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Mount Rainier is an active volcano. With 28 major glaciers, it’s also the “most glaciated peak” in the contiguous U.S. and the tallest peak in the Cascade Range, according to the park.
Visitors to Mount Rainier and other national parks will not be charged an entrance fee on Veterans Day weekend, Nov. 11 and 12. File/The News Tribute How to comment on timed entry
Mount Rainier National Park is a national park of the United States located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. [3] The park was established on March 2, 1899, as the fourth national park in the United States, preserving 236,381 acres (369.3 sq mi; 956.6 km 2) [1] including all of Mount Rainier, a 14,410-foot (4,390 m) stratovolcano.
From May 24 through Labor Day, most visitors entering the Nisqually and Stevens Canyon entrances will need to make an online or phone reservation.
Paradise is the most popular destination for visitors to Mount Rainier National Park. [3] 62% of the over 1.3 million people who visited the park in 2000 went to Paradise. [5] The road from the Nisqually entrance of the National Park to Paradise (State Route 706) is one of the few roads in the park open to automobiles in the winter. The first ...
The hike to the gap along the Wonderland Trail, which can be joined 0.1 miles (0.16 km) from Fryingpan Creek Trailhead on Sunrise Road, has been described as "possibly the best day hike" in Mount Rainier National Park; it is 10.6 miles (17.1 km) roundtrip with 3,000 feet (910 m) of elevation gain.