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Home > Things To Do & See > Teton Valley Idaho > Attractions in Teton Valley
The Main Attractions in Teton Valley, Idaho
Teton Valley, Idaho had a whole different attraction to visitors when it was
called Pierre's Hole. It was back in the Wild West days of the early 1800s,
when fur traders and Native Americans ran wild over these parts. We're
talking wild, too! Think Clint Eastwood and the Duke mixed with booze, guns,
and tomahawks - all surrounded by 10,000-foot mountains, snow-covered steppes,
and animals around every corner.
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Grand Teton National Park
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Today, Teton Valley's attractions are of a different nature, Mother Nature.
No state in the Union except Alaska possesses more wilderness, more forests,
and more fresh water than Idaho. Within its 84,000 square miles are 16,000
miles of creeks and rivers, more than 2,000 crystalline lakes, 5 pristine
wilderness areas, and 11 designated national forests.
Teton Valley is right in the heart of all it. To its east are the massive
Teton mountains, followed by Jackson Hole and Wyoming. To the west, are the
Big Hole mountains and the expanse of Idaho. The Teton River leads to the
north, while Snake River roams to the south. In the middle are some of the
mightiest Teton Valley attractions, such as:
Grand Teton National Park rises to more than 12,000 feet. The western side
slopes gently down toward Idaho, while the eastern side drops suddenly into
Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Scientists believe it to be one of the youngest
mountain ranges in the Rockies, although it is home to some of the oldest
rocks on the continent. Established in 1929, this park has a long history
before that. It was home to some of the earliest Native American peoples,
as well as homesteaders, ranchers, and fur trappers and, today,
conservationists and vacationers.
Targhee National Forest is a vast 1.5 million acre-expanse that includes
every sort of climate, from near-desert, to evergreen mountains, huge lakes,
and trickling streams. It has to attract attention somehow from its more
famous neighbors, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks!
Yellowstone National Park, with its 2.2 million acres, is the number one
national park in the United States. The U.S. Congress established this natural
playground in 1872, and since then, it has been passed through by millions
of pedestrians, cars, snowmobiles, rafts, and RVs. Some of the more famous
attractions here include Old Faithful Geyser, Tower Falls, Hayden Valley,
Yellowstone Lake, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Norris Geyser Basin,
Mammoth Hot Springs, and West Thumb Geyser Basin.
Palisades Lake stretches for 20 miles, and provides some of the tip-top
water sports available in the West. Visitors can water ski and boat, or
hunker down with a rod and reel and wait out the fish. Those looking for a
hike and a little adventure can follow one of the many streams that flow
into the lake.
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Buffalo at Yellowstone National Park
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Teton River is one of the best known waterways and Teton Valley attractions.
It begins actually in the upper sections of the Teton Valley. It rolls
through open mountain valleys, pasture, and farming fields where the famous
Idaho potato is grown. The Big Hole mountains rise up on one side, the
Grand Teton Range on the other. This scenery provides some of the most
enticing fly fishing in the world. Then again, the bounty of trout in
the river may have something to do with it, too.
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