Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Lake Dam Boat Launch Grand Teton NP · below Jackson Lake Dam | Access / boat ramp | 43.85825, -110.58562 | Upstream limit of the float. The ramp sits immediately below the dam; flows on the whole reach are set by Bureau of Reclamation releases here. |
| 2 | Cattleman's Bridge Landing Grand Teton NP · Pacific Creek Road | Access / boat ramp | 43.85641, -110.55329 | Short first reach down to Pacific Creek. The OSM bridge node 17 m away is the same site. |
| 3 | Pacific Creek Landing Grand Teton NP · slipway | Access / boat ramp | 43.84574, -110.51785 | Standard put-in for the Pacific Creek to Deadman's Bar run. |
| 4 | Grand Teton National Park — Moran Entrance Entrance station · US 26/89/191 | Agency / conservation office | 43.84394, -110.51219 | Park pass sold here; the boating permit for the Snake inside the park is separate. |
| 5 | Snake River Overlook Grand Teton NP · US 26/89/191 turnout | Point of interest | 43.75390, -110.62409 | The classic view down the braided river to the Tetons; a roadside turnout, not an access. |
| 6 | Schwabacher Landing Grand Teton NP · Schwabacher Road | Access / boat ramp | 43.71151, -110.67059 | Mapped in OpenStreetMap only as a trailhead, not a ramp; the landing is at the end of Schwabacher Road. |
| 7 | Menor's Ferry Historic District Grand Teton NP · historic crossing | Point of interest | 43.65881, -110.71329 | The original Snake River ferry crossing at Moose, beside the modern landing. OSM spells it "Menors". |
| 8 | Dornans, Moose Store, deli, fuel and cabins | Point of interest | 43.65681, -110.71209 | The only services at Moose Landing — grocery, deli and fuel within 100 m of the ramp. |
| 9 | Moose Landing Grand Teton NP · slipway | Access / boat ramp | 43.65619, -110.71405 | Main park landing and the usual take-out from Deadman's Bar. Two OSM nodes 3 m apart merged. |
| 10 | USGS 13013650 — Snake River at Moose USGS streamgage | USGS gauge | 43.65406, -110.71547 | Reference gauge for the whole Jackson Hole reach. |
| 11 | Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Grand Teton NP · preserve | Park / conservation area | 43.62636, -110.77416 | Foot access and interpretive centre on the west bank; no boat ramp. |
| 12 | Westbank Anglers Wilson · fly shop | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 43.53278, -110.83779 | Full fly shop and guide service on the west bank at Wilson. |
| 13 | Fireside RV Park Wilson · private RV park | Campsite | 43.52017, -110.83845 | |
| 14 | Rendezvous Park Teton County · riverside park | Park / conservation area | 43.50239, -110.84308 | Known locally as R Park; ponds and river frontage just above the Wilson bridge. |
| 15 | Wilson Boat Ramp Teton County · Wilson bridge | Access / boat ramp | 43.50017, -110.84083 | The Wilson bridge ramp, and the usual take-out for floats out of Moose. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | WGFD Area 1 — section limit at Wilson Bridge (WY 22) Boundary between two Area 1 sections | Regulation section limit | 43.50017, -110.84083 | Wyoming Game and Fish Area 1 divides the Snake at this bridge: the reach above runs up to the gauging station below Jackson Lake dam, the reach below runs to Palisades Reservoir. Limits are published by WGFD. |
| 17 | Emily Stevens Park Wilson · town park | Park / conservation area | 43.49958, -110.83612 | |
| 18 | Pritchard Boat Ramp Below Hoback Junction | Access / boat ramp | 43.29161, -110.79080 | Last ramp above the canyon whitewater. |
| 19 | Elbow Boating Site Bridger-Teton NF · US 26/89 | Access / boat ramp | 43.21366, -110.78840 | Boating site and ramp merged from two OSM features 15 m apart. |
| 20 | East Table Creek Campground Bridger-Teton NF | Campsite | 43.21171, -110.80728 | The group site 40 m away is part of the same campground and is not listed separately. |
| 21 | East Table Boating Site Bridger-Teton NF · US 26/89 | Access / boat ramp | 43.21128, -110.81082 | |
| 22 | West Table Boating Site Bridger-Teton NF · US 26/89 | Access / boat ramp | 43.20530, -110.82328 | Standard put-in for the Snake River Canyon whitewater run. |
| 23 | Station Creek Campground Bridger-Teton NF | Campsite | 43.20462, -110.83380 | |
| 24 | Wolf Creek Campground Bridger-Teton NF | Campsite | 43.19866, -110.89881 | |
| 25 | Big Kahuna Snake River Canyon · rapid | Dam / hazard | 43.19503, -110.91615 | Big wave immediately above Lunch Counter; the pair are the canyon's best-known water. |
| 26 | Lunch Counter Snake River Canyon · rapid | Dam / hazard | 43.19654, -110.91871 | The canyon's signature wave, just below Big Kahuna. |
| 27 | Sheep Gulch Boating Site Bridger-Teton NF · US 26/89 | Access / boat ramp | 43.18541, -110.95685 | Standard take-out for the canyon run. |
| 28 | WGFD Area 1 — section lower limit at Sheep Gulch boat ramp Lower limit of the Teton County park reach | Regulation section limit | 43.18541, -110.95685 | Wyoming Game and Fish Area 1 runs one section from the Grand Teton National Park boundary down to this ramp. Limits are published by WGFD. |
| 29 | Greys River Cove RV Park Alpine · private RV park | Campsite | 43.16446, -111.01544 | Near the Snake's arm of Palisades Reservoir, the downstream limit of the reach. |
Gauge: USGS 13013650 — Snake River at Moose, WY. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brown Trout, Lake Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, Snake River Fine-Spotted Cutthroat Trout
Regulations: wgfd.wyo.gov/Regulations/Fish/Fishing-Regulation
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Jackson Lake Dam: top of the river, park access with a ramp.
Pacific Creek Landing: park boat launch, start of the braided water.
Deadmans Bar: park ramp, the put-in for the classic Teton float.
Moose Landing: park ramp at the gauge and Craig Thomas Visitor Center, the standard takeout.
Wilson Bridge and South Park Bridge: county accesses on the valley floor below the park.
Astoria and West Table: canyon accesses used by both fishing and whitewater outfitters.
Grand Teton National Park requires boat permits and an inspection for aquatic invasive species.
April and May: early season on the lower river, high and cold up top, runoff building.
June: runoff peaks; most guided fishing moves to the tailwater reach below Jackson Lake Dam.
July through September: the main season, big dry flies, cutthroat looking up, heaviest float traffic in July and August.
October: the best month for many guides, low clear water, hopper leftovers and streamers, first sno