Top 10 Tips for Visiting Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park (During COVID)

Thanks so much for watching my video on the Top 10 Tips for Visiting Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park (During COVID). Below is a link to my abridged video of our trip we took in September 2020.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt8uQ-UX3I4&ab_channel=AndrewWang

I've also included our itinerary with our own ranking scale (10 obviously being the best and 1 being the worst) or all the different restaurants, breweries, hotels, and hikes we went to. Please feel free to leave like the video, leave a comment, and subscribe for future trip videos. Comment and let me know what else you enjoyed from your trip and if I left anything out! Stay safe out there!

Day One - Salt Lake City
Buffalo Point Trail at Antelope State Park ($15) - (6.5/10)
- Lady Finger Point Trail
- Drive to Fielding Garr Ranch
Lake Effect cocktail bar (7/10)
Dinner at Red rock brewing (5/10)
Stay at Crystal Inn Hotel (5.5/10)

Day Two - Salt Lake/Park City
Sweet Lake Biscuits and Limeade (7.5/10)
State Capital (7/10)
Drive to Park City
Wasatch Brewery (8/10)
Guardsman Pass Scenic Backway (7.5/10)
- Bloods Lake Trail (7.5/10) - 50 to 60 minute hike
Dinner at Reservation Yuki Yama (7.5/10)
Stay at Hyatt Centric Park City - (8.5/10)

Day Three - Jackson, WY (Grand Teton National Park)
Drive to Jackson (4.5 hours)
Moose-Wilson Road - Wildlife drive (7.5/10)
Taggart Lake (easy, 4.1mi) - (8.5/10)
Snake River Brewery - Jackson (8/10)
Dinner at The Kitchen at 615p (9/10)
Stay at The Lodge at Jackson Hole (7/10)

Day Four - Jackson, WY (Grand Teton National Park)
Schwabacher Landing for Sunrise (easy, 1.8mi) - (8/10)
Jenny Lake Trail, Hidden Falls Inspiration Point (8/10)
Road Jenny Lake Boat back (6/10)
42 mile scenic park loop/Jenny Lake Scenic Drive - (7/10)
Dinner at Glorietta Trattoria (7/10)
Stay at The Rustin Inn (8/10)

Day Five - Jackson, WY (Grand Teton National Park)
Mormon Row Road sunrise - (8/10)
Rent a Kayak at Jackson Lake/Colter Bay (Closed during COVID)
Creekside Market for lunch to go (buy food there for picnic in park)
Lunch options in park: Colter Bay Village and Headwaters at Flagg Ranch
Colter Bay Lakeshore trail (easy, 1.8mi) - (6/10)
Sunset at Oxbow Bend (9/10)
Stay at The Headwater Lodge and Cabin at Flagg Ranch (7/10)

Day Six - Yellowstone
Oxbow bend/Two Ocean Lake for sunrise (8.5/10)
Drive to Yellowstone
West Thumb (8/10)
Old Faithful (7/10)
Grand Prismatic (8/10)
Firehole Lake Drive(7/10)
Virginia Cascade (7/10)
Hayden Valley (8/10)
Dinner at Canyon Lodge (4/10)
Stay at Canyon Lodge (6.5/10)

Other Dinner Options in West Yellowstone
- Firehole BBQ
- Wild West pizzeria

Day Seven - Yellowstone
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (8/10)
Obsidian Cliff (6/10)
Sheepeater Cliff (6.5/10)
Mammoth Hot Springs (7.5/10)
Blacktail Plateau Drive (off road 7/10)
Petrified Tree (6/10)
Lamar Valley (8/10)
Trout Lake Trailhead (7.5/10)
Dinner at Yellowstone pizza company in Gardiner, MT (6.5/10)
Stay at Mammoth Hotel (7.5/10)

Day Eight - Bozeman, MT
Gros Ventre Campground for morning Moose sighting (7/10)
Roosevelt Arch (6/10)
Gardiner for Coffee (Wonderland Cafe and Lodge 8/10)
Drove to Boseman
Lunch at MAP Brewing (8/10)
Drink at Union Hall Brewery (8/10)
Drinks at Montana Ale Works (7/10)
Drinks at Boseman Brewing (8/10)
Dinner at The Club Tavern and Grill (6.5/10)
Stay at Best Western (7/10)

Day Nine - Bozeman, MT
Granny’s Donuts (9/10)
Coffee at Treeline Coffee (9/10)
Lunch at Bridger Brewery (8/10)

All video was recorded, edited, and produced by AnJrue
Music by:
Paradise - Ikson
Fredji - Happy Life
Ed Sheeran - I see Fire (Kygo Mix)