Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park in Teton County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

The Park's First Visitor Area

Grand Teton National Park

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015

1. The Park’s First Visitor Area Marker

Inscription.
Jenny Lake was the first area developed for recreation in this national park. Enjoy the same splendid scenery and outdoor activities here that first drew visitors to this rugged landscape in the early 20th-century. Since the early 1900s, Jenny Lake has been a popular place for hiking, boating, swimming and photography.

Why Jenny?
1872 Hayden Expedition explorers named this lake to honor their guide Richard “Beaver Dick” Leigh’s wife, a Shoshone Indian named Jenny.

Many of these historic buildings date back to the 1920s and 1930s. Notice how these rustic log structures harmonize with the landscape. In 1990, the National Register of Historic Places designated this area an historic district.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.

Location. 43° 45.103′ N, 110° 43.35′ W. Marker is in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, in Teton County. It is in Jenny Lake. It can be reached from Teton Park Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is located in Grand Teton National Park, in front of Jenny Lake Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moose WY 83012, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Jackson Hole Area

and in Greater Yellowstone.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Capturing Dudes (a few steps from this marker); The Crandall Studio (a few steps from this marker); Roots of Wilderness (a few steps from this marker); Ranger Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Wonderfully Grand (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Lake Named Jenny (about 700 feet away); Jenny Lake (approx. 1.2 miles away); Fault Scarp (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Teton National Park.

More about this marker. The left side of the marker contains a Harrison R. Crandall photograph of early visitors to Jenny Lake. The right side contains a map of the area.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015

2. The Park’s First Visitor Area Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 27, 2015

3. Jenny Lake

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 464 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.