Lodging, Travel, Food, and Clothing

Meals for the conference are served in the Jackson Campus dining hall. If you have any dietary restrictions you did not communicate on your registration form, please email placenetwork@tetonscience.org before April 6, 2026. 

Breakfasts might be eggs, pancakes, or something similar, often with a breakfast meat on the side. There is usually a yogurt/cereal bar. Lunches and dinners are typically comforting, nourishing food served cafeteria style, usually with a hot protein, vegetable, and carbohydrate option. A small salad bar is also available. 

Our kitchen will do their best to accommodate dietary needs, but they are not able to provide a guaranteed allergen-free setting. For severe food allergies, we recommend that you plan on bringing your own food that can be heated in a microwave. Please email placenetwork@tetonscience.org for details.

Meal times are as follows:

• Breakfast: 7:30 - 8:00 am

• Lunch: 11:45am - 12:45pm

• Dinner: 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Snacks:

• Tuesday 3pm: Snacks and water in the Welcome Center upon arrival

• Wednesday-Friday, 10:00am: Coffee, muffins, and fruit

• Wednesday, 2:00pm: snacks (bars/chips)

Feel free to bring your own snacks, as well. We ask that you be careful with crumbs when outside the dining hall, because there are lots of critters in the canyon, and we don't want to encourage them to get inside.

Unfortunately, we cannot offer meal refunds for participants who must or choose to bring their own food.

Weather

Oh, do we wish we knew what the weather will be like! It's so hard to predict. 

Where we stand today: Anything is possible. One recent year it was snowy, and one year it was sunny and warm. Last year, it snowed, rained, hailed, thundered, and was sunny all in the same afternoon hike. We will be outside throughout the conference, regardless of the weather.

That said, dress in layers. Don't feel compelled to buy new clothing, because we have an outfitting building with layers you can borrow. Prioritize footwear, because it is difficult to borrow shoes. You'd be happy to have a pair of water-resistant hiking shoes or boots.

What are the expectations for clothing? Will there be a need for formal work attire? 

Dress for all events is very casual. Jeans and casual pants are expected for the conference, symposium, and school visits. Plan to wear layers and comfortable/practical shoes with warm socks. The campus has mixed paved and gravel walkways, and there will be puddles, patches of ice or mud, and uneven surfaces. (Teton Science Schools staff will often wear hiking shoes or boots around campus.) In addition to the hike in the park, you will be walking to/from your vehicle (if you are staying off-campus) and to/from the lodges and other buildings on campus.