Colter Bay, Grand Teton National ParkPark Service maps of Grand Tetons are at:
http://www.nps.gov/grte/pphtml/maps.html
At the north end of Colter Bay there is a 1.5 mile trail with a small causeway to an island visible in the photo. A self-guiding nature trail goes around the island. The trail starts behind the visitor center or at the day use area. Swan Lake is about a half mile from the cabins. From there you can take the Hermitage Point trail along Third creek, out to a peninsula on the lake and follow the shoreline of Jackson Lake back to the marina.
A= amphitheater for early evening Ranger talks, later evening campfire programs
CRO = cabin rental office
G = gas station with tiny gift shop / a few food items
GG = grocery (postage stamps) and gift shop (less food selection in the off season)
H = highway 191/89, Jackson 41 miles, Yellowstone 13 miles
L = coin-op launderette & public showers
M = marina, free boat ramp, canoe and boat rentals, fishing equipment and licenses, cruises with meals, boat fuel and dump services
On many of your fall trips the 'bay' at Colter Bay is a mud flat due to irrigation water being drained from Jackson Lake.
P = lakeside picnic area & swim beach with restrooms, fire rings, picnic tables
R = restaurant(s) (Chuckwagon open all season, Cafe closed early and late season)
V = Visitor Center with films, talks, info, postcards, books and Indian Arts museum (info about the museum is at: Grand Tetons sightseeing)
more info is at:
Grand Tetons hotels, cabins, lodging
The main trip information page is at Grand Tetons.
See also: Grand Tetons and Jackson Lake aerial photo
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NO CAR ON OUR TRIP?
During our trip, if your driver has plans for the day that you don't want to participate in, or if you arrive by plane before the main group, or if your driver stayed up late and slept in all morning, there is plenty to do at or from Colter Bay without access to your own vehicle. I moved the info to Grand Tetons trip transportation
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you can read
John Colter, The Discovery of Jackson Hole and the Yellowstone
at http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/grte/contents.htm
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