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Jenny Lake via String Lake Trailhead
Alta, Wyoming, USA
Alta, Wyoming, USA

Jenny Lake via String Lake Trailhead

Length7 mi
Elev. Gain469 ft
Est. Steps16000
Trail
Restrooms
Parking
Places to sit
Kid friendly
Scenic view
Historic site
Forest
Lake or River
Beach
Created by Night Hob

Jenny Lake via String Lake Trailhead Introduction

Jenny Lake via String Lake Trailhead is a 7 mile (16,000-step) route located near Alta, Wyoming, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 469 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Jenny Lake via String Lake Trailhead

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String Lake

Water
String Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The natural lake is located at the outflow of Leigh Lake. A small wetland area is on the northwest side of the lake and is prime moose habitat. A short half mile (.8 km) long creek connects String Lake to Jenny Lake to the south.

String Lake Trail

Tourist Attraction
The String Lake Trail is a 3.7-mile (6.0 km) long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The trail circles String Lake and is also used to access the Paintbrush Canyon Trail and the Leigh Lake Trail. The String Lake trailhead is off the one-way road from North Jenny Lake Junction.

Jenny Lake Lodge

Tourist Attraction
Jenny Lake Lodge is a luxury resort concession in Grand Teton National Park. Located close to the base of the Teton Range at Jenny Lake, the resort as operated since the 1920s, when Tony Grace established the Danny Ranch, a dude ranch, on the site, with two rental cabins.. The ranch was purchased by the Snake River Land Company, which made improvements starting around 1933, under the auspices of its operating company, the Teton Investment Company.

Exum Mountain Guides

Place
The Exum Mountain Guides is a mountain guide service based in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The guide service was founded in the 1926 by Paul Petzoldt and Glenn Exum, for whom the Exum Ridge climbing route on the Grand Teton in Grand Teton National Park is named. From their base in Grand Teton National Park near Jenny Lake, Exum Mountain Guides provide guided climbing trips throughout the Teton Range and in other nearby mountain ranges.

Jenny Lake Boat Concession Facilities

Place
The Jenny Lake Boat Concession Facilities, also known as Reimer's Cabin and the Wort Boathouse, are a group of buildings on Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park. They include a dock, a boathouse, two employee cabins and Reimer's Cabin. The boathouse was built by concessioner Charles Wort, who held the original U.

Hanging Canyon

Place
Hanging Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The canyon was formed by glaciers which retreated at the end of the last glacial maximum approximately 15,000 years ago, leaving behind a U-shaped valley. Hanging Canyon is south of Mount Saint John and north of Symmetry Spire.

String Lake Comfort Station

Building
The String Lake Comfort Station is one of three similar buildings in Grand Teton National Park that were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Public Works Administration to standard National Park Service plans. Built between 1934 and 1939, the String Lake station was originally located near the Jenny Lake ranger station.

Jenny Lake CCC Camp NP-4

Place
CCC Camp NP-4, also known as the Horse Concessioner Dormitory and the Climbing Concession Office, at Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park was the largest Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Grand Teton. Located at the South end of Jenny Lake, the camp housed young men from 1934 to 1942, who worked on improvements to trails, campsites, employee housing, utilities and timber salvage at Jackson Lake.

Jenny Lake Ranger Station Historic District

Place
The Jenny Lake Ranger Station Historic District comprises an area that was the main point of visitor contact in Grand Teton National Park from the 1930s to 1960. Located near Jenny Lake, the buildings are a mixture of purpose-built structures and existing buildings that were adapted for use by the National Park Service.

Jenny Lake Visitor Center

Tourist Attraction

Comments

James
2024/06/08
Katelyn
2025/07/19
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

7 mi

Elev. Gain

469 ft

Est. Steps

16000
Created by
Night Hob
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