Timed entry won't be implemented, even during the peak summer season.
Washington's Mount Rainier National Park will not implement timed entry reservations for any part of the park in 2026.
The decision comes a week after Arches, Glacier and Yosemite all dropped their own reservation systems for 2026.
The timed-entry policy first went into effect in 2024 and was meant to prevent overcrowding at the park, which had led to ...
Those looking to visit Mount Rainier National Park this year will not need a timed entry reservation for any portion of the ...
Mount Rainier National Park will not implement timed entry reservations in 2026 and will instead use parking management strategies to maximize capacity.
For the 2025-26 school year, UW Libraries’ Special Collections is hosting an exhibit on the mountain in the Special Collections lobby in the basement of Allen Library. The exhibit features multiple ...
Mount Rainier has lost glaciers due to the warming climate. Glacier melt threatens rivers, salmon habitats and hydropower across Washington state. South-facing glaciers without high-elevation ...
A dangerous climb is renewing the focus on Mount Rainier's extreme hazards.
Mount Rainier, the active volcano towering above southwestern Washington state, started rumbling — very lightly — on Tuesday. A swarm of small earthquakes was detected under the mountain triggering ...
From icy peaks to golden sunlight, Mount Rainier National Park delivered scenes we’ll never forget—here’s a peek at the ...