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“Timed entry” means a reservation to enter the park during a designated time period. A predetermined number of reservations are available for each time slot. The time slots are in two-hour increments, for example: 7 am-9 am, 9 am-11 am, 11 am-1 pm, 1 pm-3 pm, and 3 pm-5 pm.
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Each reservation is for arrival within the two-hour window listed on the reservation.
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Vehicles may enter the Sunrise Corridor before 7 am and after 5 pm without a timed entry reservation. However, the standard park entrance fee, which is $30 per vehicle (valid for seven days) is required for all vehicles entering the park, regardless of the time of day. For more information on entrance fees, visit the Fees & Passes webpage.
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Mount Rainier’s visitation has grown from about 1.1 million in 2013 to about 1.6 million people in 2022, so the park is more crowded. Summer visitors visiting at peak times often wait between one and three hours to move through the entrance stations, and parking is frequently difficult at Paradise, Sunrise, and other locations. Visitors avoiding crowded trails trample fragile meadow plants, causing meadow “scars” that take decades to heal. Local residents with property near the park entrances were frequently blocked from their driveways by long lines of idling cars.
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In an effort to mitigate this situation, the park is continuing to test timed entry reservations as a potential management strategy to address these issues. A set number of reservations are available for each timed entry slot. The system is designed to disperse visitors more evenly throughout the day and across the park. Our expectation is that a reservation system will reduce crowding by shifting some visitation to traditionally lesser-used days or times.
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The timed entry reservation system pilot is projected to reduce wait times at entrance stations, reduce road and trail congestion, reduce impacts to fragile subalpine meadows, and improve parking options at popular destinations such as Paradise and Sunrise. This will lead to a better visitor experience – more time in the park, less time in cars waiting in line or searching for parking.
Yes, visitors will need a timed entry reservation to visit Mount Rainier National Park during the summer of 2025.
Reservations are needed to enter the Sunrise Corridor (entering through the White River Entrance). Reservations will not be required for the Paradise Corridor (entering through the Nisqually and Stevens Canyon Entrances) in 2025.
- Sunrise Corridor Timed Entry Reservations are required daily July 11, 2025, through September 1, 2025, and then on weekends and holidays until the end of the season (typically mid-October), from 7 am until 5 pm.
There are some exceptions:
- If you enter the Sunrise Corridor by vehicle/motorcycle before July 11, 2025, you do not need a reservation. Note that while the White River Road opens to vehicle access typically in late May, the Sunrise Road does not open to vehicles until July 11.
- If you enter the Sunrise Corridor after September 1, 2025, through the end of the season (typically mid-October) you will only need reservations on weekends and holidays.
- If you enter the Sunrise Corridor by vehicle/motorcycle before 7 am or after 5 pm, you do not need a reservation.
- If you obtain a camping reservation for White River Campground, an additional timed entry reservation is not required to enter Sunrise Corridor. However, White River Campground operates on a first-come, first-served basis. Access to White River Campground is available before 7 am and after 5 pm without a timed entry reservation. Access to the campground between 7 am to 5 pm will require a timed entry reservation. Timed entry reservations do not guarantee a campsite but once a site is secured, you may use your camping reservation to exit and re-enter Sunrise Corridor anytime throughout your stay. Note: There are no lodges/hotels available within Sunrise Corridor.
- If you are on foot or riding a bike.
- Other permit holders may enter the park without reservations as outlined in their wilderness permit, special use permit, research permit or commercial use authorization.
Timed entry reservations do not replace the standard park entrance fee, which is $30 per vehicle, valid for seven days. For more information on entrance fees, visit the Fees & Passes webpage.
Visitors with the interagency or "America the Beautiful" Federal Recreational Lands Pass (Annual, Senior, Military, Access, 4th Grade, Volunteer Passes) must still get a timed entry reservation to enter the Sunrise Corridor between 7 am - 5 pm. If you have a park pass, you do not have to pay the park entrance fee.
From July 11 through September 1, 2025, between 7 am - 5 pm daily, and from September 2 – end of the season (typically mid-October), between 7 am - 5 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal Holidays, visitors entering the White River/Sunrise Corridor in a vehicle will need two things:
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Timed Entry Ticket. Cost = $2
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Park Entrance Fee OR valid Park Pass (includes Annual, Senior, Access, Military, 4th Grade, or Volunteer passes). Cost varies.
- Since 2019, the park has been engaged in a visitor use management planning effort focused on the Nisqually-Paradise Corridor. A draft plan and environmental assessment was provided for public review and comment in 2023. The draft plan included reservation systems as a potential strategy to address visitor experience, congestion, and resource concerns. We are still evaluating public comments on that plan. This continuing pilot is intended to test the use of a timed entry reservation system prior to making a long term decision for the Nisqually to Paradise Corridor Management Plan. You can learn more about the plan on the National Park Service Planning, Environment and Public Comment website.
- We have decided to pilot, or test, a timed entry reservation system to help inform future visitor use management decisions.
- The results of the 2024-25 pilot will be evaluated to help the park understand if the reservation system helped the park achieved management objectives. Decisions regarding timed entry reservations in future years have not yet been made.
- Visit Recreation.gov
- Login or create an account.
- Note: We recommend creating an account well in advance of purchasing your ticket.
- Select the dates you wish to visit
- Note: You are limited to just one ticket per vehicle, per corridor, per day.
- Select the:
- Corridor
- Date
- Entry Window
- Select: Request Tickets
- Complete payment.
- After payment, you will receive an e-mail confirmation with an attached Timed Entry Reservation.
- You must print or save a screenshot of your ticket reservation in advance for easier access upon arrival at entrances
For more guidance, visit the Recreation.gov Help Center.
Yes, a timed entry reservation does not replace the standard park entrance fee, which is $30 per vehicle. Mount Rainier and national passes (such as America the Beautiful interagency passes) also cover park entry fees. For more information on entrance fees, visit the Fees & Passes webpage.
The park's Paradise Corridor timed entry pilot will be paused in 2025 due to major construction projects and closures that make implementation of a timed entry reservation system challenging from both a public access and operational perspective. These include:
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State Route (SR) 123 roadway rehabilitation project on a 2.8 mile section involving single-lane closures with 20-30 minute traffic delays and a full closure from September 2-30, 2025, to install two large box culverts.
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Pavement preservation throughout the west side of the park that will include rolling single lane closures and delays of 30-45 minutes throughout the summer including Nisqually Entrance to Paradise, Paradise Valley, and Stevens Canyon roads.
Decisions regarding timed entry reservations in future years have not yet been made.
- No. In 2025, a timed entry reservation is required only for the Sunrise Corridor (entering through the White River Entrance).
- All other areas of the park do not require a timed entry reservation, including Longmire, Paradise, SR123 or SR410 corridors within the park outside of the Sunrise Corridor. Note that the Ohanapecosh area is closed for construction in 2025. There is also no public access to Carbon River & Mowich Lake from SR 165. The Fairfax Bridge outside the park is closed to pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles and there is no alternate route (WSDOT News Release, 4/22/25).
- Reservations are made through Recreation.gov and will cost $2 each.
- We anticipate advance reservations to sell out, especially on weekends. In advance of the release time slot, be sure you have a Recreation.gov account already, and be logged in at the time of release to speed up the checkout process.
- Advance reservation schedule:
- Friday, May 16 release at 8 am Pacific Time for July 11 - July 31, 2025
- Friday, June 6 release at 8 am Pacific Time for August 1 – September 1
- For weekends and holidays from September 2 to the end of the season (typically mid-October), reservations will be available starting 7 pm the day before ONLY.
- Additional reservations will be made available each evening for the next day to provide an opportunity for people who did not make an advance reservation.
- Reservations can only be made online at Recreation.gov, or by calling the Recreation.gov reservation line at 877-444-6777 from 7 am - 9 pm Pacific Time (PT). Do not call Mount Rainier National Park to make reservations.
- Making the reservation online is faster than through the phone. There are no additional permits available by calling the reservation line.
Yes, a timed entry reservation does not replace the standard park entrance fee, which is $30 per vehicle. Mount Rainier and national passes (such as America the Beautiful interagency passes) also cover park entry fees. For more information on entrance fees, visit the Fees & Passes webpage.
Reservations can only be made online at Recreation.gov or by calling the Recreation.gov reservation line at 877-444-6777 between 7 am and 9 pm Pacific Time. When calling, we recommend the following steps to reach an agent directly though the options may vary over time:
- Dial: 1-877-444-6777
- Wait for the initial recorded message and menu options (about 1:30 minutes)
- Prompt: "To make a new reservation"
- Prompt: "For tours or timed entry tickets"
- Prompt: "Are you calling to buy a ticket?"
- Prompt: "Please tell me what you're calling about so I can get you to the right agent"
- Say: "Mount Rainier National Park"
- Prompt: "Got it. Connecting you now. You may experience long wait times. Your estimated wait time is between XX and XX minutes."
- There may be an option for a call back if wait times are long.
- Once connected, an agent will help guide you in planning your timed entry reservation visit to the Sunrise Corridor of Mount Rainier National Park.
- NR stands for Not Yet Released. This means initial reservations between 7 am and 5 pm have sold out for that day.
- There is an additional opportunity to reserve tickets at 7 pm Pacific Time (PT) the evening before the day you would like to visit. For example, if you're thinking of visiting the Sunrise Corridor on July 20, check back at Recreation.gov on July 19 at 7 pm PT.
- Each reservation allows one vehicle, per day, per corridor to enter either the Sunrise Corridor during a particular time slot.
- Reservations are good for a two-hour entry window between 7 am and 5 pm, so a person with a reservation for 9 am could enter between 9 am and 11 am.
- Visitors who exit the park and return the next day between 7 am and 5 pm will need to reserve another timed entry slot.
- Yes, if you wish to enter the Sunrise Corridors between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm.
- Visitors arriving at the park before 7 am or after 5 pm do not need to make a timed entry reservation, however entrance fees apply to every vehicle entering the park, regardless of the arrival time. The standard park entrance fee, which is $30 per vehicle, is valid for seven days. For more information on entrance fees, visit the Fees & Passes webpage.
- No, reservations can be made only on-line through Recreation.gov using a credit or debit card or through the Recreation.gov mobile app, or by calling the Recreation.gov reservation line at 877-444-6777. Do not call Mount Rainier National Park to make reservations.
- Mount Rainier entry fees (separate from a timed entry reservation) can be purchased from vendors outside the park with cash; only cashless transactions may be made at entrance stations: Cashless Fee Collection FAQs.
- Visitors may reserve one timed entry reservation for a two-hour time block between the hours of 7 am and 5 pm for entering the Sunrise Corridor each day.
- Entry to the park before 7 am or after 5 pm does not require a timed entry reservation.
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No, the timed entry reservations are only for personal vehicles, including motorcycles. Pedestrians and bicyclists do not need a timed entry reservation but must still pay the park entrance fee ($15) or have a park pass. For more information on entrance fees, visit the Fees & Passes webpage.
- Yes, every private vehicle, including motorcycles, entering the Sunrise corridors from 7 am to 5 pm must have their own timed entry reservation. One reservation will not get in multiple vehicles.
- Each vehicle needs only one reservation. The individual who holds the reservation must be in the vehicle (photo ID required) but does not have to be the driver.
- Timed entry reservations do not replace the standard park entrance fee, which is $30 per vehicle, valid for seven days. For more information on entrance fees, visit the Fees & Passes webpage.
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No, there are no public transportation services to Mount Rainier National Park.
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A variety of private businesses offer commercial tours of the park for visitors who prefer a guided experience.
- Visitors need both:
- Park Pass (or pay an entrance fee)
- Timed Entry Reservation
- Visitors with the interagency or "America the Beautiful" Federal Recreational Lands Pass (Annual, Senior, Military, Access, 4th Grade, Volunteer Passes) must still get a timed entry reservation to enter the Sunrise Corridors between 7 am - 5 pm. If you have a park pass, you do not have to pay the park entrance fee.
- Note: Park passes are available in person. Timed entry reservations are not.
- No, as a commercial operator your trip is exempt from timed entry reservations during the 2025 pilot.
- Park passes or entrance fees to the park are still required. For more information on entrance fees, visit the Fees & Passes webpage.
- Recreation.gov has multiple defenses in place to detect, prevent, and mitigate bots that attempt to take advantage of the system or make reservations. While there is no credible evidence that bots are actively securing reservations, the Regreation.gov security team takes continuous measures to block bots across the platform. These defense tactics include preventing a single user or location from completing multiple transactions or prohibiting users from making more than a set number of reservation requests in a defined time period. Recreation.gov takes every action to maintain the integrity of the system for all visitors and staff by constantly introducing new defenses to prevent the latest bot tactics and integrating industry-leading bot defense technologies.
Visitors can modify their own timed entry reservations for a different date, time, or location before the original reservation starts, but availability is limited. Reservations are non-transferable to other people. Additionally, there’s a 15-minute wait period after your initial purchase before visitors can cancel.
Note that Mount Rainier National Park staff do not manage Recreation.gov and cannot access, change, modify, nor transfer timed entry reservations; for modifications or cancellations, visitors must do one of the following:
- Call Recreation.gov at 888-444-6777.
- Visit Recreation.gov online and use the following how-to steps.
How-To Steps
1. Select your name in the upper right-hand corner of the homepage, then select the My Reservations button from the drop-down menu.
2. Select the Modify or Cancel button.
3. Select the Modify Dates/Times/Quantities tab.
4. To change the date, select the Date drop-down. Choose the date you wish to change to, if available.
5. To change the Time, select the new timeframe under the Entry Window section you wish to change to, if available.
6. Select the Modify Reservation button.
7. Select the Apply Changes button.
8. You will be taken to the order confirmation page, and you will receive an email showing the modification that took place along with the new order details.
Cancelling a Reservation
Please be aware that timed entry reservations are non-refundable. However, if you anticipate that you may not be able to attend, we kindly ask that you cancel your reservation to allow others to use it. To cancel your reservation, please follow the steps below on Recreation.gov. Note: you may have to wait 15 minutes after making the initial reservation to cancel the reservation.
How-To Steps
1. Select your name in the upper right-hand corner of the homepage, then select the My Reservations button from the drop-down menu.
2. Select the Modify or Cancel button.
3. Select the Cancel Reservation tab.
4. You will see a box telling you the refund amount you will be receiving. Read over the Change and Cancellation Policies provided to understand why you are or are not receiving a refund.
5. Select the Cancel Reservation button.
- The $2 reservation fee is non-refundable under all circumstances.
- Please note that refunds are not offered under any circumstances. If you anticipate not using your reservation, we kindly ask you to cancel it so that it can be made available to other visitors. To cancel your reservation, please follow the steps outlined on Recreation.gov.
- Tickets cannot be sold, auctioned, or transferred to anyone. The name on the reservation must match the name of the provided photo-ID.
- Please note that refunds are not offered under any circumstances. If you anticipate not using your reservation, we kindly ask you to cancel it so that it can be made available to other visitors. To cancel your reservation, please follow the steps outlined on Recreation.gov.
- Note: you may have to wait 15 minutes after purchasing the initial reservation to cancel the reservation.
Advance reservations can be made up to 90 days in advance. If the date, time, or corridor you've selected for a timed entry reservation has been sold out, you still have options!
1) Check back at Recreation.gov at 7 pm Pacific Time (PT) the evening before you’d like to visit for another chance at securing a reservation. For example: if you'd like to visit July 20 check Recreation.gov on July 19 at 7 pm PT. Be sure to have an account and be logged in prior to 7 pm PT to increase your chances.
2) Visit the Sunrise Corridor before 7 am or after 5 pm PT. We recommend visitors without a timed entry reservation arrive early to allow extra time just in case there are lines of vehicles outside of the park. Wait times are unpredictable, and vary by day of the week, weather, and any special circumstances such as entrance fee free days. Any vehicle without a timed entry reservation between 7 am - 5 pm will be turned around and asked to return after 5 pm.
3) Visit an area of the park not restricted by timed entry. Areas include Paradise, Longmire, Mowich Lake, and Carbon River.
4) Visits to the Sunrise Corridor after September 1, 2025, require a timed entry reservation only on weekends and holidays, but are not required on weekdays.
5) Visitors do not need a timed entry reservation with a valid service reservation including a camping permit, special use, or commercial permits.
- Print or save a screenshot of your timed entry reservation showing the QR code and bring to the entrance. There is no cell service at the entrance stations, so you will not be able to pull it up online. (Consider taking a screen shot of your reservation and save the screen shot in your photo library for easy retrieval when your phone is out of range of cell service.)
- The Sunrise Corridor reservation can only be scanned at the White River Entrance (northeast corner of park, off of State Route 410) past the towns of Greenwater and Enumclaw.
- The reservation must be validated by being scanned at an entrance station within the reservation time slot. If the reservation is not validated, it is canceled and cannot be used for entry at a later time, even if the late arrival is on the same day.
- You can not get the Sunrise Corridor reservation validated at other entrance stations in the park, like the Nisqually Entrance.
- Timed entry reservations do not replace the standard park entrance fee, which is $30 per vehicle, valid for seven days. Entrance fees and park passes can be purchased at any entrance or online. For more information on entrance fees, visit the Fees & Passes webpage.
- No. Timed entry reservation holders cannot enter before their arrival time slot window. If you arrive in advance of your reservation, you will not be able to enter early.
- However, anyone can enter prior to 7 am without a reservation.
- No. Timed entry reservation holders cannot enter after their arrival time slot window. If you arrive in advance of your reservation, you will not be able to enter early.
- However, anyone can enter after 5 pm without a reservation.
- The timed entry reservation system is meant to spread out visitation throughout the day and reduce the likelihood of long lines or metering at Sunrise that we have typically experienced in summer; unfortunately, it will not fully eliminate lines or waiting time.
- Lines may still be expected, and may be longer at the very beginning of each reservation period. We also expect lines to form before 7 am and after 5 pm for those who wish to enter just before or after the reservation period.
- Because a timed entry reservation requirement is not in effect for the Paradise Corridor in 2025, you may expect long lines during peak hours at the Nisqually Entrance.
- We are experiencing shorter lines at the Stevens Canyon Entrance, so you can also consider entering the Paradise Corridor from the east side to avoid longer wait times at the Nisqually Entrance.
- Lines and wait times can also be exacerbated by visitors arriving without reservations or without properly saved documentation of their reservation, so please plan accordingly.
- One goal of this pilot timed entry reservation system is to reduce wait times at entrance stations.
- You have a two-hour time window to enter the park with your reservation; the park recommends entering towards the beginning of your time block if possible.
- If you are waiting in line while your reservation expires, please stay in line; your reservation will be honored.
- No. While you can enter the park before 7 am, you must also ensure that your timed entry reservation is validated at an entrance during the two-hour period indicated on your reservation. If your timed entry reservation is not validated, it cannot be used to reenter the park later.
- Yes, every private vehicle entering the Sunrise Corridor from 7 am to 5 pm must have their own timed entry reservation. One reservation will not get in multiple vehicles.
- Each vehicle needs only one reservation. The individual who holds the reservation must be in the vehicle (photo ID required) but does not have to be the driver.
- However, the timed entry window expires at 5 pm, meaning anyone without a reservation of any kind is allowed entry at that time.
- Yes, you may exit and reenter the Sunrise Corridor. Timed entry reservations are not required to enter other park areas, including Paradise.
- The timed entry window expires at 5 pm, meaning anyone without a reservation of any kind is allowed entry at that time.
- Timed entry reservations do not replace the standard park entrance fee, which is $30 per vehicle, valid for seven days. For more information on entrance fees, visit the Fees & Passes webpage.
- Entrance areas do not have cell service nor wifi. When you arrive, be sure to show your reservation by doing one of the following in advance:
- Print your reservation (specifically the QR code, date, and time).
- Save a screenshot of your reservation on your phone (specifically the QR code, date, and time).
- No, you do not need a timed entry reservation for the Paradise Corridor in 2025, which includes the Paradise Inn and National Park Inn.
- Lodging reservations for Paradise Inn and National Park Inn do not provide access to the Sunrise Corridor. There are no lodging options within the park along the Sunrise Corridor. If you wish to access Sunrise Corridor between 7 am and 5 pm, secure your reservation in advance.
- No, you do not need a timed entry reservation for Paradise Corridor, including the Cougar Rock Campground, in 2025.
- Cougar Rock Campground reservations do not provide access to the Sunrise Corridor.
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Yes, you are able to exit and reenter the Paradise Corridor with a valid Cougar Rock Campground permit, either as an advanced reservation or as a first-come, first-served permit, anytime throughout your stay.
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A Cougar Rock Campground permit secures a campsite, but your campground permit at Cougar Rock will not provide access to the Sunrise Corridor. If you wish to visit sites within the Sunrise Corridor, please make a timed entry reservation or time your visit for either before 7 am or after 5 pm, when timed entry reservations are not required.
- You may enter the park with a valid wilderness camping permit, climbing permit, or special use permit for the dates, times, and location your permit is valid. Please bring a copy of your valid permit or reservation, either printed out or saved to your mobile device along with a photo ID when entering the park.
- Permits do not replace the standard park entrance fee, which is $30 per vehicle, valid for seven days. For more information on entrance fees, visit the Fee & Passes webpage.
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No, a timed entry reservation permit is not needed if you have a current wilderness permit. Previously reserved wilderness permits can be picked up at the Wilderness Information Center and resupply caches dropped on the day before starting your trip or the day of your trip. Please show your wilderness permit along with a photo ID at the entrance gate.
- We will continue to provide walk up (first-come, first-served) wilderness and climbing permits. The best approach is to enter the Sunrise Corridor before 7 am and wait for the White River Wilderness Information Center (WIC) to open at 7:30 am. Or, the Longmire Wilderness Information Center can be accessed at any time without a timed entry reservation (open 7:30 am).
- Visitors may also enter the Sunrise Corridor after the timed-entry period ends at 5 pm and proceed to the White River WIC. A limited number of timed-entry exceptions will be allowed each day for visitors hoping to obtain walk-up permits.
- More information is on the Wilderness Permit webpage.
- Longmire, Paradise, Stevens Canyon, State Route 123, and State Route 410 are areas within Mount Rainier National Park boundaries that will remain outside the timed entry zones, meaning they are accessible without a reservation all day.
- Before 7 am and after 5 pm timed entry reservations are not needed in the Sunrise Corridor. However, a park entrance fee is still required. The standard park entrance fee, which is $30 per vehicle, is valid for seven days. For more information on entrance fees, visit Fees & Passes webpage.
- Locations outside of timed entry reservation corridors may be a good option for spontaneous visits. However, parking at locations like trailheads is limited, although spaces typically open up throughout the day. Please have an alternate destination in mind if your first option is crowded and parking is unavailable. The northern latitudes of the Pacific Northwest benefit from long daylight hours in the summer months; consider visiting later in the day. Popular locations like Sunrise can be visited without a timed entry reservation after 5 pm. Find more tips for avoiding summer congestion.
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No, a timed entry reservation is not required if entering the Sunrise Corridor before 7 am or after 5 pm.
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Entrance fees or passes are still required for all vehicles entering the park.
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If you enter before 7 am, you can remain in the park during the timed entry reservation window. If you leave the park during this time, you would not be able to re-enter the Sunrise Corridor before 5 pm without a timed entry reservation.
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If you are planning to arrive after 5 pm to enter the Sunrise Corridor without a timed entry reservation, please do not arrive early at the White River Entrance. Included below are suggested times to help manage the timing of your trip to the park. Please do not block access to driveways or roads on your trip to the park.
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Via State Route 410, leave Enumclaw no earlier than 2:15 pm, or Naches no earlier than 1:45 pm.
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Via State Route 123, leave Packwood no earlier than 2:20 pm, or 1:50 pm with construction delays. Due to construction on SR123, there can be up to 30 minute delays on SR123 during the summer until September 1. Note that from September 2-September 30, 2025, there will be no access between SR123/Stevens Canyon Road and SR 410 while culverts are replaced. This means that visitors hoping to travel from Sunrise to Packwood will not be able to do so without a 3 hour detour. Visitors should plan ahead for these impacts. Check the park construction page for updates.
- No, the entire Ohanapecosh area, including all individual campsites and all group camping sites, the Cowlitz camping sites, restrooms, visitor center, auditorium, roads, trails, and day use area are closed in 2025 for construction.
- No, the entire Ohanapecosh area is closed for construction. The entire Ohanapecosh area, including all individual campsites and all group camping sites, the Cowlitz camping sites, restrooms, visitor center, auditorium, roads, trails, and day use area are closed in 2025 for construction.
- No. The entire Ohanapecosh area, including all individual campsites and all group camping sites, the Cowlitz camping sites, restrooms, visitor center, auditorium, roads, trails, and day use area are closed in 2025 for construction.
- Visitors wishing to access the Silver Falls Trail will need to park at the Grove of the Patriarchs parking area and start their hike there and then return the same way. Pets are not permitted on trails. Visitors will not be able to access the Ohanapecosh area from the Silver Falls Trail. Silver Falls trailheads are blocked off at the intersections of Ohanapecosh Campground (loops B and D/E).
- Restrooms are available at the Grove of the Patriarchs trailhead only. The entire Ohanapecosh area, including all individual campsites and all group camping sites, the Cowlitz camping sites, restrooms, visitor center, auditorium, roads, trails, and day use area are closed in 2025 for construction.
- No, there is no access to the Grove of the Patriarchs in 2025. The pedestrian bridge was destroyed in a flooding event. Engineers are evaluating potential bridge replacement locations.
- Yes, the following construction projects will be underway in 2025:
- From April through October 2025 visitors accessing State Route 123 through the park’s eastern boundary will have delays of 20-30 minutes.
- From September 2-September 30, 2025, there will be no access between SR123/Stevens Canyon Road and State Route 410 while culverts are replaced. This means that visitors hoping to travel from Sunrise to Stevens Canyon Entrance will not be able to do so without 3 hour detour. Visitors should plan ahead for these impacts.
- From April 14 through September 22, 2025, there will be 30 minute delays for pavement preservation of the Nisqually to Paradise Road system, which includes parking lots, picnic areas, and the Cougar Rock Campground.
- More information on park construction projects can be found on Park Construction webpage.
- There are several major park construction projects planned during summer 2025, including one planned closure:
- From September 2-September 30, 2025, there will be no access between SR123/Stevens Canyon Road and State Route 410 while culverts are replaced. This means that visitors hoping to travel from Sunrise to Stevens Canyon Entrance will not be able to do so without 3 hour detour. Visitors should plan ahead for these impacts.
- Details are posted on the Park Construction webpage.
- Unanticipated road closures are also possible due to rockfall, weather, or other events.
- Find out more about the status of park roads by visiting the Road Status webpage.
Timed Entry Reservations
Timed entry reservations are required for the Sunrise Corridor from 7 am - 5 pm during the summer season.
Park Construction
Park construction includes work to improve roads and visitor areas. Learn how this will impact your travel plans through the park.
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