Pet Safety & Regulations
To ensure that you and your pet enjoy a safe visit, follow all pet regulations while inside the park. Wildlife may be drawn to pets and their owners; pets can wander away and may never be found—the park is a wild place! These regulations are enforced to protect you, park resources and other visitors.
Pets are allowed inside Grand Teton National Park, but they must be restrained at all times and are not permitted on hiking trails, inside visitor centers or other facilities. A good rule of thumb is that a pet may go anywhere a car may go: roads and road shoulders, campgrounds and picnic areas, parking lots, etc. Pets must be on a leash and under physical restraint. Pets are not permitted on any park trails or in the park backcountry. Pets are not considered pack animals.
Regulations
- You are responsible for clean-up and disposal of all pet feces.
- Pets must be kept under physical control at all times — caged, crated, or restrained on a leash not to exceed six feet in length.
- Pets are prohibited in the backcountry and on park trails.
- Pets are prohibited from public buildings and swimming beaches, except for guide dogs.
- Pets are prohibited from riding in boats on park waters, except for Jackson Lake.
- Pets must stay within 50 feet of any roadway.
- Pets must not be left unattended and/or tied to an object.
- Pets are prohibited from making unreasonable noise or frightening wildlife.
- Pets running-at-large may be impounded and their owner charged for the care and feeding
Kennels
If you are planning on exploring areas of the park that are closed to pets, we recommend that you place your pet in a kennel.
Jackson, Wyoming
Alpha Animal Care (307) 733-5352
Babysitting by the Tetons (307) 733-0754
Critter Camp (307) 733-4279
Kindness Kennels (307) 733-2633
Spring Creek Kennels (307) 733-1606
Idaho
The Hairball Hotel (208) 787-2806
Petstoppe Ranch (208) 787-2420
