonderful. It's not as much to "do" as relax and hike. We never made it to Yellowstone as Tetons was enough to see. I had heard Yellowstone is huge and there's just so much where Tetons is more intimate. I've been to Yellowstone and there is just so much. I loved Tetons more actually.

[Anonymous]

Avoid the popular hikes. All the hiking in a place like that will be amazing and extreme crowds ruin a hike. But in my experience, just choosing one that gets a lower rating can really cut back on the crowding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have to ask then maybe that’s not the place for you.
I hate clueless tourists in National Parks.

How does researching and crowdsourcing 6 months in advance mean that I am clueless. I’m actually a hyper planner and love ideas from all sources.

People generally pick a vacation location that matches their interests. They don't pick a vacation location, then try to figure out what there is to do there. If they do the later, it seems to signal a level of cluelessness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White water rafting was a hit. We went to Jackson last summer. Our resort was a lot of fun and split hiking with that. The crowds were crazy we had to hike later in the day around 6p to get tranquility. We did a tour around Tetons that was wonderful. It's not as much to "do" as relax and hike. We never made it to Yellowstone as Tetons was enough to see. I had heard Yellowstone is huge and there's just so much where Tetons is more intimate. I've been to Yellowstone and there is just so much. I loved Tetons more actually.

You can also choose a gentle float trip on a raft in whitewater sounds too scary or you have small kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have to ask then maybe that’s not the place for you.
I hate clueless tourists in National Parks.

How does researching and crowdsourcing 6 months in advance mean that I am clueless. I’m actually a hyper planner and love ideas from all sources.

People generally pick a vacation location that matches their interests. They don't pick a vacation location, then try to figure out what there is to do there. If they do the later, it seems to signal a level of cluelessness.

+100

OPs question was a particular brand of clueless.