17 Backpacking Trails near Loon Lake
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Union Falls & Ouzel Pool
Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park
0.8 miles NA ~16-mile backcountry trek into Yellowstone's remote Bechler region rewards you with a 250-foot waterfall and Ouzel Pool — a warm-spring-fed swimming hole you can jump into.
Backpack, Hike, Hot Springs, Swim 3.2-47.0 mi
Yellowstone Branch Line Trail
Ashton, Idaho
17.9 miles WA 39-mile trail from Warm River to the Montana border — open to backpackers, hikers, mountain bikers, horseback riders, and ATVs through the Targhee National Forest.
Backpack, Cross-country Ski, Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike 6.9 mi
Heart Lake Trail
Grant Village, Yellowstone National Park
22.4 miles NEAn 8-mile moderate hike to a remote backcountry lake with blue thermal pools, fumaroles, Rustic Geyser, and remarkable fishing for native cutthroat, mountain whitefish, and Arctic grayling.
Backpack, Camp, Hike, Hot Springs 15.0-18.4 mi
Alaska Basin
Driggs, Idaho
24.8 miles SA stunning trail through the Jedediah Wilderness into Wyoming near Grand Teton National Park, with wildflowers, rushing rivers, the Teton Range, and the serene Alaska Basin — intermediate to advanced.
Backpack, Hike, Horseback 7.9 mi
Devil's Stairs
Driggs, Idaho
24.8 miles SAn 8-mile round-trip trail that starts from the Teton Canyon Trailhead, climbs 1,000 feet in switchbacks, and arrives at a stunning high meadow filled with wildflowers and framed by a towering cliff.
Backpack, Hike 0.1-7.3 mi
Leigh Lake
Alta, Wyoming
25.0 miles SETucked beneath Mount Moran and just a mile from the String Lake trailhead, Leigh Lake rewards with majestic serenity, shoreline views of Boulder Island, and calm waters perfect for kayaking or canoeing.
Backpack, Canoe, Hike, Kayak 10.5-16.2 mi
Paintbrush Canyon
Alta, Wyoming
25.3 miles SEA beautiful trail along String Lake, Leigh Lake, and Lake Solitude in Grand Teton — with a short, rewarding scramble to the secluded Micah Lake perch for even fewer crowds.
Backpack, Hike 14.8 mi
Biscuit Basin to Fairy Falls and Firehole Meadows
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
25.7 miles NA nearly 15-mile backcountry hike starting at Biscuit Basin passes turquoise pools, a 70-foot waterfall, Firehole Meadows, Imperial Geyser, and three stunning blue lakes with rust-red shores.
Backpack, Camp, Hike 24.3 mi
Cascade Canyon Trail
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
27.4 miles SEA wildlife-rich canyon hike past Hidden Falls and into Cascade Canyon, where waterfalls pour off glacier-fed mountains flanking the Grand Teton.
Backpack, Hike 4.9 mi
Amphitheater Lake
Alta, Wyoming
27.8 miles SBackpack and Hike near Alta, Wyoming
Backpack, Hike
Teewinot Mountain
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
28.1 miles SBackpack and Hike near Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Backpack, Hike 13.8 mi
Middle Teton
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
28.2 miles SThe 12,804-ft Middle Teton rewards serious alpinists with glacier bouldering through the Southwest Couloir and panoramic views of the Grand, South, and surrounding Tetons.
Backpack, Hike, Rock Climb 3.9-14.4 mi
Grand Teton
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
28.2 miles SAt 13,770 feet, the Grand Teton towers over Western Wyoming — all popular routes require rock climbing gear and are for skilled climbers only, with 3,000 feet of exposure where a fall is fatal.
Backpack, Hike, Rock Climb 6.2 mi
Darby Wind Cave
Driggs, Idaho
29.5 miles SWaterfalls, wildflowers, creek crossings, and a wind cave high on the canyon wall — Darby's switchback trail rewards hikers with views found nowhere else in the Tetons.
Backpack, Cave, Hike, Rock Climb 1.3-4.3 mi
Phelps Lake
Jackson, Wyoming
34.8 miles SA 5.5-mile loop around beautiful Phelps Lake with mountain scenery, majestic blue water, several Teton waterfalls, and lakeside campsites — plus a popular cliff jumping rock along the trail.
Backpack, Camp, Dive, Hike, Swim 4.2 mi
Lake Marie
Island Park, Idaho
39.0 miles NWA high Continental Divide hike across the Idaho-Montana border to a cold, snowmelt-fed lake in a wildflower meadow — water level shifts dramatically from spring to fall.
Backpack, Hike
Blue Miner Lake
Jackson, Wyoming
44.0 miles SEBackpack and Hike near Jackson, Wyoming
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