Where are most bears in Grand Teton?

Teton Park Road (Between Jenny Lake and Signal Mountain) It parallels the base of the Teton Range, meandering its way for 20 miles past lakes and streams, and across sagebrush flats. Wildlife abounds along the entire road, but, in my experience, the best section to see bears is between Jenny Lake and Signal Mountain.



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Just to keep things in perspective, though, bear encounters are very rare. Consider that roughly 2.5 million people visit the Grand Tetons each year, and roughly one-half of all visitors will venture into the backcountry.

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Bearmuda Triangle. Located around Tower Junction, the “Bear-muda” Triangle of Yellowstone is an area known for bear activity (grizzly bears and, more commonly, black bears). This is one of the few areas in the United States where black bears coexist with grizzly bears.

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Currently, there are approximately 700 grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), which encompasses both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Many of those grizzlies live within Grand Teton National Park permanently or wander through the park.

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In Grand Teton National Park, most wildlife watchers are in search of mammals. Look for large ungulates like moose, elk, mule deer, bison, and pronghorn from roadside vantage points. Large predatory mammals like grizzly and black bears, wolves and mountain lions are typically more elusive.

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Bears are generally more visible this time of year and potentially more aggressive, which makes them even more of a safety concern for visitors. If you are out hiking, whether it is a tenth of a mile or a backcountry adventure, it is essential to carry bear spray for your safety.

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Meet Grizzly 399 399 is the numeric name given to her by researchers with the famed Yellowstone Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team. Territory: Hundreds of square miles in Jackson Hole, including the Grand Teton National Park and Bridger-Teton National Forest.

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It's perfectly possible to spot a bear any time of day in the Park, especially in cooler weather, but mid-summer you are unlikely to see bears out in the heat of the day, when they tend to nap in the forest. You don't need to go hiking into the backcountry to see bears.

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Grizzly bears are active primarily at dawn, dusk, and night. In spring, they may be seen around Yellowstone Lake, Fishing Bridge, Hayden and Lamar valleys, Swan Lake Flats, and the East Entrance.

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We have the proper optics and equipment, so you can witness and film bears out in the field. Hands down the best time of year to see bears in Yellowstone is between mid-April and the first week of June.

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In 1999, a wolf pack denned in Grand Teton and produced a litter of pups—the first in the park in over 70 years. Since then, wolves continue to live and reproduce in the Jackson Hole area, including Grand Teton and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

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Yellowstone and Grand Teton are home to the largest concentration of free-roaming wildlife in the lower 48. This includes one of the largest herds of elk in North America, the largest free-roaming herd of bison in the U.S., and the only significant population of grizzly bears south of Canada.

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