Those traveling with children will find an abundance of kid-friendly options in Jackson Hole. A few noteworthy examples include:

• • the hands-on Children’s Discovery Gallery at the National Museum of Wildlife Art
• • playgrounds at local parks: Mike Yokel Jr. Park (Kelly and Hall Streets), Miller Park (Powderhorn Lane and Maple Way), and Baux Park (base of Snow King Mountain)
• • the excellent swimming pool and corkscrew water slide at the Teton County Recreation Center (155 E. Gill St., 307/739-9025, www.tetonwyo.org/parks)
• • the fine children’s section of the Teton County Library (125 Virginian La., 307/733-2164, www.tclib.org)
• • chuck-wagon dinners at Bar-T-Five or Bar J
• • pizzas at the Calico (where the lawn is great for kids)
• • melodramas at Jackson Hole Playhouse
• • the Alpine Slide at Snow King Resort
• • the chairlifts, bungee trampoline, climbing wall, and pop-jet fountain at Jackson Hole Resort
• • the evening shootouts at Town Square
• • horseback or wagon rides
• • float trips down the Snake River
• • a trip to the fish hatchery
• • a night at the rodeo (including the kids-only calf chase)
• • the weird and wacky collection of oddities at Ripley’s Believe It or Not!
• • a boat ride and hike at Jenny Lake inside Grand Teton National Park
• • day camp at the Teton County Parks and Recreation Department (155 E. Gill St., 307/739-9025, www.tetonwyo.org/parks, grades 1-6)