Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center

The Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center allows visitors to learn about Mr. Rockefeller's vision and his legacy of conservation stewardship. Exhibits engage visual, tactile, and auditory senses through a poem by Terry Tempest Williams, audio recordings of Mr. Rockefeller, videos, photography, and a soundscape room. Visitors may relax in the resource room, attend a ranger program, or strike out on a hike to Phelps Lake. The center does not have a sales area or offer permits.

Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04

The Preserve Center is NOT accessible to vehicles over 23.3 feet long or trailers. Access to the center will be impacted by Moose-Wilson Road Construction in 2022. Heading north from Teton Village on WY 390, continue 3.2 miles from the Granite Entrance Gate and turn right (east) at the Preserve Center sign. Heading south from Moose on the Teton Park Road, turn south at the sign reading "Wilson Road/Teton Village 9 miles." Continue 3.7 miles and turn left (east) at the Preserve Center sign.

The Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Center is reached by a 4-foot wide dirt and gravel path that winds up a gentle slope from the parking area, passing through sagebrush meadows. As you climb the path you see a long building to your right. It has a dark grey metal roof and wood siding stained a reddish brown. The building is in the shape of an “L” with the short end of the “L” facing the mountains. Past the left end of the building, the path turns to the right and leads to the entrance in the inside corner of the “L.” Where the path turns a large boulder sits with a sign reading “Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve” with a green pine sprig logo off to the left. Another path leads straight ahead through a stand of Black Hawthorne bushes. The far wing of the building has a covered porch with wood decking running its length. During the summer season, six Adirondack chairs invite visitors to sit. The area inside the “L” is filled with a grove of aspen trees. At the far end of the porch is an open gravel area with a 3 foot boulder it the middle. A trailhead leads off to the right. Straight ahead is a small building with composting toilets. There is a central opening at the restrooms with doors leading to the right for women and to the left for men. Audio descriptions of the interior are available through the NPS Audio Description App, available on the App Store.

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