Grand Teton Park, Moran, WY

Can anyone tell me if you can ride ATV or OHV from colter directly to trails? We are considering a trip as well and would love to bring or SXS for some beautiful riding. Thanks

RLGetman: To avoid any steep grades, yes. Just head north for I-90 and follow it to Gillette. I've not hauled a big rig, as the biggest 5er we've had is a 30-footer. With it, and all others we've had, we've just pulled it through Yellowstone and exited the East gate. It's a beautiful drive, and it's done by hundreds of RVers daily. You'd get to experience Cody that way, and maybe enjoy the Buffalo Bill Museum, etc., then take a nice easy mountain drive over the Bighorns on Hwy 16 (Worland to Buffalo). But if you prefer flatlands and interstates, it probably won't take much longer to just go north and grab I-90 eastbound.

AuntE: We dry camp at least 95% if the time and don't have a generator. You won't need A.C. in the mountains, so if you can do without a microwave, hair dryer and electric coffee pot, you can make it on batteries. If you only have one in your RV, this might be a good time to add one. We can get by about 4 days with our two batteries, and much of that use is to run the furnace at night. In the old days, when our small RVs didn't use furnace blowers, one battery could last that long with ease.

kfp673: I'm thinking probably not. Colter Bay is, if I'm not mistaken, inside Grand Teton NP, and I'm pretty sure ATVs are not allowed on any of the trails. If you want to ride them, plan on camping in NFS campgrounds instead. Most have access to ATV trails, logging trails, etc. I'd make sure of access to ATV trails before making reservations, however. I don't ride those noisy things! (Don't like 'em either, to be perfectly honest.)

newk wrote:
RLGetman: To avoid any steep grades, yes. Just head north for I-90 and follow it to Gillette. I've not hauled a big rig, as the biggest 5er we've had is a 30-footer. With it, and all others we've had, we've just pulled it through Yellowstone and exited the East gate. It's a beautiful drive, and it's done by hundreds of RVers daily. You'd get to experience Cody that way, and maybe enjoy the Buffalo Bill Museum, etc., then take a nice easy mountain drive over the Bighorns on Hwy 16 (Worland to Buffalo). But if you prefer flatlands and interstates, it probably won't take much longer to just go north and grab I-90 eastbound.

AuntE: We dry camp at least 95% if the time and don't have a generator. You won't need A.C. in the mountains, so if you can do without a microwave, hair dryer and electric coffee pot, you can make it on batteries. If you only have one in your RV, this might be a good time to add one. We can get by about 4 days with our two batteries, and much of that use is to run the furnace at night. In the old days, when our small RVs didn't use furnace blowers, one battery could last that long with ease.

kfp673: I'm thinking probably not. Colter Bay is, if I'm not mistaken, inside Grand Teton NP, and I'm pretty sure ATVs are not allowed on any of the trails. If you want to ride them, plan on camping in NFS campgrounds instead. Most have access to ATV trails, logging trails, etc. I'd make sure of access to ATV trails before making reservations, however. I don't ride those noisy things! (Don't like 'em either, to be perfectly honest.)

Thanks. TO each their own I guess. I would prefer to be out riding over anything else. No better way IMO to enjoy nature and get places you could never get by foot. Thanks for the info

kfp673 - come to think of it, East of GTNP - East of Moose and Kelly is the Gros Ventre Slide - there are a couple of CG's out that way and it's outside the national park. Maybe you can ride your ATV's out there. Also West of Flagg Ranch is a road that takes you along the Snake River and there are CG's out that way with nice pit toilets. I bet you can ride your ATV out there too since it's outside of the park.

kfp673 wrote:
Can anyone tell me if you can ride ATV or OHV from colter directly to trails? We are considering a trip as well and would love to bring or SXS for some beautiful riding. Thanks

The surrounding forest service land contains hundreds of miles of roads and trails. No OHVs are allowed in the park so you'll have to trailer your ATV to the trail heads.

Bridger Teton National Forest

To us - a QUIET walk in the woods or on a seashore enjoying God's beauty in it's true form is the best way to enjoy nature. And we don't interfere with others enjoyment - our footsteps and voices are very quiet.

IMHO

Thanks again!

ReneeG wrote:
kfp673 - come to think of it, East of GTNP - East of Moose and Kelly is the Gros Ventre Slide - there are a couple of CG's out that way and it's outside the national park. Maybe you can ride your ATV's out there. Also West of Flagg Ranch is a road that takes you along the Snake River and there are CG's out that way with nice pit toilets. I bet you can ride your ATV out there too since it's outside of the park.

Just thought of the Togwotee Pass area. We stayed at Falls CG off the pass last August and checked out the campgrounds by Brooks Lake. Very nice, but not something we would tow our fifth wheel back to, but with a smaller (that ours) unit, you could easily stay there and ride your ATV's. It's absolutely gorgeous there - comparable, without the crowds, to GTNP.

With all due respect guy's and gals, I was not asking your opinion on ATV riding and OHV rinding. It is obvious some of us disagree and so be it. I happen to love it, if you don't great, don't ride. I would be bored out of my skull if all I had to do was take a walk but that is IMHO. This thread was about a certain area and I appologize for de-railing this thread, I just figured I would ask about legal riding areas. We are respectful riders and stay on legal ATV-OHV trails as to not bother other lands. Thanks for those who have replied and hope everyone has a great summer RV'ing

kfp673 wrote:
With all due respect guy's and gals, I was not asking your opinion on ATV riding and OHV rinding. It is obvious some of us disagree and so be it. I happen to love it, if you don't great, don't ride. I would be bored out of my skull if all I had to do was take a walk but that is IMHO. This thread was about a certain area and I appologize for de-railing this thread, I just figured I would ask about legal riding areas. We are respectful riders and stay on legal ATV-OHV trails as to not bother other lands. Thanks for those who have replied and hope everyone has a great summer RV'ing

Don't sweat it - you're never going to make everyone happy.

If you're doing it by the book, then go and enjoy!