The U.S. Department of Interior has purchased from the state of Wyoming a one-square-mile piece of land inside the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park for $100 million.

Wyoming should sell the 640-acre wildlife-rich and scenic Kelly school trust parcel to Grand Teton National Park for $100 million, the Office of State Lands and Investments recommended Friday.

UPDATED: December 5, 2023 at 3:42 PM MST There’s a 640-acre parcel of magnificent, state-owned public land in Wyoming that’s set for auction unless the state changes its mind.

The sale of the Kelly Parcel will return approximately $69.6 million into Wyoming's Common School Permanent Fund within the first 10 years, according to the Grand Teton National Park Foundation.