Must-see national park · Pierce, Washington
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park is a national park in Pierce, Washington.
Mount Rainier National Park: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this national park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Mount Rainier National Park
Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Mount Rainier National Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 46.85430, -121.71127. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Mount Rainier National Park
- Little Tahoma · viewpoint · Pierce · ~1 km · Must-see
- Emmons Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~2 km · Must-see
- Fryingpan Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~2 km · Must-see
- Whitman Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~3 km · Must-see
- Mount Ruth · viewpoint · Pierce · ~3 km · Must-see
- Ingraham Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~3 km · Must-see
- Inter Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~3 km · Must-see
- Cowlitz Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~4 km · Must-see
- Mount Rainier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~4 km · Must-see
- Myrtle Falls Mt. Rainier · waterfall · Pierce · ~5 km · Must-see
- Ohanapecosh Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~5 km · Must-see
- Wonderland Trail · trek · Pierce · ~5 km · Must-see
- Nisqually Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~5 km · Must-see
- Winthrop Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~6 km · Must-see
- Wilson Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~6 km · Must-see
- Williwakas Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~6 km · Must-see
- Liberty Cap Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~6 km · Must-see
- Kautz Glacier · viewpoint · Pierce · ~7 km · Must-see
See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Rainier National Park
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mount Rainier National Park
- Glacier View Wilderness · sanctuary · Pierce · ~23 km · Must-see
- Clearwater Wilderness · sanctuary · Pierce · ~28 km · Must-see
- Norse Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~38 km · Must-see
- William O. Douglas Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~39 km · Must-see
- Federation Forest State Park · sanctuary · King · ~42 km · Must-see
- Snoqualmie National Forest · sanctuary · King · ~53 km · Must-see
- Goat Rocks Wilderness · sanctuary · Yakima · ~53 km · Must-see
- Northwest Trek Wildlife Park · sanctuary · Pierce · ~54 km · Must-see
- Parsnip Swamp · sanctuary · Thurston · ~67 km · Must-see
- Kanaskat-Palmer State Park · sanctuary · King · ~67 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Mount Rainier National Park?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Mount Rainier National Park?
Nearby: Little Tahoma (viewpoint, 1 km), Emmons Glacier (viewpoint, 2 km), Fryingpan Glacier (viewpoint, 2 km), Whitman Glacier (viewpoint, 3 km), Mount Ruth (viewpoint, 3 km), Ingraham Glacier (viewpoint, 3 km).
Is Mount Rainier National Park worth visiting?
Mount Rainier National Park is listed as a must-see national park in Washington on Spotwander.