Someone could spend hours on the Tetons website and not get anywhere close the amount of info in this vid. Very clear and well put together. It would be a great service if all of us backpackers did this well to prepare others before they planned their trip.
Thank you! It can be a bit confusing to sort through all the stuff online. My goal was to help people have a better trip by sharing what to do and what to expect.
Thanks for the details Jon, videos like this help me prepare. I'm thinking through a couple options for this year, but wanted to make sure the camp zones are quality. Do you have any experience with Marion Lake, Death Canyon Shelf, South Fork Cascade or North Fork Cascade? Thanks in advance.
Wonderful video. I agree, the Tetons are breathtaking and one of the great truly wild backpacking destinations in this country. After the first mile or two on the trails you will usually leave most of the day hikers and tourist behind. Thanks for making such an informative video. Safe travels.
That was a favorite hike, there was no permit required then and my group hardly ran into anyone the two weeks there. Of course that was a few years ago.
This was super helpful! Do you know if you can park RVs at trailheads for backcountry camping? I'm planning on taking a class C, 22' RV into tetons and I'm having a lot of trouble finding the answer to this question. Thank you!
It depends on the trailhead. At Jenny Lake you could probably pull it off because there is a huge parking lot. At some of the more remote trailheads it might be tough finding a large enough spot.
Great video, thank you for making it, definitely will help in our trip planning. The footage of the park and actual map examples were great! keep it up!
Hey Jon, great video! Do you recommend one of the 3 ranger stations as the best option to get permits the day before? And any certain time to guarantee permits? We were thinking as early as 6AM
I like the Craig Thomas visitor center. You might be first in line at 6 am, but that can vary. Even being first in line doesn’t guarantee you’ll get all the spots you want because of the people booking multi day trips in the days before you. Hopefully that makes sense.
Jon.. excellent job on this video.. very helpful and well organized. My one wish is the NP had a Teton backcountry map that included distances and elevation +/- between camping zones. I've got enough info now I can make that. Figure it'll help when I show up for my walk-up permit. Also planning on hitting the Sawtooth Mtns - you don't have the same video introducing that area? JK... that looks less complex. Anywhoo...subbed to your channel. Looking forward to following along on the PCT.
@@jonallenoutside Good reminder - that map looked helpful. Now I’m watching your Wind River video and wondering if I should do this. So many choices. I’d “lose” a day due to the permit process in the Tetons but then again lollygagging in the front country isn’t bad
Someone could spend hours on the Tetons website and not get anywhere close the amount of info in this vid. Very clear and well put together. It would be a great service if all of us backpackers did this well to prepare others before they planned their trip.
Thank you! It can be a bit confusing to sort through all the stuff online. My goal was to help people have a better trip by sharing what to do and what to expect.
Extremely helpful video - planning our first trip and this is exactly what I was hoping to find. Thank you!
Thanks for the details Jon, videos like this help me prepare. I'm thinking through a couple options for this year, but wanted to make sure the camp zones are quality. Do you have any experience with Marion Lake, Death Canyon Shelf, South Fork Cascade or North Fork Cascade? Thanks in advance.
Wonderful video. I agree, the Tetons are breathtaking and one of the great truly wild backpacking destinations in this country. After the first mile or two on the trails you will usually leave most of the day hikers and tourist behind. Thanks for making such an informative video. Safe travels.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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I'm a Glacier guy planning for the Tetons. Thanks a bunch for explaining the BC planning. Solid Vid.
Do you have to get a permit for each zone for each day you plan to be there? Or just one permit for your first zone on your first night?
Permit is needed for each night in the park.
@@jonallenoutside Hmm so how do you pickup a permit three days out, when they need to be picked up a day or day-of?
@@HELPMYCAPSLOCKISSTUCK If it’s part of a continuous trip you get all your permits at once on the day before you leave.
That was a favorite hike, there was no permit required then and my group hardly ran into anyone the two weeks there. Of course that was a few years ago.
This was super helpful! Do you know if you can park RVs at trailheads for backcountry camping? I'm planning on taking a class C, 22' RV into tetons and I'm having a lot of trouble finding the answer to this question. Thank you!
It depends on the trailhead. At Jenny Lake you could probably pull it off because there is a huge parking lot. At some of the more remote trailheads it might be tough finding a large enough spot.
Great video, thank you for making it, definitely will help in our trip planning. The footage of the park and actual map examples were great! keep it up!
Enjoy your trip!
Hey Jon, great video! Do you recommend one of the 3 ranger stations as the best option to get permits the day before? And any certain time to guarantee permits? We were thinking as early as 6AM
I like the Craig Thomas visitor center. You might be first in line at 6 am, but that can vary. Even being first in line doesn’t guarantee you’ll get all the spots you want because of the people booking multi day trips in the days before you. Hopefully that makes sense.
Jon.. excellent job on this video.. very helpful and well organized. My one wish is the NP had a Teton backcountry map that included distances and elevation +/- between camping zones. I've got enough info now I can make that. Figure it'll help when I show up for my walk-up permit. Also planning on hitting the Sawtooth Mtns - you don't have the same video introducing that area? JK... that looks less complex. Anywhoo...subbed to your channel. Looking forward to following along on the PCT.
Thank you! The Nat Geo map is pretty good, although you need to do some calculating to get exactly what you are looking for.
@@jonallenoutside Good reminder - that map looked helpful. Now I’m watching your Wind River video and wondering if I should do this. So many choices. I’d “lose” a day due to the permit process in the Tetons but then again lollygagging in the front country isn’t bad
@@SoutheastBackpacker The Winds and the Tetons are both amazing. I’d go with the Tetons first if I had to pick.
Incredibly helpful for a newbie like me! Thank you
Glad it helped!