We hired Blucher Creek Outfitters to carry 2 of us plus our backpacking equipment to Island Lake in…read morethe Wind River Range (about 100 miles south of Jackson Hole, WY). Derrick was great to work with (all arrangements were made over the internet). Ernie met us as scheduled and we loaded the pack horse with 4 days of equipment and food and we rode our horses in 13 miles. Derrick and Ernie were both very safety conscious and professional. I highly recommend them if you're looking for an outfitter in the Wind River area.

These guys are awesome! We used them to pack in our gear for a 3-day Gannett Peak summit trip. If…read moreyou want to do Gannett in 3-days, use these guys!

My husband and I stayed at Big Sandy last August. We had such a great time…read more Natasha and Kay made great homestyle dinners each night. The Dining room is set and you eat with other campers and hikers. They even let me ring the dinner triangle to let everyone in the cabins and around the lodge know that dinner was ready. We took an eight mile, over night hike to view Bridger Wilderness. The crew does pack trips, which means they will meet you on the trail with a pack horse full of supplies. This was so helpful. We are not the most experienced of hikers, and to have this option was perfect. We also took a day long ride on horseback. They packed us a lunch, and we took a guided trail ride. It was amazing! The horses were so friendly. While I am an experienced rider, my husband had never been on a horse. They have horses for all experience levels. Wayland (his horse) was perfect for him, and Rita was perfect for me. Everything about our trip was very authentic. From the dinner triangle, to the horses. From Stan teaching us about the "Tarzan call", and the other man cracking the whip and teaching one of the other campers to do it. Each morning and night there was a wood fire in the lodge, and a relaxing place to sit and visit, or play a board game by lantern light. Big Sandy is a family run lodge and everyone treats you as if you are part of their family.

We had reservations for 2 nights starting Aug 12, 2026. We drove up late in the afternoon to find…read morea 'Closed' sign on the Lodge and no other paying guests staying there. A staff person met us outside the Lodge and directed us to our cabin and the washroom and said dinner would be signaled by a bell around 6:30pm. The cabin was very rustic and there were gaps around the door and in the walls that worried us about rodent problems with our food. When I went to the washroom building there were used towels and personal items in the shower area. Strange for a place with no other guests. When I went to use the toilet I found it full of excrement that appeared to be several days old. When called for dinner, the Lodge was still dark and we made our way to a long table with only 2 places set (no greeting by staff or anyone for that matter). We followed several other people (staff? workers? people living in the area?) in line for a buffet that consisted of ground hamburger stew and bagged iceberg lettuce. Our choice of drink was from pitchers of water or lemonade. The Lodge gets rave reviews for their burgers and cold drinks (beer, etc.) that are offered to day users coming off the hiking trails. This would have been a great improvement over the 'family style' dinner provided to us. After dinner we concluded that the service was nowhere near what was advertised and paid for and that the Lodge was surely closed (as the sign clearly stated and the lack of other paying guests indicated) and decided to drive the long, rough road out of there without staying the night. Definitely not worth the $791.78 that was charged for 2 people for 2 nights.

We hired GOTCO to shuttle our car between Wind River Range trailheads to allow us to complete a…read moreone-way backpacking trip. The shuttle process worked flawlessly. In fact, to our surprise and delight, when we reached the second trailhead on a busy holiday weekend, the car was located very close to the trailhead, even though the trailhead parking lot was overflowing with cars that were parked up to 1/4 mile away. We would hire them again without hesitation.

From the owner: Enjoy your vacation, let GOTCO drive! GOTCO provides…read morerecreation based transportation that allows you to enjoy the most of your vacation exploring Western Wyoming. We provide, safe, reliable and convenient transportation options to get you to the outdoors to enjoy the mountains and rivers without the hassle of spending an extra day to get your vehicle at the exit trailhead or boat ramp. Our services also allow you to fly in and not worry about renting a car and leaving for a week at the trailhead while your enjoying your trip.

Easy to purchase tickets online. They limit the number of guests during a time window, which…read morecreates a peaceful and enjoyable atmosphere. Several pools to circulate between. Beautiful river and scenery. Only downsides: locker room is small and walkways are gravel. Be sure to bring flip flops.

Relaxing hot spring experience. We stuck to the kids pool (80 degrees) and the leisure pool (100…read moredegrees). The staff was super nice and accommodating. I really liked that they have puddle jumpers and other floatation devices you can borrow for your kids. Being out of state, this was super helpful, since we didn't travel with ours. There's a small turf play area that my daughter enjoyed and picnic tables to hang out at. 2 hours was more than enough time for us.

Big blue lake flanked by granite slabs…read more I hear there is fantastic fishing here! If you're going into "The Winds" to climb, this is a good spot to take your first break and cool your tootsies. I would NOT recommend drinking this water without filtration though. This lake sees heavy use by humans...humans that may have varying degrees of...sanitation. For many folks, this lake is the destination. We stopped, admired the views, then threw our torture-packs back on and continued down the trail.

My friend booked the Snake River Float for our group of 10. I didn't think I would like it so much…read more It was such a fun experience and I recommend this to anyone who is on the fence. Just do it! First of all, this is seasonal. I believe the season starts in May through September, so we were very lucky to catch the end of the season. We met at the meeting point, got in their van and was drove to the boat launch (about 10 miles) and float back to the meeting point. Our River Guide was Neil. He was professional, funny and gave us interesting facts throughout the ride. He even pointed out eagle nests. Sadly, we didn't see any animals but that's okay because the view was just spectacular and breathtaking. We also got lucky with the weather. Blue sky in the 70s. It was a bit windy but the lifejacket kept us warm. Highly recommended and book it in advance!

This is going to be an absolute must for my family every single time we're in the area! I knew it…read morewas going to be a fun time, but the scenery and the professionalism from the boater made it over-impressive. Travis was our tour guide and we're certainly going to request a float with him again! The entire experience was comfortable, enjoyable, and breathtaking. The experience is WELL worth the price.

What a great family hike! Toddlers? No problem. Babies? No problem. Drive as far up the road as you…read morecan go and park at either the upper or lower parking lot. We went in late July and were so enthralled with the scenery the whole way to the spring. It is vastly green, with plenty of wildflowers along the trail. Stop and see some raspberries, and even some wildlife hanging out in the water (there was a mama and baby moose there along our hike!) The River coming down from the spring is absolutely gorgeous, but of course, fast and freezing, so even though it goes without saying, don't let your little ones get too close. Although there are plenty of spots for adults to stop and dip in their toes or hands for a quick cool off. Once you walk to the top of the trail and the base of the spring, (about a mile walk) the hike gets much steeper and more difficult. I actually didn't know we were going on this hike so I wore sandals up the trail with no problem, but I wouldn't recommend it for hiking to the top, there are steep rocks and slippery slopes of dirt that require shoes with good traction. The top of the spring is such a delight! With a fantastic view cascading down the mountain, you can see the intermittent spring turning on and off every 12-18 minutes. It honestly feel like magic! Once we got to the top of the spring I felt like my kids were safe there. We all had a great time playing on the rocks and filling our water bottles with cool fresh spring water! Right before the steep trail at the top are picnic tables for those travelers wanting to take it easy. There are also some picnic tables at the parking lots. I would absolutely recommend this hike in star valley with or without kids, for older people, or even those who want to take it easy with a little extra exercise. July was around 80° and not too hot. I'm sure it'd be a great one to hike in the fall as well!

So this is what I hear. That because if some very odd geology this spring runs for 15-20 minutes…read morethen almost like you turned off the spigot stops for 15-20 minutes then restarts again for another round. A little research later on reveals that this is one of only a couple places in the world with a cold water, intermittent spring. Well this I gotta see!! Getting to the spring in late July is beautiful. All sunshine, bubbly creek, flowers and butterflies. A five mile drive and a mile or so hike and you're there. But it turns out this intermittent thing has a seasonality to it and we're just a touch early. Well that's OK. It's a beautiful area, lovely day.... Hey, what is that? There's some big thing covering part of the creek and it's got branches and other debris on top. Wait... that's snow... in July. That's a bridge of snow that crosses the creek. And on the uphill side it's at least 30 feet tall!!!! Unreal!! This spring is located in a steep sided canyon that rarely gets any sun. The snow that falls here apparently slides down the walls and accumulates at a pinch point. It compresses and becomes more like ice than snow. Dust and tree debris cover the top insulating it and slowing melting from the top. And voila.... ice bridge!! The path to the head of the spring leads on top of this bridge so on the way up and down you can pelt all your friends with snowballs, ....in July. Got to climb further up the canyon and got some pretty interesting photos. The spring water was delicious and the chance to hang out with the fam and enjoy this beautifulI canyon was awesome. Wish we'd been able to see the spring do it's thing but the chance to see this ginormous ice bridge made up for any dissatisfaction.

This is one of the most popular hikes in grand Teton National park. I would strongly recommend it,…read morebut just be aware that the parking is competitive at Jenny Lake visitor center because it's the most popular in the park (despite there being a massive parking lot with an overflow area). One of the nice things about this visitor center is that there are clean bathrooms with running water, food, options, and gift stores. The lake itself is absolutely stunning, and you have two options to get to hidden Falls - you can either do the actual trail, which takes anywhere from 1 to 2 hours, or you can take the ferry shuttle across the lake ($20 I think), which cuts your trip down by a solid mile or two. In fact, it ends up only taking maybe 15 to 20 minutes of an uphill walk to get to hidden Falls from where the ferry dock is after you ride it. Honestly, though, I think that the hike itself is absolutely worth it because the views around the lake itself are absolutely stunning! I think if you only do one hike in Grand Teton National Park, this should be it.

Hidden falls can be accessed either by taking the ferry across Jenny lake or by hiking around Jenny…read moreLake. My group opted for the hike, and it made getting to the waterfall, where it was incredibly cool, extra sweet. The water created a much appreciated swamp cooler effect. It was also super pretty to look at. This part of the hike was definitely the busiest with lots of people taking pictures and eating their lunch by the waterfall. Really gorgeous! Great views on the hike up. Great stop on our trip to the Tetons!!

One of the most beautiful national parks on my list. We…read morevisited Grand Teton National Park after Yellowstone, and it was absolutely photogenic, with its jagged Teton peaks, beautiful meadows, and lakes. Even on rainy days, the scenery was breathtaking. We didn't spot any bison here, but we did see elks.

Stunning weekend in the Grand Teton State Park. We missed the Gennie Lake Lodge boat across the…read morelake and elected to pivot to String Lake hike for a different and new adventure in GTNP. The water is so clear. An incredible day with a high 70's and a mild cool breeze, made it a perfect day. You could see pockets of snow in the mountain valleys and an incredibly clear day. The leaves are turning and the yellows and reds are exploding. We spotted deer, bald eagles, hawks and martins. It was a spectacular weekend in Grand Teton National Park and the fall colors only added to the beauty. If you have a chance, get to the Grand Tetons for a glance at Roosevelt's dream of the beauty of the USA.