Jackson Hole WY

This has been my favorite family vacation since I was a kid, and I still love visiting, but never been in the fall. Bring warm clothes/layers and waterproof hiking shoes in anticipation of snow.

I highly recommend splitting time between staying in the town of Jackson for 2-3 nights and staying in the Teton national park 2-3 nights. Snow King Resort in Jackson is nice and has activities for the kids. Jackson Lake lodge in the park is great, and more reasonably priced than Jenny Lake lodge. Some people like staying in the Jackson Hole ski resort, but you can just drive there to visit, and staying in town and the park is a better option, IMO.

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I live here, I’ll chime in after work today.

Jackson Hole is fantastic in the fall, just be careful because after mid September stuff starts to shut down. The national parks get very limited hours in October, the Gondola in Teton Village stops running Sept 29th until Thanksgiving, etc.

You can still have more then enough activities for a week or less stay. But I generally recommend going in September over October so you don't miss out on anything.

November is dead. Early November and late October can be great if it doesn't snow but tons of stuff is not open.

FWIW I prefer to stay in Teton Village but I'm extremely bias as my FIL owns a place there. I also haven't shopped rates for staying the night so in the town of Jackson may be much better. The town of Jackson is just a small western town, pretty much do the whole town in a day or half day. Everything outside of a horseback trip and fishing is to your north and most well to the North. The Snow King Resort Hotel is nice.

Teton Village is more centrally located in the valley. You are literally at the gate of GTNP for hiking and mountain biking, etc. The village has quite a few activities and restaurants right there. Take the Gondola to the top for a beer and apps or dinner, and the view. Hike around, etc. Much more hiking straight out of Teton Village or 5-15 mins away easier.

A place that is never mentioned online is Jackson Lake Lodge and Colter Bay Lodge. Both at the far northern section of the Grand Tetons, well north of them technically. There's nothing else that way at all, like literally nothing basically. So it would definitely be 2 places to stay the night in lodging that are closed to each other with nothing else within 30-60 minutes.

ETA: Let us know what age your group is and what you are looking to do. I've been out there with kids under 5 and on adult trips. Plenty to do for everyone.

Stay at Spring Creek Ranch for stunning views of Tetons.