14 Backpacking Trails near Murphy Lakes
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Big Elk Creek
Irwin, Idaho
22.3 miles NWA versatile campground on a small dammed lake with fishing, kayaking, hiking and backpacking into the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, and stunning fall Aspen and Douglas-Fir colors on the Big Elk Creek Trail.
Backpack, Camp, Canoe, Hike, Horseback, Kayak 6.6-6.8 mi
Bear Creek Hot Springs
Irwin, Idaho
24.0 miles NWTrek ~13 miles up a creek canyon near Palisades Reservoir to a secluded natural hot spring — gentle most of the way, with one rewarding final climb.
Backpack, Camp, Hike, Horseback, Hot Springs, Mountain Bike 3.9 mi
Little Elk Creek Trail
Irwin, Idaho
24.1 miles NWThe Little Elk Creek Trail is a demanding, lightly traveled route in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest above Irwin, Idaho, climbing into the Snake River Range in a corner of eastern Idaho better...
Backpack, Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike 2.8-4.1 mi
Palisades Creek Trail / Lakes and Waterfall Canyon
Irwin, Idaho
29.4 miles NWSpectacular mountain views, two landslide-formed alpine lakes, and mountain goat sightings — all within a 4-to-6-mile hike in the Swan Valley wilderness.
Backpack, Camp, Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike
Blue Miner Lake
Jackson, Wyoming
38.9 miles NEBlue Miner Lake is a stunning backcountry alpine lake in the Gros Ventre Wilderness east of Jackson, Wyoming — a hidden gem that many locals rank among Jackson Hole's very best lakes....
Backpack, Hike 1.3-4.3 mi
Phelps Lake
Jackson, Wyoming
39.7 miles NA 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 6.2 mi
Darby Wind Cave
Driggs, Idaho
43.9 miles NWaterfalls, 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 4.9 mi
Amphitheater Lake
Alta, Wyoming
46.7 miles NAmphitheater Lake is one of Grand Teton National Park's most rewarding alpine destinations — a sparkling cirque lake cradled in granite high above the treeline, beneath the soaring peaks of...
Backpack, Hike 3.9-14.4 mi
Grand Teton
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
47.3 miles NAt 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 13.8 mi
Middle Teton
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
47.3 miles NThe 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
Teewinot Mountain
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
47.3 miles NTeewinot Mountain is a 12,325-ft Teton spire above Jenny Lake — the range's deadliest peak and a committing 4th-class East Face climb, not a hike.
Backpack, Hike 7.9 mi
Devil's Stairs
Driggs, Idaho
48.4 miles NAn 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 15.0-18.4 mi
Alaska Basin
Driggs, Idaho
48.4 miles NA 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 24.3 mi
Cascade Canyon Trail
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
48.6 miles NA wildlife-rich canyon hike past Hidden Falls and into Cascade Canyon, where waterfalls pour off glacier-fed mountains flanking the Grand Teton.
Backpack, Hike
