Outdoor Activities
Mount Rainier from the Paradise Glacier Basin trail.
Mount Rainier National Park offers excellent opportunities for scenic drives, hiking, and mountain climbing. Most roads are open from late May to early October--all provide stunning views and access to a variety of hiking trails and other sites. Trails usher hikers through lowland forests of cedar, hemlock, and fir to subalpine streams and meadows of wildflowers, to alpine slopes of firs, glaciers, and tundra.
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Winter Recreation
Discover winter activities available at Mount Rainier such as sledding, skiing, and ranger-guided snowshoe hikes. Read More
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Discover Wildflowers
Where are the wildflowers blooming? Read More
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Day Hikes
Looking for easy and enjoyable trails that the whole family can experience together? Read More
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Camping at Mount Rainier
Learn about reservations, fees and amenities at Mount Rainier's four campgrounds. Read More
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Wilderness Trip Planning
Get the maps you need. Read More
Did You Know?
The Paradise meadows were once home to a golf course, rope tows for skiers, an auto campground, and rows of tent cabins. All of these activities damaged the meadows, as does walking off-trail. Management practices have changed over the years, and we now protect and restore our precious subalpine meadows.