The lady I talked to was patient, extremely helpful, and stated that they fix this stuff all the time, which usually results from the hectic reservation process. National Park as it winds its way north for 40 miles from Teton Pass to Paintbrush Canyon. I later contacted the Ranger station in GTNP and they cleared everything up, got all the reservations on one, and reduced my fees to a single $45 back country reservation fee. A portion of the Crest Trail in typical early July conditions. Somehow, my result was multiple reservations at $45 each and was frankly, quite a mess. Since I was not well prepared for alternative dates and sites, I frantically grabbed whatever was available that was even remotely close to my preferences. Over and over I was presented with a notice that the date/site was not available. I began selecting locations and dates and would be prompted stating if the date/site was available (this all occurs in real time on the reservation site). I had a basic idea of where I wanted to camp, but in hind sight, I was a bit unprepared in case the areas I wanted were unavailable for the dates I had in mind. Fast forward to January 2022: I was ready on January 5th at 8:00 AM MT (10:00 AM EST, my time zone) with the back country camping map from the NPS and a credit card. All of the reserved back country permits were already gone.
My Reservation Experienceīefore the COVID pandemic, I had attempted to reserve permits via the website, but due to work requirements, I was unable to seek permits until about 2 hours after the site began taking reservations. As we climbed the path back in a southeastern direction the view of the tallest peak in the Teton Range increased in its sheer beauty. The 13,770’ tall Grand Teton Peak sits at the mouth of the Cascade North Fork canyon. Each trip reservation comes with a $45 non-refundable fee. Grand Teton Peak as seen while hiking the Paintbrush Divide switchbacks. If reserving online, make sure to be on the website when they start taking reservations as permits are grabbed up quickly, especially the ‘prime’ locations such as Marion Lake, and Holly Lake. Permittees must camp out of site of trails and other campers and at least 200 ft from lakes or streams. Permittees are allowed to camp anywhere within the zone, but requested to camp in marked camp sites or in areas that show use of previous camping. Each zone is clearly marked at the beginning and the end. Back country permits allow the permittee to camp in a specific camping ‘zone’. These are available at the Ranger station near the Jenny Lake Visitor Center in the Park. The remaining 2/3 are available on a first come, first served basis one day before the planned trip.
The National Park Service makes up to 1/3 of the total season permits available the first Wednesday in January at 8:00 AM Mountain Time, through May 15th via the website. Best Time to Hike: July – Early Septemberīack country permits are required for any overnight stays in Grand Teton National Park.
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