Kautz Creek at Mt. Rainier National Park
This route via the Kautz Creek Trail takes you up and along a knolled high ridge shrouded in alpine meadows. In season flowers and huckleberries are bountiful. ...
Denman Falls
Area: Westside Road Hike Type: Waterfall Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 16.3 mi RT Duration: 7.5-8 hrs Difficulty Level: Strenuous ...
Silver Falls Loop
Careening over a series of ledges before plunging 40 feet into a deep blue pool, Silver Falls is a dramatic sight. And it’s easily accessible. A very short trail leads to it from SR 123. But the best way to experience ...
Reflection Lakes at Mount Rainier
Area: Paradise Hike Type: Wildflower views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 2.75 mi Loop Duration: 2-3 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate ...
Eastside Trail – Lower
One of the longest trails within Mount Rainier National Park, the Eastside Trail is also one of the park’s quieter trails. Spanning the park’s eastern reaches from Chinook Pass to the Ohanapecosh Campground, the Eastside Trail traverses alpine meadows, primeval forest and a valley ...
Ipsut Creek Trail
Area: Chinook Pass Hike Type: Mountain Views Pass: Northwest Forest Pass Distance: 18 mi RT Duration: 3 hrs Difficulty Level: Strenuous Elevation ...
Sourdough Ridge
While Paradise with its legendary alpine meadows is the place most first time visitors to Mount Rainier National Park venture to—I prefer to introduce folks to The Mountain at Sunrise. As its name suggests, this is the first place Washington’s iconic peak is touched by sunlight ...
Third Burroughs Mountain
Area: Sunrise Hike Type: Thigh-burner Pass: Natl Park Pass Distance: 9 mi. RT Duration: 4-6 hrs Difficulty Level: Strenuous Elevation ...
Moraine Trail via Dead Horse Trail
Area: Paradise Hike Type: Glacier Views Pass: Natl Park Pass Distance: 3.25 mi RT Duration: 2-3 hrs Difficulty Level: Easy ...
Eastside Trail – Upper
Area: Chinook Pass / Ohanapecosh Hike Type: Family friendly Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 5.36 mi, one-way Duration: 3 hrs ...
Martha Falls via the Wonderland Trail
Area: Paradise / Stevens Canyon Rd Hike Type: Fall Colors Pass: Natl Park Pass Distance: 1.8 mi RT Duration: 1-2 ...
Mazama Ridge Loop
Area: Paradise Hike Type: Wildflower meadows Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 5.75 mi loop Duration: 3-4 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate ...
Summerland
Area: Sunrise Hike Type: Mountain Views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 10.44 mi RT Duration: 5-7 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate ...
Knapsack Pass
Area: Mowich Lake Hike Type: Off the Beaten Track Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 3.4 mi RT Duration: 2-3 hrs ...
Mildred Point
Area: Longmire Hike Type: Off the Beaten Track Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 10.1 mi RT Duration: 5-7 hrs Difficulty ...
Emmons Moraine Trail
Area: White River Hike Type: Glacier views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 3.0 mi RT Duration: 1.5 hrs Difficulty Level: ...
Boundary Trail – Nisqually Entrance
Area: Nisqually Entrance Hike Type: Off the Beaten Track Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 5.6 mi RT Duration: 4-5 hrs ...
Howard Peak – Scramble
Area: Mowich Lake Hike Type: Panoramic views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 7 mi RT Duration: 5-6 hrs Difficulty Level: ...
Eastside Trail – Middle
Area: Cayuse Pass Hike Type: Fall Colors Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 3.6 mi RT Duration: 2-3 hrs Difficulty Level: ...
Carbon River Rd to Ipsut Falls
Area: Carbon River Hike Type: Woodland Rain Forest Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 10.8-15 mi RT* Duration: 3-7 hrs** Difficulty ...
Boundary Trail – Carbon River
Area: Carbon River Hike Type: Rainforest Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 2.6 mi RT Duration: 2-3 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate Elevation ...
Rainforest Nature Loop Trail
Area: Carbon River Hike Type: Family-friendly Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 0.3 mi Loop Duration: 0.5-1 hr Difficulty Level: Easy Elevation ...
Indian Bar
Area: Stevens Canyon Hike Type: Overnight Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 14.5 mi RT Duration: 10 hrs Difficulty Level: Strenuous ...
Golden Gate Trail
Area: Paradise Hike Type: Wildflowers Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 3 mi RT Duration: 2.5 hrs Difficulty Level: Easy Elevation ...
Paul Peak
Area: Mowich Lake Hike Type: Mountain views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 7.8 mi RT Duration: 4 hrs Difficulty Level: ...
Summerland and Panhandle Gap
Area: White River Hike Type: Wildflowers Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 12 mi RT Duration: 6.5-8 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate Elevation ...
Silver Forest Trail
Area: Sunrise Hike Type: Family-friendly Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 2.4 mi RT Duration: 1 hr Difficulty Level: Easy Elevation ...
Indian Henry’s via Kautz Creek
Area: Kautz Creek Hike Type: Mountain views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 11 mi RT Duration: 7 hrs Difficulty Level: ...
Tamanos Mountain
Area: Stevens Canyon Rd Hike Type: Scramble Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 10 mi RT Duration: 9-12 hrs Difficulty Level: ...
Chenuis Falls
Area: Carbon River Hike Type: Waterfall view Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 6.4 mi RT Duration: 4.5 hrs Difficulty Level: ...
Paradise River / Narada Falls
Hike a section of the round-the-mountain Wonderland Trail to a deep forested valley reverberating with crashing waterfalls. ...
Berkeley Park
Area: Sunrise Hike Type: Wildflower views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 11.3 mi RT Duration: 6 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate ...
Skyscraper Pass / Peak
Area: Sunrise Hike Type: Mountain Views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 7.9 mi RT Duration: 4.5 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate Elevation ...
Huckleberry Creek
Area: Sunrise Hike Type: Views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 10.1 mi, one-way Duration: 5-6 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate Elevation Start: ...
Sourdough Gap to Crystal Lakes
Area: Chinook Pass Hike Type: Views Pass: Natl. Forest Pass Distance: 7.2 mi, one-way Duration: 4 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate Elevation ...
Sunrise Rim Trail
Area: Sunrise Hike Type: Mountain views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 5 mi Loop Duration: 3+ hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate ...
Emerald Ridge / Tahoma Creek
Area: Westside Road Hike Type: Thigh-burner Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 13.7 mi Duration: 8 hrs Difficulty Level: Strenuous Elevation ...
Glacier Basin
Area: White River Hike Type: Mountain views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 7.0 mi RT Duration: 4 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate Snow-Free: mid-July ...
Burroughs Mountains
Area: Sunrise Hike Type: Mountain views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 5.4 mi RT Duration: 3-4 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate ...
Tolmie Peak / Eunice Lake
This is a great family-friendly hike from Mount Rainier National Park’s largest lake to one of its four remaining historic fire lookouts. En route wander through old growth hemlock groves and beneath steep rock walls of columnar basalt. ...
Green Lake Trail
Area: Carbon River Hike Type: Waterfall views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 9.6 mi RT Duration: 5 hrs Difficulty Level: Moderate ...
Carbon Glacier Trail
Area: Carbon River Hike Type: Glacier views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 17.5 mi RT Duration: 6 hrs Difficulty Level: ...
Spray Park Trail
Area: Mowich Lake Hike Type: Waterfall views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 6 mi RT Duration: 3 hrs Difficulty Level: ...
Cowlitz Divide
Area: Stevens Canyon Hike Type: Mountain views Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 11.8 mi RT Duration: 6-7 hrs Difficulty Level: ...
Grove of the Patriarchs
Area: Ohanapecosh Hike Type: Family-friendly Pass: Natl. Park Pass Distance: 1.5 mi RT Duration: 1 hr Difficulty Level: Easy Elevation ...
