One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal system in 1899, shortly after its last eruption. Park status was the culmination of a long campaign by John ...

Paradise, which is located at an elevation of 5,400 feet, is a great place to start your park visit and where you'll find the Paradise Jackson Visitor Center ... views of Mount Rainier and ...

TACOMA, Wash — Mount Rainier National Park is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year but the mountain has been important to people for many generations before it was called "Rainier." ...

In 2022, for example, it welcomed nearly 3.4 million nature enthusiasts ... the park’s main visitor center. This journey reveals Mount Rainier’s grandeur gradually, as the road winds upward ...

SEATTLE— In response to a petition and litigation by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the Mt. Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan as a threatened ...

Black ice is also a risk this week, as snow or ice that melts during the day will refreeze overnight, the National Weather ...

There are places that loom large in the human spirit special places that command our attention and draw us closer to them Over two and a half miles in elevation Mount Rainier is filled with ...

We met Tami Asars, the author of "Day Hiking Mount Rainier" and "Hiking the Wonderland ... Besides, “We have the beautiful soundtrack of nature, right?” Tip #4 – Don’t be a trail TP ...

I tell everyone that while visiting Mount Rainier National Park, they must go to the Mt Rainier Paradise Visitor Center and ...