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Mount Rainier National ParkHikers crossing Stevens Creek at the base of Martha Falls on the Wonderland Trail.
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Mount Rainier National Park
Outdoor Activities
 
Peak of Mount Rainier from Longmire in June.
Photo by Ranger Michael Harris-2008.
Mount Rainier peak viewed from Longmire in June inside the park.

Mount Rainier National Park offers excellent opportunities for scenic drives, hiking, and mountain climbing. Most roads are open from late May to early October--all provide stunning views and access to a variety of hiking trails and other sites.

Trails usher hikers through lowland forests of cedar, hemlock, and fir to subalpine streams and meadows of wildflowers, to alpine slopes of firs, glaciers, and tundra.

 
Drawing of a trail through tall trees.
Trail Conditions
Planning a trip into the Mount Rainier backcountry? Find out what the trails are like before you go.
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Mount Rainier National Park
Wilderness Trip Planning: get the maps you need.
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Gobblers Knob fire lookout.  

Did You Know?
In the early 1930s the Civilian Conservation Corp constructed fire lookouts throughout the park to help protect the surrounding area from fire. Four historic lookouts still remain in the Mount Rainier National Historic Landmark District including Tolmie, Shriner, Fremont, and Gobblers Knob.

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Last Updated: May 07, 2009 at 17:29 EST