• Mount Rainier peeks through clouds, viewed across subalpine wildflowers and glacial moraine.

    Mount Rainier

    National Park Washington

Getting Ready for 2016

The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016. To us, it's not about cakes and candles — it's about being an organization ready to take on the challenges of our second century. Our blueprint to get there — A Call to Action — outlines the innovative work we want to accomplish. Mount Rainier National Park is a big part of this effort. Take a look at what we're doing locally and get involved!

 

  • Curatorial Internship

    Two staff wearing protective clothing and glasses work in a laboratory.

    Mount Rainier National Park's Curatorial staff had one intern from Evergreen College who was taught primarily about natural history curation but also did a little cultural history curation. Read more

Did You Know?

June 1945:  President Harry Truman plays the piano in the Paradise Inn lobby.

In June 1945, President Harry Truman visited Mount Rainier National Park, dined at the Paradise Inn and played a song on the Inn's piano.  This piano and other notable items are preserved today in the Paradise Inn, part of an effort to maintain the park's rich historic legacy. More...