50 Hiking Trails near Big Elk Creek
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Little Elk Creek Trail
Irwin, Idaho
1.9 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 3.3-10.0 mi
Sheep Creek Trail
Irwin, Idaho
4.2 miles NWThe Sheep Creek Trail is a long, demanding backcountry route in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest above Irwin, Idaho, in the rugged Snake River Range east of Idaho Falls. Most often tackled as the...
Hike, Mountain Bike
Calamity Campground
Irwin, Idaho
4.9 miles WA wooded Palisades Reservoir campground 55 miles east of Idaho Falls with clean blue water for swimming, boating, water skiing, and fishing — plus miles of ATV routes.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Mountain Bike, Swim
Indian Creek Campground (Palisades)
Irwin, Idaho
5.0 miles SEA picturesque reservoir nestled between the Snake River and Caribou ranges, just 25 miles from Jackson Hole — a beautiful drive and a wildlife-rich fishing base.
Camp, Hike, Horseback, Swim 6.6-6.8 mi
Bear Creek Hot Springs
Irwin, Idaho
6.7 miles SWTrek ~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 2.8-4.1 mi
Palisades Creek Trail / Lakes and Waterfall Canyon
Irwin, Idaho
7.1 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 4.6 mi
Coal Creek Trail
Alta, Wyoming
14.5 miles NEA hike beyond Coal Creek Meadows to a mountain divide with dramatic views of the Mesquite Creek Valley and the peaks to the north, including Grand Teton on the horizon.
Hike, Mountain Bike
Fall Creek Falls
Swan Valley, Idaho
15.5 miles NWA shaded Snake River campground near Swan Valley with abundant wildlife, great trout fishing, and Fall Creek Falls a quarter-mile away.
Camp, Cave, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Bailey Lake
Jackson, Wyoming
21.7 miles SENamed by Congressional action in 1967 for prominent jurist Robert D. Bailey Sr., this reservoir on the Guyandotte River in West Virginia was dedicated in August 1980.
Camp, Hike, Horseback, Mountain Bike
Murphy Lakes
Bedford, Wyoming
22.4 miles SECanoe, Hike, and Swim near Bedford, Wyoming
Canoe, Hike, Swim
Cache Creek Trial
Jackson, Wyoming
23.9 miles EA groomed cross-country ski trail with an 850-foot elevation gain and loss near Jackson, Wyoming — snowmobiles are allowed and grooming runs Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings out 4.6 miles.
Hike 6.2 mi
Darby Wind Cave
Driggs, Idaho
26.2 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
Burns Canyon
Ririe, Idaho
26.3 miles NWHike and Mountain Bike near Ririe, Idaho
Hike, Mountain Bike
Jumping Rock at Phelp's Lake
Jackson, Wyoming
27.1 miles NEA solo 20-foot boulder perched above deep water at Phelps Lake, with Death Canyon looming overhead — one of the most dramatic jump spots in all of Wyoming.
Dive, Hike, Swim 1.3-4.3 mi
Phelps Lake
Jackson, Wyoming
27.1 miles NEA 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 4.5 mi
Aspen Trail
Alta, Wyoming
27.8 miles NFlowing singletrack along a 6,800-ft ridgeline contour connects to Darby Canyon on a mix of smooth and rocky terrain — a satisfying intermediate out-and-back or loop.
Hike, Mountain Bike 4.5 mi
Sheep Bridge Trail
Driggs, Idaho
30.9 miles NAn easy 2.25-mile trail through summer wildflowers and kaleidoscopes of butterflies along Teton Creek — cross a bridge, meander east, and dip down to the creek at a midway rest spot.
Hike, Mountain Bike 7.9 mi
Devil's Stairs
Driggs, Idaho
31.6 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
31.6 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 3.8-6.4 mi
Table Rock / Table Mountain
Driggs, Idaho
31.6 miles NA big climb to 11,300 feet for arguably the finest view of the Grand Tetons — pick the steep Face or the gradual Huckleberry trail.
Camp, Hike
