May 16, 2012
Thanking America's Armed Forces: Active Duty U.S. Military Offered Free Entrance to All National Parks
To show our appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, on May 19- Armed Forces Day- The National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents.
May 11, 2012
Mount Rainier Spring/Summer Opening Schedule
As spring arrives, Mount Rainier National Park starts to transition into summer hours.
April 18, 2012
Mount Rainier National Park Initiates Flood Mitigation Planning for the White River Corridor, Seeks Public Comments on Issues to be Addressed
Mount Rainier National Park Superintendent Randy King has announced that the park is initiating the preparation of an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the installation of flood mitigation structures within the White River corridor to protect State Route 410, also known as the Mather Memorial Parkway. The park is inviting comments from individuals, organizations and other agencies to help identify the range of issues to be addressed in the EA, as well as potential alternatives for reducing impacts to park resources, visitor access and safety.
April 18, 2012
Celebrate National Park Week - Come Visit Mount Rainier for Free!
April 21-29 is designated National Park Week across the nation. During that time, admission to all National Parks will be free.
March 22, 2012
Two More Weekends to Enjoy Inner Tubing and Snowshoe Walks at Paradise.
Mount Rainier Superintendent Randy King advises that the public sledding area at Paradise will be groomed and staffed through Sunday, April 1. After that date the snow play runs will no longer be maintained and sledding will not be permitted in the park. Equipment used to groom the snow play area is needed to begin spring snow removal around the park.
March 06, 2012
Mount Rainier Rangers Receive Interior Valor Award
Supervisory Climbing Ranger Glenn Kessler and former Mount Rainier Seasonal Climbing Ranger Paul Charlton have been honored as recipients of the Department of the Interior's Valor Award. This award is in recognition of the actions that Kessler and Charlton took in rescues on Ingraham Glacier on June 6, 2002.
March 02, 2012
Transportation Mini-Grants Available for School Field Trips to Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is now accepting applications for transportation mini-grants to help subsidize bus transportation for school field trips to the park.
March 01, 2012
Mount Rainier National Park = Visitors, Money, and Jobs for Local Economy
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1,191,754 visitors in 2010 spent $35,389,000 in Mount Rainier National Park and in communities near the park. That spending supported 505 jobs in the local areas.
February 10, 2012
Asphalt Core Drilling Scheduled to Begin February 13th on Nisqually Road in Mount Rainier National Park
Asphalt core drilling is scheduled to take place from Monday February 13th and estimated to be completed by Wednesday February 29th on the Nisqually Road from the Park's southwest entrance to Longmire.
January 23, 2012
Major Search Efforts Aided by Good Weather
A break between storms provided a weather window for significant ground and air operations in the search for two missing parties on Mount Rainier.
January 22, 2012
Search Efforts Continue for Overdue Parties on Mount Rainier
The search for two overdue parties continues on Mount Rainier on Sunday, January 22. No sign of the missing parties has been detected to date.
January 21, 2012
Search Continues for Overdue Parties on Mount Rainier
This morning teams searched areas of the Paradise Glacier, Alta Vista, Upper Stevens Canyon and Muir Snowfield and detected no sign of the overdue parties. Extreme weather continues to limit search operations.
January 20, 2012
Poor Weather Hinders Search for Overdue Parties
Searchers remain on standby to return to the search upon first signs of improved weather.
January 19, 2012
Update on Search Efforts
Today a team of ten searched from Paradise up the Muir Snowfield to Camp Muir without locating either of the parties.
January 19, 2012
Team of Elite Mountaineers Search for Overdue Parties on Mount Rainier
This morning, January 19, a team of ten is searching a portion of the intended route of the two overdue parties from Paradise up the Muir Snowfield to Camp Muir, where they will overnight.
January 18, 2012
Mount Rainier Poised to Begin Search for Two Overdue Parties
The incident command team, lead by Park Ranger Kelly Bush, is planning to send field teams out once conditions become favorable. Efforts are currently focused on organizing a team of skilled skiers and climbers who have experience in negotiating the terrain to Camp Muir in difficult travel conditions.
January 17, 2012
Overdue Parties Prepared for Winter Conditions
Two parties expected off the mountain over the last two days are overdue according to their original plans.
January 16, 2012
Family of Rescued Snowshoer Yong Chun Kim Issues Statement
Statement from the family of rescued snowshoer Yong Chun Kim, who was found at Mount Rainier National Park after a three-day search.
January 16, 2012
Lost Snowshoer Rescued After Three-day Search
A massive search for a snowshoer missing since Saturday in Mount Rainier National Park culminated in a successful rescue Monday night.
January 16, 2012
Search for Missing Snowshoer Enters Third Day
The search for a snowshoer missing since Saturday afternoon continues today on Mount Rainier.
January 06, 2012
Memorial Service in Celebration of the Life of Park Ranger Margaret Anderson
Memorial service set for 1:00 p.m. on January 10, 2012, at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington.
January 03, 2012
Park to Reopen
Park to Reopen
January 02, 2012
SUSPECT IN RANGER KILLING FOUND DEAD
SUSPECT IN RANGER KILLING FOUND DEAD
January 01, 2012
Manhunt Continues for Man who Killed Ranger on Mount Rainier
Manhunt Continues for Man who Killed Ranger on Mount Rainier
January 01, 2012
Park Ranger Fatally Shot at Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier Park Ranger Margaret Anderson fatally shot in the line of duty
December 15, 2011
Paradise Snowshoe Walks to Begin at Mount Rainier December 17 - Sliding Area Opening Delayed
Learn the art of snowshoeing and discover the winter wonderland of Paradise with a guided snowshoe walk beginning December 17. The Paradise snowplay area opening is delayed due to lack of adequate snow depth.
December 12, 2011
Fox Research
Mount Rainier National Park has just begun a research project to assess visitor impacts on Cascade foxes.
October 13, 2011
King Named Superintendent
Randy King has been selected as the new superintendent of Mount Rainier National Park. King replaces Dave Uberuaga, who was recently named superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
October 05, 2011
Transition Season at Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier begins preparing for the upcoming winter season.
September 01, 2011
Mount Rainier Transitions to Fall Schedules
With Labor Day rapidly approaching, Mount Rainier National Park will begin the transition to Fall operations. A major impact for visitors beginning September 6 will be the closure of the Stevens Canyon Road on the east end for road construction.
August 15, 2011
Rehabilitation of 10 miles of Stevens Canyon Road Planned in 2011, 2012, and 2013
Phase 1 of the resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation of Stevens Canyon Road and other related facilities has been awarded to MidMountain Contractors, Inc, of Kirkland, WA. Phase 1 of the project will occur between August 15 and October 30, 2011. Phase 2 of the project will be taking place between 2012 and 2013.
July 18, 2011
Work begins this week to implement the Carbon River Access Management Plan in Mount Rainier National Park
The Carbon River Access Management Plan will be implemented this week in response to flood damage to the Carbon River Road and Ipsut Creek Campground following the major November 2006 flood event and subsequent flood events as recent as last winter.
July 18, 2011
New webcam shows view from Camp Muir
Mount Rainier National Park is excited to announce that a new webcam at Camp Muir is now fully operational and available online to the public. This is a unique location for a webcam as it is certainly the highest webcam in Washington State and one of the most remote in the United States.
June 17, 2011
Deep Snow Conditions Will Delay Opening of Sunrise Area and the White River Campground; Entrance Fees Waived on June 21
Deep snow levels on Mount Rainier will delay the opening of the road to Sunrise until at least July 8. Also, to celebrate the first day of summer, July 21 will be a FEE FREE DAY at Mount Rainier National Park.
June 14, 2011
Search for Missing Climber Underway on Liberty Ridge
On Monday evening, park climbing rangers initiated search for seriously ill climber on Liberty Ridge.
June 14, 2011
Search on Liberty Ridge Suspended
The search on Liberty Ridge for Rob Planker, age 50 of Olympia, WA, was suspended this afternoon due to strong winds.
June 13, 2011
Mount Rainier National Park Releases Twitter Page
Superintendent Dave Uberuaga announces the launching of the Official Mount Rainier National Park Twitter page.
February 16, 2011
Rehabilitation of 10 miles of Stevens Canyon Road planned in 2011, 2012 and 2013
Outlines plan to rehabilitate Stevens Canyon Road.
