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Mount Rainier National ParkHikers crossing Stevens Creek at the base of Martha Falls on the Wonderland Trail.
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Mount Rainier National Park
Outdoor Activities
 
Peak of Mount Rainier from Longmire in June.
Mount Rainier from Longmire.

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.

Drawing of a trail through tall trees.
Trail Conditions
Planning a trip into the Mount Rainier backcountry? Find out what the trails are like before you go.
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Mount Rainier National Park
Wilderness Trip Planning: get the maps you need.
Wilderness Trip Planning
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June 1945:  President Harry Truman plays the piano in the Paradise Inn lobby.  

Did You Know?
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.
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Last Updated: May 14, 2009 at 12:52 EST