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Mount Rainier National Park
Wilderness Camping and Hiking

PLEASE READ! 2011 WILDERNESS-RELATED ALERTS

 
Hiking in Grand Park

On the trail in Grand Park

INTRODUCTION

Permits are not required for day hiking. However, camping overnight in the wilderness at Mount Rainier requires a permit. In the summer, permits can be obtained at any ranger station in the park during their hours of operation. Obtain permits at: the Longmire Wilderness Information Center at Longmire, the Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise, the Ohanapecosh Visitor Center at Ohanapecosh, the White River Wilderness Information Center at the White River Entrance, the Sunrise Visitor Center at Sunrise and the Carbon River Ranger Station at the Carbon River Entrance.

In the winter, permits are available at the Longmire Museum every day and the Jackson Visitor Center on weekends. Self-registration during the winter is available at the Carbon River Ranger Station, Ohanapecosh Ranger Station, and the Highway 410 entrance arch at the park's north boundary. For more information on winter camping at Paradise, travel here. Winter camping ends by May 15 each spring.

 
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Wilderness Reservation Request Form Please do not fax and mail your reservation form. Choose only one method. Doing both creates multiple problems.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Winter snow buries the lower floors of the Paradise Inn.

Did You Know?
At Mount Rainier, winter snowfall is typically heaviest between the elevations of 5,000 and 8,000 feet. Paradise, at 5,420 feet, receives an average of 641 inches of snowfall (nearly 54 feet) every year, making it one of the consistently snowiest places on Earth of those where snowfall is measured.

Last Updated: October 03, 2011 at 09:54 MST