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Town Square – The town square has grass and shade trees, each corner has a large arch made entirely of elk antlers! Here at the square, kids can pick up a stagecoach ride. Go around town in the bright red stagecoach; for a bird’s eye view, kids can sit on top of the stagecoach, keeping an eye out for bandits. At the town square in summer, at 6:00pm, watch the Jackson Hole Shootout, a re-creation of the old wild west. |
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Miller Park – This is a lovely city park has a very nice playground with swings, slides and climbing structures, picnic tables, grass and shade trees. The park is located at the corner of Millward and Gill St. |
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Jackson Hole Visitors Center – The visitors center is situated at the edge of the National Elk Refuge, with an observation deck. However, you won’t see the elk in summer, they are out and about their summer grazing spots at higher elevations; in winter thousands of elk migrate to the refuge. Inside the visitors center, check out touch tables with skulls of bison and elk, white tailed deer and moose antlers, and dioramas of wildlife in in the valley and mountains. |
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 A shaded picnic area is located right next door to the visitors center. |
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Go to a rodeo – At the JH Rodeo, kids can watch cowboys and cowgirls barrel racing, roping calves, riding bulls and bucking broncos. They start ‘em young here, we watched a six year old cowboy racing around the barrels on a horse significantly bigger than he was. There’s even an event for kids in the audience, called the “calf scramble” – kids go down to the arena and run around after too calves, trying to catch the ribbons on their tails. The rodeo is Memorial to Labor Day, every Wednesday and Saturday nights, Teton County Fairgrounds. |
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Snow King Resort – At the Snow King Resort on the southern edge of town, kids will have fun playing mini golf or going on the Alpine Slide (ride a short chairlift to the top of the slide, pick up your “sled” and slide down). There are also one or two hour horseback rides (for kids 8 and up), or take the scenic chair ride to the top of Snow King Mountain for panoramic views of the valley. |
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Teton Village – Outside of town, Teton Village has a popular ski area in winter, but there’s several fun things to do in summer. |
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Aerial Tram – Ride the aerial tram to the top of Mt. Rendezvous (10,450 ft) – it’s as close we can get to mountain climbing in the Teton Range. The tram goes right up into the spectacular craggy peaks, with views of trees and meadows below, like a miniature world. From the tram landing, it’s a short hike to the summit, with amazing views in all direction – the Jackson Hole valley, snow covered mountains, and wide open spaces that seem to go on forever. Another treat, stop into Corbet’s Cabin for waffles or snow cones! |
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Tip: The tram ticket is also good for unlimited rides on the Teewinot chairlift. Ride the chairlift up and then hike down. |
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Rent bikes – From Teton Village, go for a bike ride on the seven mile bike trail (largely level) through the sagebrush, with spectacular views of the views. At the bike rental, kids’ bikes, helmets and trailers are available. |
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Go horseback riding – At the Teton Village Trail Rides, one and two hour trail rides, on and easy, scenic trails up into the forest and along the valley. For kids 6 and up. |
