Two National Parks · 351 miles apart
Grand Teton or Rocky Mountain
Crowds are close. Rocky Mountain had 4,171,431 recreation visits in 2025 and Grand Teton had 3,800,648. Grand Teton has 8 campgrounds to 5 at Rocky Mountain. Rocky Mountain lists 257 bird species in the NPSpecies inventory against 195 at Grand Teton. On the rest they match, since neither uses timed entry. The two parks are 351 miles apart in a straight line.
| Grand Teton National Park | Rocky Mountain National Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Designation | National Park | National Park |
| States | Wyoming | Colorado |
| Recreation visits, 2025 | 3,800,648 | 4,171,431 |
| Entrance fee, private vehicle | $35 (Private Vehicle) | $30 (Private Vehicle) |
| Timed entry reservation | No | Yes |
| Campgrounds | 8 | 5 |
| International Dark Sky Park | No | No |
| Bird species, NPSpecies | 195 | 257 |
| Hours or season | Open all day, every day | Open all day, every day |
Grand Teton visits by yearRocky Mountain visits by year
Fees, hours, campgrounds and timed entry from the NPS API. Visits from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics system. Dark sky status from DarkSky International. Bird counts from the NPSpecies inventory. Data refreshed October 14, 2026. Other pairs.