Hiking at Mount Rainier National Park is a great summer activity. These are the best hikes with kids or for a reasonable challenge. From Paradise to Sunrise, Ohanapecosh to Lake Mowich ...

Rising 14,410 feet above the ocean, Mount Rainier can be seen from Seattle on a clear day, only a couple of hours away. With its cone-shaped peak, it’s an active volcano and one of the most glaciated ...

Here are four of the recommended hikes, often brimming with wildflowers ... (Hiking clockwise is recommended for the best views of Mount Rainier.) Starting near the Sunrise parking area, hikers ...

Author and seasoned backpacking guide, Tami Asars highlights five of her favorite hikes to do in the spring from her popular guidebook “Day Hiking: Mount Rainier.” "The Trail of the Shadows is ...

If you have friends or relatives visiting this summer and they’re itching to tackle Mount Rainier, Washington ... Note: Many of these hikes and the roads that service them will not be accessible ...

For subalpine meadows bursting with extravagant color, head to Sunrise, the highest spot you can drive to on Mount Rainier. By early August, the world-famous wildflower displays there are in their ...

Paradise, which is located at an elevation of 5,400 feet, is a great place to start your park visit and where you'll find the Paradise Jackson Visitor Center, the main visitor center for the park.

Take in 360-degree views of Mount Rainier, Mount Baker and the Olympics from the restored ... Take in one of these day hikes and then visit the vibrant new retail and housing complex at the pass for ...

Mount Rainier looms over the Port of Tacoma ... Visitors have plenty of hikes to choose from, including strenuous trails with lots of elevation gain or short and easy trails through meadows ...

The northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park became inaccessible ... which features popular hikes such as Tolmie Peak Lookout, Spray Falls and Spray Park. “I think it’s fair to say ...

The best time to visit Mount Rainier National Park is July through August, when wildflowers transform the park's subalpine meadows and the dry, warm weather provides optimal hiking conditions.