The meeting will be at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyoming. Yellowstone National Park is also nearby, just north of Grand Teton National Park.
The Jackson Hole area of Wyoming has a well serviced airport and is only a days drive from Denver where the AAS meeting is May 30 -June 5. (Map of area)
The Jackson Hole Airport is served by Delta, United, Northwest, American, and Continental airlines.
The Lodge provides a shuttle service from Jackson Hole Airport which must be reserved in advance through the Reservations Department at 800-628-9988. The round-trip cost is $50.00 per person, and includes the park entry fee. The park admission is good for seven days and includes admission to Yellowstone National Park.
If you drive or rent a car, the park admission is $20 per vehicle.
Jackson Lake Lodge has been the site of several astronomy conferences. It is the main lodge in the park and has the famous view across the lake to the mountains. It has two restaurants, a lounge (with the view), a heated swimming pool and horseback riding on site. They also offer river rafting trips, boat rentals etc.
The Lodge is holding a block of rooms for our meeting.
In keeping with national park tradition there is no TV or radio in the room, but there is phone and data-port access.
Participants may share a room. You can find a list of people seeking a room mate here, but make your own arrangements with them. Please inform us if you want to remove your name from this list.
Individual reservations must be made directly with the Lodge (800-628-9988 or 307-543-3005, FAX 307-543-3143). The reserved block of rooms in the Lodge will be held for 45 days prior to the meeting, so make your reservations early. When making your reservations, be sure to mention the meeting, Massive Stars, to get the reduced rate at the Lodge. An advance deposit is required, and they accept credit cards.