Snake River Scenic Float Trip in Grand Teton National Park — Jackson Hole

You push open a gate at an old ranch, and the world changes pitch: the scrubbed grass of Buffalo Valley gives way to a ribbon of glass—Snake River—moving slow and deliberate beneath the shadow of the Tetons. Guides unwrap lifejackets while horses graze a field a short walk from the docks; the air smells faintly of diesel from the barn and of river mud. For three and a half hours you’ll ride that ribbon, floating through a less trafficked stretch of the upper Snake where the mountains lean in close and wildlife keeps its distance until curiosity nudges it forward.