Mount Rainier National Park News

The Transportation Department has reopened Chinook Pass. Crews worked more than a month clearing 20-feet deep snow and avalanches from Highway 410 on the east side of Mount Rainier National Park.

B y the numbers That is the number of campsites at Ohanapecosh Campground at Mount Rainier National Park.

Thanks to frequent cloud cover, some visitors only ever get to see Rainier on Washington's license plates.

The visitor centre is only open on weekends during the off-season, typically from October through May.

MeadoWatch, a citizen science program run by the University of Washington biology department, is recruiting volunteers to help monitor wildflowers at Mount Rainier National Park.

The visitor center is only open on weekends during the off-season, typically from October through May.

The state's highest law enforcement honor has been awarded to five officers, including a Mount Rainier National Park ranger who was fatally shot on New Year's Day 2012.

A scenic spring and summer driving route through Mount Rainier National Park reopens in time for the warm and sunny weekend.

The engraved name of Margaret Anderson, the Mount Rainier National Park ranger killed Jan.

This stunning wallpaper shows Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, which is the greatest single-peak glacial system in the United States.

That's what happened with Chuck Young, chief ranger at Mount Rainier National Park, after a visit by park rangers and partners from Iceland.

National parks across the country are celebrating National Park Week, April 20-28, by waiving entrance fees from April 22 through 26, and some parks are even providing other events.

"It's a debate that has gone on for a long time," said Mount Rainier National Park ranger Daniel Keebler.

"It's a debate that has gone on for a long time," said Mount Rainier National Park ranger Daniel Keebler.

Although 265 of our country's 398 national parks never charge admission, if you want to save the usual $3-$25 fee collected by the other 133 parks that do, visit for FREE during National Park Week- April 22-26, 2013.