Planning to visit our friendly neighborhood volcano this summer? Better start planning now. Today Mount Rainier National Park drops the first batch of timed entry reservations for the summer, part of a brand-new pilot program meant to control the crowds around the park.
Announced in mid-January, the system runs May 24 through September 2 at the Nisqually and Stevens Canyon entrances, though it doesn’t start until July 3 at the White River Entrance (because that side of the mountain opens later due to snow melt). You might know the two areas as the Paradise and Sunrise visitor center corridors. A timed entry reservation, good for a two-hour block, will
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