Swift Creek Outfitters & Teton Horseback Adventures

A must have experience if you are in the Teton area.
A tad of a rough drive to get to this place but well worth it. This is not your typical horseback ride on a ranch and it certainly is an experience you won’t soon forget. Make sure you bring extra socks and shoes as will you definitely get wet riding through the creeks. The scenery is absolutely beautiful along the trail and I highly recommend signing up for more than 1 hour ride if you have the time. Our guide was excellent (and chatty) and constantly looked after us novice riders.
This was definitely the highlight of our trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton. I had more fun at this place than looking at the geyser and hot springs. Highly recommend.

6 of 5 stars! First of all Patty B’s review is so wrong. Must have wanted a pony ride at a circus. I’ve done rides on Durango, CO, Sedona. AZ and about 4 others and this was by far the best ride ever! We started with a nice swim! My horse Sally just swan while I stayed on top. So that was an awesome start. Then our up the mountain trots were the best. Sally climbed like a champion! Then cowboy Carl our guide took the most amazing photos at the top of little pulpit! What an Amazing view! Then a nice down the mountain ride and a few more creek splash keeping our shoes and pants wet! If you want a mello, flat boring horse ride, this place is not for you. If you wanna get wet ride up and down some steep terrain the buckle in! This is the place!

My family and I wanted to go all out and go horseback riding at Grand Teton. After finding out that all of the a Grand Teton horseback riding sessions were booked, the ranger at the activities center recommended we go to the Teton Horseback Adventures. I tried to call the number provided only to reach a staticky answering machine saying to just drop by.
After a 30 minute drive on a very narrow gravel road (cross your fingers your rental cars don’t get destroyed), and just when you think you are in the middle of a forest in Guam… you will arrive at the ranch.
My family and I booked the 1 hour horseback ride for $ 40 a person. If you pay with credit card, there is an additional fee (about $ 1 a person). The lady who runs the company isn’t that personable, but lucky for you, you won’t be dealing with her for the ride.
I don’t know if it was because my family was Asian and the cowboys thought we didn’t understand English, but they were pretty rude to my entire family. They got us on the horses while goofing around and giving us no information whatsoever. The only tidbit we were given was «make sure you don’t let the horse eat» and «don’t pull on the reins too hard».
The ride itself was pretty baller. We got fantastic views of Grand Teton. Our guide was pretty standoffish. But after a while, I finally got him to talk as I asked a lot of questions about the horses and the park. My brother and mom got yelled at quite a lot because their horses kept running off and/​or eating. But it wasn’t their fault because we were given no preliminary lesson before we embarked on our adventure. We got some pretty cool GoPro footage as our horses trotted through creeks and through pretty tricky forest terrains. Pretty cool experience.
Our guide was decent. But again, the owner shooed us off when we got back. I don’t know what her problem was. Maybe it’s because we paid already and got our horseback riding in that she did not feel obligated to treat us as guests. But the bitty was not nice. All in all it was a unique experience, but not a welcoming place I’ll be returning to anytime soon.
PS you’ll find out that horses fart. A LOT… especially when they’re going up an incline. And now you know

Had a great experience with Teton Horseback Adventures! My fiancé and I arrived around lunchtime and were on a horse within a half-​hour. Our guide was fantastic! He was willing to stop and take pictures, pick up hats that flew off, and provide great insight into the ranch and the surrounding area. We did the Little Pulpit ride which had a beautiful view of the mountain range. Be sure to wear pants and tip the guide! Plan an extra 15 minutes to get out there as the gravel road approach was slow-​going for our rental car.

Thanks to Teton Horseback Adventures for an incredible morning ride! My fiancé and I went for a 3 hour tour with Kirsten aboard Dixie and Woodrow. The scenery was incredible, the horses very well trained, and Kirsten was super friendly and patient with all of our questions. I even dropped my camera and didn’t notice til ~½ mile away. Kirsten ran back to look for my camera (and found it!) without hesitation. Sure, it’s risky to drive 1.5hrs away without a reservation but TOTALLY worth it. We didn’t see another person (or even a road) the entire 3 hours. Compare that to the other outfitters closer to civilization where you ride along the highway — no thanks! Highly recommend this outfitter for all levels of experience. Thanks!

This is a must do for the family. We so enjoyed our two hour ride. Had an awesome guide with a great staff. I recommend to anyone who wants to have an adventure while in the area. Worth the drive don’t hesitate and just drive out there.

Had a wonderful time! Great view of the Teton Range. I rode the horse Olive Oil. Weather was great! I did the 2 hr ride with Lydia as my guide. Very friendly people. Only downfall is I got eaten alive by mosquitos and soreness the next day (that was to be expected though). Wish I remembered the bug repellant! Overall I was satisfied with my horseback riding experience. Tip to people with cameras — leave them behind! Just bring your cell phones to take pics. My Samsung NX300 was jolted around a bit when the horse decided to trot. The strap came lose and fell off of me and onto the ground. Thankfully it is just fine. No big damage.

One star reflects the pre-​trip communication and reservation by email. Our trail ride was reconfirmed a week prior to our trip.
Our party of six drove an hour in the dark to be at the remote site by the appointed hour of 8 am. We were greeted by the manager, who proceeded to give us a story as to why they were already closed for the season. Uh, really? They had our email and contact information. Sorry, but there is no excuse acceptable.

It has been over a week since the daughter and I went for a horseback ride during our 11 day vacation. What does she remember most about our vacation? She remembers going horseback riding with the Teton Horseback Adventures. I had originally planned on going horseback riding with the place that our hotel recommended. But, they did not offer a 1 hour ride. We checked out other outfitters. But, I heard good things about these guys. So, I decided to come here.
Teton Horseback Adventures is located in the middle of a forest. You need to take a dirt roads to get there. They have an address. But, it is best if you enter the coordinates of 43.932 548,-110.451 822 into your GPS. The dirt road is well maintained in the summer. You should not have a problem getting here. There are no buildings. They do have a couple of trailers, tents and corrals for horses.
The price for an hour ride is $ 35. I didn’t pick this place because it was the cheapest place I found. But, it didn’t hurt that it was the cheapest place. It was recommended to me by the Jackson Lake Lodge. The lodge didn’t have any horses available on the day we planned on going horseback riding. So they told me to try this place. They also have 2 and 3 hour rides as well. Prices are a little more, but, less than other places. Big game hunting is also available.
I called several times and asked if I needed reservations. They assured me that they had plenty of horses and that reservations were not necessary. When I arrived, I saw that they were not kidding about the number of horses that they had.
Every horse had a name. My daughter was given a white pony named Blue. I was given a horse named Woodrow. The horses were all well trained. The daughter and I were paired with another family that also wanted a 1 hour ride. Our guide was Maggie. Maggie did a wonderful job leading our group into the forest for our ride. She showed us the sights, and was a very good tour guide.
It was a nice 1 hour ride. My daughter still talks about her horse Blue. I did get saddle sore the next day. Overall it was wonderful experience. 5 stars for now. But, 10 years from now, if my daughter moves away to Wyoming to become a horse guide and lives in a tent like Maggie, I am going to start taking away stars.

This ride was fun for those that love adventures! I’m a little better than a novice and we got to ride through creeks, up hills, through the mud of the forest and up to the hilltops where we took gorgeous photos.
The downsides of this amazing trip is that it’s hard to hear what the outfitter is saying if you’re at the end of the line (perhaps if they had two outfitters? one at the beginning and one at the end). One older gentleman in my group was sliding off his horse and he had no idea how to correct the problem. No one was hurt, but I’m glad it wasn’t me. That’s why I didn’t give them 5 stars.
If Swift Creek were to provide 2 outfitters per group, and keep everything else exactly the same: the prices, the trails, the well behaved and yet mischievous horses, the outfitter laid back atmosphere of their business, I’d give them 5.5 stars.
The staff even allowed us to hand feed our mounts apples after our ride (supervised of course).

My boyfriend took me here for my first horseback ride in over 10 years. We were greeted by friendly and smiling people as soon as we parked, and our guide, Cole, was very helpful in teaching the basics of riding a horse and was very patient. We chose the 2 our Pulpit ride which took us across creeks and uphill in the forests until we arrived at spectacular views of the Teton mountains. It was such an excellent experience that we wished we were in Wyoming one more day just to do another ride with them. It is a family owned business and everyone here was so helpful and friendly. It is not overly-​touristy at all, it feels like you are just on someone’s family ranch. You can’t beat the location of this place, it’s quite the beautiful drive to get there and very secluded. We will be back on our next trip! Highly recommended!