Yellowstone and Grand Teton road trip from Salt Lake City

From Salt Lake City to Jackson for Grand Teton, then north through Yellowstone to West Yellowstone and Gardiner, finishing in Bozeman.

Stops
5
Nights
7
Driving
535 mi
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Snow-capped Teton peaks above a wide valley, with the Snake River winding below.

The route by road

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The stops, in order

  1. Salt Lake City, Utah

    1 night

    Fly in here.

  2. 4 h 25 min · 276 mi from Salt Lake City

    Jackson, Wyoming

    2 nights

    Base for Grand Teton National Park.

  3. 2 h 35 min · 127 mi from Jackson

    West Yellowstone, Montana

    2 nights

    West entrance, closest to Old Faithful and the geyser basins.

  4. 1 h 26 min · 54 mi from West Yellowstone

    Gardiner, Montana

    1 night

    North entrance, near Mammoth Hot Springs and the Lamar Valley road.

  5. 1 h 11 min · 78 mi from Gardiner

    Bozeman, Montana

    1 night

    Fly home from here.

Day by day

7 days with the nights above. Drive times are for a car without traffic; a day over six hours is flagged.

  1. Day 1: In Salt Lake City

    No driving

  2. Day 2: Salt Lake City to Jackson

    Night in Jackson

    4 h 25 min · 276 mi

  3. Day 3: In Jackson

    No driving

  4. Day 4: Jackson to West Yellowstone

    Night in West Yellowstone

    2 h 35 min · 127 mi

  5. Day 5: In West Yellowstone

    No driving

  6. Day 6: West Yellowstone to Gardiner

    Night in Gardiner

    1 h 26 min · 54 mi

  7. Day 7: Gardiner to Bozeman

    Night in Bozeman

    1 h 11 min · 78 mi
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Photo: Grand Teton from the Snake River Overlook. “Grand Teton from the Snake River Overlook” by Frank Kovalchek, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. “Going-to-the-Sun Road-27527-2” by Ken Thomas, Public domain. “Badlands National Park, South Dakota 2014 10” by Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0. “Utah State Route 12 110814 1” by DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0.