It’s hard not to rubberneck at the massive Mount Rainier. It’s at turns regal and coy, reassuring and ethereal; always 60 miles southeast of downtown Seattle and always squatting 14,410 feet high. People have been poking around, sleeping next to, and sitting atop Mount Rainier for centuries. Its subalpine meadows, thick with wildflowers, were the hunting grounds for Native tribes. Today millions of visitors enter the national park annually to hike, camp, and drink in the grandeur of our giant.
All of the park’s main visitor areas—Paradise, Sunrise, and Longmire—offer hiking and sightseeing, though the beautiful roads that link them boast plenty of unforgettable views too. Find visitor information at
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