You’ll find access updates for Grand Teton and San Vicente Reservoir, plus a boating fatality report from Missouri. Check the linked notices as you plan your route and time on the water.

Illustrative Taggart Lake trailhead project-site photograph, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. NPS Photo. NPS Grand Teton construction update and photo. Capture date is not specified; not a photograph of the California closure or Missouri incident. No claim to original U.S. Government works.

Trail and Access Closures

• Wyoming: Taggart Lake construction pauses for winter access: Grand Teton’s November 4 update says construction on the Taggart Lake trail system and new trailhead has paused for winter, with hiking and over-snow recreation allowed until construction resumes May 1, 2027 (National Park Service). The park says the Taggart trailhead and trails will close to all use starting May 1, 2027, while Taggart Lake will be accessible from the Valley Trail to the north (National Park Service). For your plans elsewhere in the park, Cottonwood Creek Picnic Area remains closed, and Mormon Row Historic District is open with access to some buildings restricted by construction (National Park Service).
• California: San Vicente marina services announce November 9 closure: A November 4 Western Outdoor News report quotes San Vicente Reservoir staff saying the Marina Store and Boat Rentals in Lakeside will close for business November 9 because of extremely low water levels (Western Outdoor News). The quoted statement directs city-permit buyers to cash-only pay stations in the park (Western Outdoor News). Do not treat this marina-services notice as confirmation of a complete reservoir closure; verify current launching access before you travel (Western Outdoor News).

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Water Safety

• Missouri: one dead and two rescued at Lake of the Ozarks: KMBC’s November 4 report says one adult drowned after three adults fell into the water from a boat near Gravois Arm at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks (KMBC). The other two adults were rescued unharmed, according to the report citing the Missouri Highway Patrol (KMBC).

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