Editing Grand Teton National Park (section)

=== Camping and hiking ===
{{See also|List of hiking trails in Grand Teton National Park}}
[[File:Hiking to Paintbrush Divide.jpg|thumb|right|Hiker crosses snowfield en route to Paintbrush Divide.]]
Grand Teton National Park has five front-country vehicular access campgrounds. The largest is the Colter Bay and Gros Ventre campgrounds, and each has 350&nbsp;campsites which can accommodate large [[recreational vehicle]]s.<ref name=campgrounds>{{cite web|title=Campgrounds |url=http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm#CP_JUMP_31296 |work=Plan Your Visit |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=March 10, 2012 |date=February 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227163820/http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm |archive-date=February 27, 2012 }}</ref> Lizard Creek and Signal Mountain campgrounds have 60 and 86&nbsp;campsites respectively, while the smaller Jenny Lake campground has only 49 sites for tent use only. Additionally, full hookups for recreational vehicles are at the concessionaire-managed 112&nbsp;campsites at Colter Bay Village and another 100 at Flagg Ranch in the John D. Rockefeller Memorial Parkway.<ref name=campgrounds/> Though all front-country campgrounds are only open from late spring to late fall, primitive winter camping is permitted at Colter Bay near the visitor center.<ref name=campgrounds/>

All campsites accessible only on foot or by horseback are considered backcountry campsites and they are available by permit only, but camping is allowed in most of these backcountry zones year-round. The National Park Service has a combination of specific sites and zones for backcountry camping with a set carrying capacity of overnight stays per zone to protect the resources from overcrowding.<ref name=back/> Open fires are not permitted in the backcountry and all food must be stored in an Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee approved [[Bear-resistant food storage container|bear-resistant container]].<ref name=back/> As of 2012, only four brands of bear-resistant containers had been approved for use in the Grand Teton National Park backcountry.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bears and Backcountry Food Storage|url=http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/bears_bc.htm|work=Plan Your Visit|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=March 10, 2012|date=January 19, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314022625/http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/bears_bc.htm|archive-date=March 14, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Additionally, hikers may use an approved [[bear spray]] to elude aggressive bears.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carry Bear Spray&nbsp;— Know How to Use It|url=http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/bear_spray.htm|work=Bear Safety|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=March 10, 2012|date=December 6, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814130143/http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/bear_spray.htm|archive-date=August 14, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The park has {{convert|200|mi|abbr=on}} of hiking trails, ranging in difficulty from easy to strenuous.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mayhew|first=Bradley|title=Yellowstone & Grand Teton National Parks|year=2008|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-560-4|page=40|author2=Carolyn McCarthy}}</ref> The easiest hiking trails are located in the valley, where the altitude changes are generally minimal. In the vicinity of Colter Bay Village, the [[Hermitage Point Trail]] is {{convert|9.4|mi|abbr=on}} long and considered easy.<ref>{{cite book|last=Schneider|first=Bill|title=Best easy day hikes, Grand Teton|date=July 1, 2005|publisher=FalconGuides|isbn=978-0-7627-2541-0|pages=67–71}}</ref> Several other trails link Hermitage Point with [[Emma Matilda Lake Trail|Emma Matilda Lake]] and [[Two Ocean Lake Trail]]s, also considered to be relatively easy hikes in the Jackson Lake Lodge area.<ref>{{cite book|last=Schneider|first=Bill|title=Hiking Grand Teton National Park|year=2005|publisher=Falcon Guides|isbn=978-0-7627-2567-0|page=155|edition=2nd}}</ref> Other easy hikes include the [[Valley Trail (Grand Teton National Park)|Valley Trail]] which runs from [[Trapper Lake (Teton County, Wyoming)|Trapper Lake]] in the north to the south park boundary near Teton Village and the [[Jenny Lake Trail]] which circles the lake. Ranging from moderate to strenuous in difficulty, trails leading into the canyons are rated based on distance and more importantly on the amount of elevation change. The greatest elevation change is found on the [[Paintbrush Canyon Trail|Paintbrush Canyon]], [[Alaska Basin Trail|Alaska Basin]] and [[Garnet Canyon Trail]]s, where elevation increases of over {{convert|4000|ft|abbr=on}} are typical.<ref name=dayhikes/> Horses and pack animals are permitted on almost all trails in the park; however, there are only five designated backcountry camping locations for pack animals and these campsites are far from the high mountain passes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Saddle and Pack Stock|url=http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/stock.pdf|work=Plan Your Visit|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=March 25, 2012|date=March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622030022/http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/stock.pdf|archive-date=June 22, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Bicycles are limited to vehicle roadways only and the park has widened some roads to provide a safer biking experience.<ref name=bike>{{cite web|title=Biking in the Park|url=http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/bike.htm|work=Plan Your Visit|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=March 25, 2012|date=March 23, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001232004/http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/bike.htm|archive-date=October 1, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> A paved multi-use pathway opened in 2009 and provides non-motorized biking access from the town of Jackson to South Jenny Lake.<ref name=bike/>