According to the park’s Winter Travel page, guests can only reach the Longmire and Paradise areas through the Nisqually ...

Mount Rainier’s road to Paradise is open seven days a week again this winter, a quiet return to full access after three years ...

Mount Rainier National Park will open the area seven days per week, conditions permitting, including staffing and avalanche ...

USGS scientist Carolyn Driedger, right, and Mount Rainier National Park ranger Scott Beason frame the terminus of the Nisqually Glacier during a training session for seasonal rangers at the park on ...

Visitors to Mount Rainier National Park this winter will have one fewer day per week to drive to the Paradise area and they won’t find any open sledding runs there. Starting Nov. 12, vehicle access to ...

Re: “Here’s when Mount Rainier National Park will be open this winter” (Nov. 1, Outdoors): Once again winter access to Mount Rainier has been reduced to four days a week. By closing the gate at ...

Still, Mountain Rainier's status as a top Washington tourist destination means that its recreational opportunities stay afloat even in the cold winter months. Many of the park's trails transform into ...

A rainstorm has washed out the log footbridge on the Carter Falls Trail at Mount Rainier National Park, prompting an unexpected closure just as the park shifts into its winter season. The bridge had ...

In South King County, it’s popular for people to drive up to the mountains to enjoy a day in the snow, either for skiing, snowboarding, sledding, snowshoeing, taking a walk in nature or even just ...

Thinking about taking a trip to Mount Rainier National Park this winter? You might want to think twice about it if you are not properly prepared. The park was ranked the second-deadliest national park ...