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Mount Rainier National Park

A glaciated volcano & wildflower meadows

Mount Rainier is an enormous glaciated volcano that towers over Washington, ringed by old-growth forest and subalpine meadows that erupt in wildflowers for a few weeks each summer. July through October is the window.

What to see

The top things to see in Mount Rainier are Paradise & the Skyline Trail, Sunrise, Reflection Lakes, Grove of the Patriarchs. Start with wildflowers at paradise if you only have one anchor, then use the rest of the list to shape a half-day or full-day route.

  • Paradise & the Skyline Trail
  • Sunrise
  • Reflection Lakes
  • Grove of the Patriarchs
  • Narada Falls

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