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READY FOR ADVENTURE? THE WILDEST ZIP LINE IN THE WEST OPENS THIS WEEKEND

Zip Wild complex of five courses celebrating fifth anniversary at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

Kids’ Trek at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

At Northwest Trek, discover Kids' Trek - one of the largest outdoor playgrounds in Washington. Unlike any play area in the Puget Sound region, it is designed to stimulate imaginations, encourage exploration and immerse kids in the world around them in a fun way.

VIDEO: Family Fun at Mt. Rainier

Discover the excitement of Mt. Rainier through the eyes of a child. No matter what season, a child walking through the forest will be mesmerized by the sounds and sights there to be explored. A fern growing on...

Walk the Nature Trails

Mount Rainier National Park started a Junior Ranger Program in 2010, offering guided kid-friendly tours of the mountain from Sunrise and Paradise.

Ride the Mt. Rainier Railroad

There isn’t a child on the planet who doesn’t like trains. They’re loud, strong, and kids aren’t tied down to a seatbelt when they ride one.

Family Visit to the Ex-Nihilo Metal Sculpture Park

One of the greatest things about traveling with children is their ability to jump into imaginary worlds. Visiting places like Mt. Rainier help to feed their repertoire for ideas

A Day at Paradise with the Family

Families craving a two-day getaway around Mt. Rainier can head to Paradise, located on the mountain’s southern flank in Mt. Rainier National Park. One of the oldest and most dramatic areas in the park...

48 Hours With the Family at Paradise

Ride the Mt. Rainier Gondola

Crystal Mountain Resort offers families great kid-friendly summer activities, from camping to hiking to riding the new Mt. Rainier Gondola. Completed in January 2011 and open year-round, the gondola will whisk you and your family 2,456 vertical feet, up to the 6,872 ft. summit of Crystal Mountain.

Family Fun: Crystal Mt. & Sunrise

For a fun, family-friendly adventure on the quieter eastern flank of Mt. Rainier, you and the kids can pack up and head to Crystal Mountain and Sunrise.

Zip Wild! at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

You'll feel like you're flying as you zipline through the dense forests at Northwest Trek. Four courses, each with their own character and ability level whisk riders from station to station. But at Zip Wild - i...

Family Fun: A Day at Sunrise

Interested in a family-friendly daytrip to Washington's Mt. Rainier National Park this summer or early fall? Then head 6,400 vertical feet up to Sunrise. There you and the kids can enjoy panoramic views of ...

Slug Fest reigns supreme as one of the zaniest weekends of the year at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park.

Celebrate all that is slimy and silly about the Pacific Northwest’s most valuable and misunderstood mollusk: the yellow-greenish banana slug.

Banana slugs are fascinating decomposers that break down organic matter and return nutrients to the soil. Without decomposers, forest floors would quickly become overrun with plant and animal waste, rather than being a beautiful place for regrowth.

To celebrate banana slugs, trams will be equipped with tentacles as they make their way through the wildlife park’s 435-acre Free-Roaming Area on an animal-watching Discovery Tram Tour.

This event is scheduled for June 24 and 25, 2017. Watch this video to learn more about this special event to celebrate the slimy little heroes of the Pacific Northwest forest. Bring your camera because kids can enter a slug race! You won’t want to miss the silliness. And after the slug-shenanigans take a tram ride through the park, climb all over the new playground “Kids Trek”, zip through the forest on the “Super Kids” course at Zip Wild at the park. You’ll want to plan on spending the day at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park.

June is a popular time to visit the Mount Rainier area. When making plans to visit for Slug Fest be sure to place your lodging reservations early as family friendly accommodations can book up quickly. For nearby lodging use our lodging pages and select properties in the Elbe or Ashford areas. Make a weekend out it. There’s so much for families to see and do in the area. Explore Pioneer Farm and Ohop Village where kids can try their hand at churning butter, gathering eggs, milking a cow and party like it’s 1889. Climb aboard living history and take a steam train ride at the Mt. Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum. Or take one of the guided horseback riding tours through the forest at Elbe. Stop by the county park in Ashford, WA to take advantage of the free playground area. Visit Paradise at Mt. Rainier National Park and take a family friendly hike.

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Kids Can Enter a Slug Race!

Learn About PNW Wildlife

Take a Tram Ride Through Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

Play at the New Kids Trek
Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

Pioneer Farms in Eatonville, WA

Steam Train Rides Departing From Elbe, WA

Steam Train Rides at Mt. Rainier Railroad and Logging Museum

EZ Times Outfitter in Elbe, WA

Take a Family Friendly Hike