Grand Teton National Park · seasonal road
Teton Park Road: when it opens, year by year
Last verified NPS page updated September 10, 2026
Teton Park Road between Taggart Lake Trailhead and Signal Mountain Lodge (the closed section is 14 miles) Typically opens: Opens to vehicles May 1 (park hours table: 'May 1, Spring opening of Teton Park Road'); closed to vehicles November 1 to April 30. Closes: October 31 / November 1 (winter closure of Teton Park Road); groomed for skiing mid-December to mid-March.
- 2026 opening
- May 1
- scheduled
In the park's words
What Grand Teton says about Teton Park Road
“The Teton Park Road is closed November 1 to April 30 from Taggart Lake Trailhead to Signal Mountain Lodge.” source
“May 1, Spring opening of Teton Park Road October 31, Winter closure of Teton Park Road” source
“The road is groomed for skiing, snowshoeing, and hiking from mid-December to mid-March.” source
“The Teton Park Road is expected to open to vehicles on Friday, May 1 , weather depending.” source
“The 14-mile section of the Teton Park Road between Taggart Lake Trailhead and Signal Mountain Lodge is cleared of snow and open to walking, running, biking and skating.” source
“In addition to Moose-Wilson Road and Death Canyon Road, visitors can expect construction activity in several other areas of the park this season” source
Worth knowing
- No official year-by-year opening/closing history table was found for this road in the captured NPS pages.
- Construction runs across the park in 2026 (Taggart Lake Trail and Trailhead, Cottonwood Creek Picnic Area, Mormon Row, North Park Road between Leeks Marina and Lizard Creek Campground).
About this page
Dates are the park’s and WSDOT’s own, captured on 2026-10-05 and re-checked at every build. Medians and extremes are arithmetic on the published rows; we do not forecast. Weather closes passes without notice, so check live alerts for Grand Teton before you drive. Other seasonal roads in the park: Moose-Wilson Road.
Sources · 2
- 1.Grand Teton National Park — Teton Park Road (official page) · National Park Service
- 2.Seasonal road pages and historical opening-date tables on nps.gov and wsdot.wa.gov, read and quoted · National Park Service; Washington State DOT
FAQ
Teton Park Road questions
- When does Teton Park Road open?
- Grand Teton says: Opens to vehicles May 1 (park hours table: 'May 1, Spring opening of Teton Park Road'); closed to vehicles November 1 to April 30. For 2026 the stated date was May 1, 2026.
- When does Teton Park Road close for the season?
- Grand Teton says: October 31 / November 1 (winter closure of Teton Park Road); groomed for skiing mid-December to mid-March. For 2026: October 31, Winter closure of Teton Park Road (operating hours page)
- Is Teton Park Road open right now?
- Check the park's road-status page (linked under Sources) or its alerts: our “Is Grand Teton open?” page shows the live NPS alerts.
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