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Flagg Ranch Trailhead

Flagg Ranch TrailheadPhoto: Thank You (25 Millions ) views — Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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Jun–Aug
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Is Flagg Ranch Trailhead open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway.

As of · Source: NPS · John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Location: Access the Flagg Ranch trail from the Flagg Ranch Information Station. Head west from the information station cabin, through the parking lot, and look for a break in the trees. Notes: Visitor services include an information center, restrooms, water, stores, restaurants, showers, lodge, cabins, corrals, campground and RV park. Bears may be active any place and at any time-travel in groups, make noise and carry bear spray. Backcountry camping requires a permit-pick one up at a backcountry permits office. Destinations Hikers may venture along the Polecat Creek loop an easy trail above a marsh providing habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. If visitors trend east, they may cross the highway and access the trail along Flagg Canyon of the Snake River. Polecat Creek Loop 2.5 miles RT, 1 hour, 80 ft total climbing, Easy. West side of loop sits above a marsh that provides habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. Flagg Canyon 4.0 miles RT, 2 hours, 150 ft total climbing, Easy. Access from northeast side of Polecat Creek Loop Trail. Out and back with views of the Snake River.

Local outfitters

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  • Nearby · The Berry Fire · Webb Canyon Trail · Pitchstone Plateau Trail
  • Best time to go · Jun–Aug

    Best time to visit Flagg Ranch Trailhead

    Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      26° / 1°

      18 wet

    2. Feb

      30° / 3°

      15 wet

    3. Mar

      39° / 11°

      15 wet

    4. Apr

      45° / 20°

      14 wet

    5. May

      56° / 28°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      66° / 34°

      12 wet

    7. Jul

      77° / 38°

      10 wet

    8. Aug

      76° / 35°

      9 wet

    9. Sep

      66° / 28°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      51° / 21°

      10 wet

    11. Nov

      35° / 11°

      15 wet

    12. Dec

      25° / 2°

      19 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Snake Rvr, WY, 1.9 mi away at 6,882 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive

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The Berry Fire

Next door

Stop 6 (Headwaters Lodge parking lot, Flagg Ranch): The Berry Fire, in 2016, was the largest fire in park history. Learn about how it spread across the landscape, and how years of preparation helped protect the buildings at Flagg Ranch.

Webb Canyon TrailPhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Webb Canyon Trail

~14 min drive

Moderate 7.71-mile out-and-back canyon hike in Wyoming.

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Pitchstone Plateau Trail

~15 min drive

Remote 17-mile out-and-back across Wyoming's volcanic Pitchstone Plateau.

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Bailey Creek Trail

~15 min drive

1.4-mile out-and-back trail in Wyoming with 432 ft elevation gain.

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Berry Creek Trail

~11 min drive

Out-and-back creek hike through Wyoming forest and meadow.

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Fire Just Is

~3 min drive

Stop 8 (Flagg Canyon Picnic Area): "Fire isn't good or bad-it just is." Fire managers from Grand Teton National Park and Bridger-Teton National Forest reflect on the progress of the last 50 years, and what we need to think about for the future.

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Bailey Creek

~15 min drive

6.66-mile out-and-back trail in Wyoming with 614 ft elevation gain.

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South Boundary Trail: Grassy Lake-South Entrance

~11 min drive

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Cascade Creek-Falls River Cutoff TrailPhoto: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Cascade Creek-Falls River Cutoff Trail

~16 min drive

Brief out-and-back walk to Cascade Creek Falls in Wyoming.

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Glade Creek Trail

~11 min drive

Moderate out-and-back creek hike through Wyoming forest and meadow.