Where To Stay When Visiting Grand Teton National Park

Our Favorite Places To Stay In Grand Teton

Because the Tetons are my favorite place in the world, we have taken many family trips to this simply awesome national park. From experience, I know that figuring out where to stay during your visit can be a bit daunting.

To narrow down the options a bit, I always recommend first looking for lodging inside the park.

Staying inside the national park is ideal for minimizing driving and maximizing your time in the park. The national park lodging is fairly basic, but it truly adds to the unique experience.

That being said, inside the park lodging options are expensive and fill up quickly, so reservations should be made as soon as possible, even a year in advance. I’ll share our first choice and some backups inside the park.

And because you may not find lodging availability inside the park, we’ll also cover nearby options outside the park in Jackson Hole and Teton Village.

So here we go!

For a detailed day-by-day plan to see all the best of the Tetons, see our 5 Day Grand Teton Itinerary.

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Best Places To Stay In Grand Teton

Here’s a map of lodging options in the Tetons to give you an idea of general locations of each option. All are described below.

Signal Mountain Lodge

Signal Mountain Lodge is our first choice of lodging inside Grand Teton National Park. It serves as an excellent base camp with cabins, an onsite restaurant and general store, water activities within walking distance on Jackson Lake, and amazing sunsets.

It’s the most centrally located of the in-park lodging options allowing you to explore both the northern and southern ends of the park.

You have several types of accommodation to choose from at Signal Mountain Lodge including tent camping (the campground looked very nice), motel-type rooms housed in duplex buildings, air-conditioned cabins, or rustic two room cabins.

You’ll find most choices sleep 4 but a few options sleep 6 with two Queen beds and a pull-out sofa.

With a family of 4, we really enjoyed the 2 Room Rustic Cabin. It has no air-conditioning but cools off beautifully at night.

The cabin has a nice front porch, 2 bedrooms–one with a Queen bed and the other with 2 twins, a bathroom, and refrigerator. (No living area though.) $275 night.

Tip: During the summer, keep the windows closed and curtains drawn during hot days to keep it cooler. Then open up the windows and door in the early evening as the temperatures drop.

All of the cabin locations are either lakefront or wooded. The cabins furthest from the restaurant will have a more tucked away feeling.

This also means you are closer to a small swimming beach (between cabins 134 and 136) where the water is clear, cold, and invigorating after a day on the trail!

Recommended cabin sites at Signal Mountain Lodge: Any of the cabins 127 through 154.

The onsite restaurant, Signal Mountain Lodge Trapper Grill, serves a variety of food including their famous nachos, and it has a kids menu as well. If possible, arrive a bit outside peak dining hours to avoid a wait. Otherwise, consider calling ahead for takeout to eat al fresco on your cabin’s front porch. Highly recommended.

Note that the park’s Jenny Lake Lodge would also be a first choice, but it is the most expensive ($500+) and desired of the bunch and has not been included here due to its price and difficulty (read “impossibility”) of getting a reservation.

Dornans Spur Ranch Cabins

Dornans is my second choice for lodging when visiting the Tetons. It’s not technically in the park, but it’s as close as you can get and is just 15 minutes from Jenny Lake Visitor Center.

Their duplex-style Spur Ranch Cabins are located on the banks of the Snake River with a stunning view of the Grand Tetons.

This small, family-owned resort has 8 one bedroom and 4 two-bedroom cabin duplexes featuring fully equipped kitchens. $375 for a 2 bedroom cabin.

And to add to your convenience, their 10 acre complex includes a grocery store and deli, gas pumps, gift shop, a nationally renowned wine shop, two restaurants (one open in the summer only) and a bar with a magnificent view of the mountains.

In the summer season, they offer mountain bike, canoe, paddleboard and kayak rentals. What’s not to love?

Jackson Lake Lodge

Jackson Lake Lodge is another good option inside the park offering basic motel-type rooms and small cabins, but don’t expect anything fancy even though the cost of these rooms would indicate otherwise.

One bonus is that they have an outdoor pool for the kiddos which is sometimes a game changer when traveling with the kiddos.

You’ll also find basic but pricey food options in their large dining room. You can’t beat the location though. It’s perfect for exploring the northern section of the park and trips to the southern end of the park in Moose will take about 35 minutes. 

Tip: Request one of the Teton view rooms at Jackson Lake Lodge.

Coulter Bay Village

I love the setting of Colter Bay Village which sits right at the edge of Jackson Lake. The views are amazing from the Picnic Area, and easy hikes (Heron Pond and Lakeshore Trail) are right there.

Colter Bay Village also has several restaurants, a general store, and a great Visitor Center. The amenities are hard to beat.

The only downside is that is located a bit further north of where I like to stay, but I definitely love it here and have enjoyed several summers at their Tent Village. They also have cabins.

Best Places To Stay Near Grand Teton

Hotels in Jackson Hole

You’ll find plenty of hotel options in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the driving distance from there to most of the national park attractions will be about 40-60 minutes. If you can’t stay inside the park, staying in or near downtown Jackson Hole would be my go to.

Jackson Hole has lots of restaurants and shopping while still be close to the park.

Consider the historic Wort Hotel in downtown Jackson or the “exceptional” Wyoming Inn which is a bit more removed from the crowded downtown area of Jackson.

Cowboy Village Resort is also on my list. You get a mountain cabin “feel” but close to downtown Jackson. It’s like an upscale KOA Cabin with a pool and reviewed as “wonderful.”

Of all the lodging options listed here, Spring Creek Ranch is the furthest away from the park. It offers inn rooms as well as townhouses and villas. It’s pricey but offers plenty of space for your family as well as luxury amenities.

It is situated closer to the town of Jackson offering your family more options in town if desired. It will take about 40 minutes to reach Jenny Lake Visitor Center and 15 minutes to the shops and restaurants in Jackson.

Vacation Rental Options Near The Tetons

You’ll find plenty of VRBO options in nearby Jackson Hole and Teton Village.

Each of these locations are good and offer more space and amenities than the lodging found inside the park, but you may spend a bit more time in the car enjoying some amazing views (not a bad trade-off!)

Beautiful Creekside Condo in Scenic Downtown Jackson Hole! VRBO 349987. For those who want more amenities, this 2 bedroom condo is located downtown within walking distance to shops and restaurants yet 15 minutes to the national park. You’ll find plenty of other vacation rentals in Jackson.

Gorgeous Condo in perfect location! SPECIAL RATES! VRBO 153720ha. I like the location of this 2 bedroom condo. “The location is one of the most desirable since you are near everything of interest: downtown Jackson (6 miles), the Teton Village ski area where Jackson Hole Ski Resort resides (3 miles) and Teton National Park (3 miles) which connects with Yellowstone for an easy day trip.”

There are several more condos in this particular area if this one is booked. Consider VRBO 2149627 for example.