Paradise Ranger Station Exhibit Panel

Look for a small exhibit panel to the right of the steps in front of the Paradise Ranger Station.

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Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits

Title: Paradise Ranger Station

Main Text
For eighty years park rangers used this building as a base for coordinating rescues and protecting park resources. The ranger station still serves this purpose, although it is no longer open to the public. Historically, the first floor was an information center and the second floor served as living quarters.

The stone and timber construction and steeply pitched roof are typical of the alpine rustic architecture at Paradise. As you walk the area, look for this rustic style reflected in other historic structures of the era. Floyd Schmoe, first park naturalist, stands on the front steps of the Paradise Ranger Station, 1928.

Exhibit Panel Description
The text fills the top half of the exhibit panel against a grey background that crossfades into a black and white photo filling the lower half of the panel. In the photo, a ranger in uniform with his hands in his pockets stands on the stone steps of a small building with a steeply angled wood roof. A sign on the front of the building hanging above the ranger reads “Office of Park Naturalist – Information – Nature Guide Service.” A small box in the lower left corner of the exhibit panel reads "User Fee Project. Your Fee Dollars at Work. Entrance fees were used to produce this exhibit".

Visit This Exhibit Panel
This exhibit panel is located in front of the Paradise Ranger Station on the north side of the upper Paradise parking lot. The exhibit panel is only installed during the summer. While the Paradise area is open year-round, the area around the ranger station is covered in deep snow during the winter.