Skip Yellowstone And Grand Teton: Visit This Forgotten Wyoming Park Instead

Every year, millions of travelers race between Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park, the two rivals in terms of beauty , as they chase bucket-list moments. These two national parks are renowned for their outdoor adventures and picturesque scenery, featuring jagged peaks, stunning lakes, abundant wildlife, and, in Yellowstone’s case, geothermal wonders. While heading to these two iconic parks, travelers pass through the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway , one of Wyoming’s most overlooked treasures.

This little-known stretch of protected wilderness is a scenic corridor established in 1972 to connect Yellowstone and Grand Teton both geographically and ecologically. It was named after John D. Rockefeller, Jr., a philanthropist whose conservation work preserved v