• Mount Rainier peeks through clouds, viewed across subalpine wildflowers and glacial moraine.

    Mount Rainier

    National Park Washington

Campgrounds and Maintenance

Did You Know?

President Taft visits Paradise in 1911.

In 1911, President William Howard Taft's touring car was the first vehicle to drive the newly-built road to Paradise.  The road was very muddy, and the car had to be pulled through the upper portion by a team of mules.  Learn more about Mount Rainier's transportation history at the following link: More...