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Mount Rainier National Park Hikers crossing Stevens Creek at the base of Martha Falls on the Wonderland Trail.
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Mount Rainier National Park
Outdoor Activities
 
Mt. Rainier from the Paradise Glacier Basin trail
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.

Drawing of a simple tent.
Camping at Mount Rainier
Learn about reservations, fees and amenities at Mount Rainier's four campgrounds.
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Mount Rainier has trails for every level.
Day Hikes
Looking for easy and enjoyable trails that the whole family can experience together?
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Penstemon wildflowers
Discover Wildflowers
Where are the wildflowers blooming?
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Families and visitors sled and play in the snow at Paradise.
Winter Recreation
Discover winter activities available at Mount Rainier such as sledding, skiing, and ranger-guided snowshoe hikes.
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Artist rendering of the new Paradise Visitor Center.

Did You Know?
The park recently completed building a new visitor center at Paradise & rehabilitating the historic Paradise Inn. The new visitor center is more sustainable and less expensive to operate than the existing visitor center. The Paradise Inn, after 90 years of use, was in need of rehabilitation.

Last Updated: August 24, 2011 at 10:26 MST