John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway — Attraction in Warm River

The John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Hwy, is also known as the Grand Teton Scenic Drive, the Outer Loop Road, and as US Highways 26, 89, and 191. It is the main road through the Grand Teton National Park and is open year-round. Commercial vehicles will use this route to supply the communities along it, in and outside the Park. It is free to drive on it, as long as one does not enter any of the main park attractions. There will park usage fees at those locations. Park visitors may buy a national park pass ahead of time or pay once at the entrance to the main attractions and get a window sticker, which is good for seven days. The highway itself is in very good condition considering its volume of traffic. Restrooms and picnic areas are generally not on the highway, since entrance fees help pay for their upkeep....

So many pluses to this wonderful connector between two colossal national treasures: Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. Thank you John D. Rockefeller, Jr. for this generous gift you gave us all. Say and think what you want about this Standard Oil business magnate but he gave us so very much at great expense of his personal wealth to grant us this gem.

Hint: For those not minding roughing it some there's a free campground here not far off the highway, a bit of researching on your part will find it's location. 12 sites, first come first served, and good for a number of days there. Fewer people, no cell phone signal (a plus in my book when you're out here), splendid views of magnificence you won't find just anywhere. Suggest: Leaving it cleaner than when you arrived just to show your thankfulness...

It's outstanding that this area between Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park has been saved as an undeveloped corridor. The parkway is a geographical transition zone between the mystical ancient lava beds of Yellowstone to the North and the stunning granite uplift fault of the Tetons to the South. You get 27 miles of amazing scenery between parks to prepare yourself for the next national treasure. The absolutely gorgeous land was originally part of The Teton National Forest and was transferred to the National Park service to guarantee an unbroken and ultimately sacred connection between Grand Teton and Yellowstone. It's a bridge between two of the most beautiful examples of nature in the United States, as...