County to send NPS a yes on 2.05-acre Granite Canyon land swap

Teton County’s Board of County Commissioners is set to sign off Sept. 8 on a support letter for a small but consequential land swap inside Grand Teton National Park: the National Park Service would trade an equal-sized in-park parcel to pick up 2.05 acres owned by Granite Canyon, LLC. The letter says the exchange is “in-kind,” within the park’s legislated boundary, and tied to the park’s mission. Letter of Support for NPS Land Exchange Sheahan

This is the kind of boundary clean-up deal that can quietly change where public access lines sit on the ground, even when the acreage sounds tiny. The county’s letter does not say where the Granite Canyon parcel is or what the traded-away park parcel is, so if you care about how this lands for trails, river access, or winter routes, watch for the map and appraisal details that should come with the National Park Service’s exchange process.