Schwabacher Landing - Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

When visiting Grand Teton National Park, there are three iconic locations that are a must visit. I am sure that if you asked visitors there, they would name them all (maybe in a different order): Oxbow Bend, the Thomas A. Moulton Barn, and Schwabacher Landing. What each has in common are unique views of the awesome Teton Mountain Range. I have been to the Tetons many times and only one of the locations was elusive to me: Schwabacher Landing. For a number of years, the landing was closed to vehicle traffic due to supposed budget constraints but was reopened a few years ago. Schwabacher Landing is located on the meandering Snake River, which runs along the eastern side of the Teton Mountain Range. The landing is used as a boat ramp for people to access the river. An interesting intervention by beavers created a second Schwabacher Landing, when they built a dam on the river that is now another access point for visitors. There is a small dirt pullout on the left side of the road on the way to the “original” Schwabacher Landing. Parking there, you can go down a steep path and walk along the river for a different angled look at the Tetons. No matter which one you visit, you get close up views of the awesome scenery.