budget-travels-tips.com - backpacking, hiking and camping Welcome to budget-travels-tips.com
create account   login  
     home : trails : wa
    articles  beginners  gear  links  pictures            

Mount Rainier National Park

Sponsored Links:

Intro

Established in 1899. 235,625 acres (97% is designated Wilderness). Includes Mount Rainier (14,410'), an active volcano encased in over 35 square miles of snow and ice. The park contains outstanding examples of old growth forests and subalpine meadows.

Designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1997 as a showcase for the "NPS Rustic" style architecture of the 1920s and 1930s.

Whether hiking on its flanks, climbing its summit, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing on its slopes, camping along its glacier-fed rivers, photographing wildflower displays in subalpine meadows, or just admiring the view, nearly two million people come to enjoy the grandeur and beauty of Mount Rainier each year.

Designations

  • March 2, 1899 - National Park
  • November 16, 1988 - Wilderness
  • March 1997 - National Historic Landmark District


  •  

    Trail Reviews
    National Parks
    State Parks
    AT Database

    Submit a New Trail Review

    Trails & Places Main Page


    Search

    Search budget-travels-tips.com for:


    Ready to Buy Gear?

    Sponsored Links

    Great Outdoor Sites