Downtown Jackson · George Washington Memorial Park · Elk antler arches
Jackson Town Square
The heart of downtown Jackson: a small park with an elk antler arch at each corner, ringed by Western storefronts, galleries and restaurants.
Opens the Town of Jackson’s Town Square page. The square is a free public park; the phone number is the Town of Jackson.
Details checked October 2026
Type
Town park
Four elk antler arches downtown
Admission
Free
Summer Shootout is free; expected back in 2027
Hours
Open anytime
Public park in the middle of downtown
Time needed
1–2 hours
Our estimate, with time for shops and lunch
Parking
Free, 3-hour
Oversize stalls at the Home Ranch lot
First arch
1953
Rotary Club built it; all four rebuilt by 2015
What you’ll see
Four arches of shed elk antlers
Each corner of George Washington Memorial Park has an arch built from antlers that elk dropped on the nearby National Elk Refuge.
Photo: HeritageArts&Letters on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Start here
Walk all four antler arches
The first arch went up in 1953, built by the Jackson Hole Rotary Club at the southwest corner. Arches followed at the other corners in 1966, 1967 and 1969. The Rotary later raised money to rebuild all four with fresh antlers, and the last one was finished in June 2015. A stone memorial to local veterans stands in the middle of the park.
RV tip: Leave the rig at camp. Downtown street parking is limited to 3 hours, and the Home Ranch lot two blocks north has oversize stalls for RVs and trailer rigs.
More to see
- Town Square ShootoutA free, 20-minute Western shootout at 6 pm on summer evenings except Sundays. The 2026 season ended early; the Chamber expects it back in summer 2027.
- Holiday lightsThe arches are strung with lights for winter. In 2025 the Town Square Lighting was the Friday after Thanksgiving; the 2026 date hasn’t been announced.
- Stagecoach ridesIn summer a stagecoach circles the square, and walking tours of the historic downtown start nearby.
- Shops and galleriesWestern wear, art galleries and restaurants line all four sides, including the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar across Cache Street.
Why go
Why Town Square belongs on your Jackson trip
Town Square is the official George Washington Memorial Park, and almost everything downtown radiates from it. The antler arches are the photo everyone takes, and they’re free to visit any time of day.
Parking is the one thing to plan. Streets in the core allow 3-hour parking, there’s no overnight street parking from November 1 to April 15, and town lots ban parking from 2 to 7 am. The Home Ranch lot at Cache and Gill has oversize stalls set aside for buses, RVs and trailer rigs, or you can ride the free in-town START shuttle.
In late fall the square is quieter, the shops are open and the arches get their holiday lights after Thanksgiving. In summer, come by 6 pm for the Shootout when it returns in 2027.
Photo: Schwerdf on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Why it made our list
- The famous elk antler arches
- Free, any time of day
- Shops, galleries and dinner nearby
- Holiday lights in winter
- Easy walk to the Playhouse
For RVers
Visiting Town Square in an RV
The practical stuff we wished someone had told us before we pulled in.
Use the Home Ranch lot
The Home Ranch lot at Cache and Gill, two blocks north of the square, has oversize stalls reserved for buses, RVs and vehicles towing trailers. It has a 3-hour limit and no parking from 2 to 7 am.
Approach on wide streets
The Jackson Hole Chamber suggests reaching the RV-friendly lots by Broadway, Willow and Gill streets rather than squeezing through the core.
No overnight parking
From November 1 to April 15 there’s no overnight street parking in town, and downtown lots prohibit parking from 2 to 7 am all year. Don’t plan to sleep in the rig downtown.
Or take START
The in-town START shuttle is free. Paid START routes also run to Teton Village and Wilson; carry exact cash, because drivers can’t make change or take cards.
What visitors say about Jackson Town Square
The visitor report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked October 30, 2026.
What we’d bring
Our own short list, not taken from reviews
A cameraComfortable shoesCash for START
Tripadvisor doesn’t show review highlights for Town Square, so this is our own list. Paid START bus routes take exact cash only.
Minutes from nearby RV parks
Drive times are route estimates from each park to Town Square, worked out October 30, 2026. Allow longer in summer traffic.
Good to know
Freethe square, arches and Shootout
Street parking3 hours downtown core, all year
OvernightNone on streets Nov 1–Apr 15
STARTFree in-town shuttle route
Parking rules come from the Town of Jackson parking page and Shootout details from the Jackson Hole Chamber, checked October 30, 2026.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
Jackson Town Square
- Address10 E Broadway Ave, Jackson, WY 83001
- HoursOpen anytime
Public park in the middle of downtown - Phone(307) 733-3932
- AdmissionFree public park – Town of Jackson
- Getting thereTown Square sits at Broadway and Cache Street (US-191) in the center of Jackson; every road into town leads here.
- ParkingFree 3-hour street and lot parking. RVs and trailer rigs use the oversize stalls at the Home Ranch lot, Cache and Gill.
Check jacksonwy.gov for parking rules and the Jackson Hole Chamber for Shootout and holiday lighting dates.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near Jackson Town Square
All three of these RV parks are about 15 to 20 minutes from the square in the tow car.
Fireside Resort Jackson Hole
Full-hookup RV sites in Wilson on the road to Teton Village, with showers, a coin laundry and a camp store.
Gros Ventre Campground
Big Grand Teton campground on the Gros Ventre River, with electric sites and room for rigs up to 45 feet.
Snake River Cabins & RV Village
Riverside full-hookup sites south of town, best for rigs up to 30 feet, with a pathway toward Jackson.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
The questions RVers ask most before pulling in.
Open anytime · free
Ready to walk the arches?
Check parking on the town’s site, then leave the rig at camp and head downtown in the tow car.
Thank you to the people behind these photos and this video. Please support them by giving their work a look. Photos: HeritageArts&Letters (arch in fall; CC BY-SA 4.0), Miguel Hermoso Cuesta (arch in summer; CC BY-SA 4.0), inkknife_2000 (stagecoach; CC BY-SA 2.0), Jan Kronsell (shootout; public domain), Harold Sanborn (square around 1940; public domain), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (crowd on the square; CC BY 2.0) and Schwerdf (antler arch; CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons; the images were resized. Video: History Jackson Hole on YouTube (antler arch history). Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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