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Mount Rainier National Park
A Source of Inspiration

Learn about glaciers. Discover life in a rainforest. Hike the Wonderland Trail. Explore subalpine ecology. Watch clouds shroud the mountain and disappear. Visit a rustic historic building. Dream about climbing to the summit. Study geology. Experience a mountain meadow. Listen to a glacier crack.
BE INSPIRED!

 
Do Your Part For Climate Friendly Parks! logo in front of the National Park Service arrowhead logo.

Do Your Part for Climate Friendly Parks!

Mount Rainier National Park is a climate friendly park with a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2016 - the centennial of the National Park Service. You can be part of the effort by logging on to Do Your Part to calculate your carbon footprint and set your personal goals. Don't forget to select Mount Rainier as your favorite park!

 
One of Mount Rainier's Volunteers in Parks (VIP) wearing VIP uniform and park radio.

Volunteer at Mount Rainier

Join our team! Visit our Volunteers-In-Parks page for information about how to participate in upcoming volunteer projects, including flood recovery and trail repair, or to apply for long-term internships and other volunteer positions.
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Mount Rainier partially obscured by clouds.

Paradise Web Cameras

Is the Mountain out? What's the weather like at Paradise? Take a look at our live MountainCam to find out! Then, from the Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center, look towards the east and west, or get a view of the visitor center itself. Look south to see the Tatoosh Range from the Tatoosh Range Webcam, and check the air quality camera monitoring the visibility over the Nisqually Valley.

 
One day hiker sits on bench while another hiker stands next to her as they plan their next hike.

Experience Mount Rainier: Outdoor Activities

How will you experience Mount Rainier National Park? Learn about outdoor activities at the park including hiking, backpacking, and climbing.
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Write to

Mount Rainier National Park
55210 238th Ave. East
Ashford, WA 98304

Phone

Headquarters
(360) 569-2211

Headquarters (TDD)
(360) 569-2177

Fax

(360) 569-2170

Climate

A Pacific maritime climate characterized by rainy, mild winters and cool, dry summers controls northwest weather patterns. Mountain weather is very changeable. Wet, cold weather can occur anytime of the year. While late-July and August can be the driest, warmest time of the year, summer can also be wet and cool. Winter brings heavy snowfall; snowpacks can linger well into summer.
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Communities Surrounding Mount Rainier National Park
Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park.
Packwood, WA (9 min. )
Randle, WA (28 min. )
Goose Prairie, WA (31 min. )
Longmire, WA (37 min. )
Glenoma, WA (38 min. )
Enumclaw, WA (42 min. ) Pop. 11,116
Buckley, WA (48 min. ) Pop. 4,145
Morton, WA (49 min. ) Pop. 1,045
Black Diamond, WA (52 min. ) Pop. 3,970
Ashford, WA (52 min. ) Pop. 267
Wilkeson, WA (54 min. ) Pop. 395
South Prairie, WA (55 min. ) Pop. 382
 Carbonado, WA (59 min. ) Pop. 621
Ravensdale, WA (1 hr.  1 min. ) Pop. 816
Elbe, WA (1 hr.  1 min. ) Pop. 21
Orting, WA (1 hr.  8 min. ) Pop. 3,760
Eatonville, WA (1 hr.  18 min. ) Pop. 2,012
Kapowsin, WA (1 hr.  20 min. )
South Cle Elum, WA (1 hr.  50 min. ) Pop. 457
Cle Elum, WA (1 hr.  52 min. ) Pop. 1,755
Easton, WA (1 hr.  55 min. ) Pop. 383
Roslyn, WA (1 hr.  58 min. ) Pop. 1,017
Ronald, WA (2 hrs.  1 min. ) Pop. 265