Glacier View Turnout

Here you can look straight on to three of them: Middle Glacier, Teepee Glacier, and Teton Glacier.

The info sign at the turnout is very weathered and warn, so it is difficult to tell exactly the size of the glaciers. The image below provides a clearer image:

Information Sign at Glacier View Turnout

Middle, Teepee, and Teton Glaciers as seen from the turnout

While the Teton Glacier Turnout (on the inner park road) gets you closer to these glaciers, and the glaciers are viewable from many spots in the park, you’ll see more of them from this vantage point, and how they look in the overall landscape.

Glacier View Turnout is Good For:

1. If you are interested in glaciers
2. A straight on picture of the middle Tetons containing the Grand Teton and the other largest peaks: Mt. Owen and Middle Teton
3. Unobstructed view of Tetons, nothing in front of them
4. Good selfies or group shots of sitting on the rock by info sign with Tetons in the background

Glacier View Turnout Sign and Rock

Your Checklist for Glacier View Turnout

• Read the info sign about the status of the three glaciers you can see from here
• Take a selfie or picture on the rock by the sign to get the Tetons in the background
• Notice the vast, flat plain of sagebrush that leads to the tall trees bordering the snake river, followed by another plain of sagebrush. The landscape looks like there are stair steps up to the Tetons.

Middle, Teepee, and Teton Glaciers

Know Before You Go

• Easy turnout from the main road
• Because it is so easy to get to, it is often busy
• Plenty of parking, and easy for large motorhomes to park and to pull through
• Not known for animals, with all the sagebrush, the animal most likely to be seen is antelope
• No shady areas. You will be out in the open sun.
• No bathrooms

Bonus

• The rocks may be a good place to have a picnic and look at the view. The one drawback is, in summer, you may have to have it early or late in the day as there is black material under the rocks that radiates heat on sunny days
• Kids may enjoy climbing and playing on the rocks

Glacier View Turnout

Have any questions about Glacier View Turnout? Let us know in the comments section!

Keep Your Eye Peeled for a Moose!

Jenn Cunningham
Founder, Explore GTNP