Mount Rainier National Park

 

There are five developed campgrounds located within the park. Reservations are strongly recommended during the summer.

Cougar Rock

memorial day weekend through columbus day. located in the southwest corner of the park 2.3 miles northeast of longmire. offers 173 individual sites tent and rv and five group sites. amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, dump station, and amphitheater. reservations can be made at (http://recreation.gov/) or by calling 1-877-444-6777 1-518-885-3639 international. $15 per night from late june through labor day, $12 per night for the remainder of the season.

Ipsut Creek

year-round, depending on snow conditions. a rustic campground located in the northwest corner of the park, five miles east of the carbon river entrance and ranger station. there is no vehicle access beyond the ranger station due to a flood-damaged road, restricting the campground to hikers and bikers only. offers 30 sites. amenities include pit toilets, but there is no drinking water. $8 per night on a first-come, first-served basis.

Ohanapecosh

memorial day weekend through columbus day. located in the southeast corner of the park, 11 miles northeast of packwood on sr 123. offers 188 individual sites tent and rv and one group site. amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, dump station, and amphitheater. reservation procedures and fees are identical to cougar rock, above.

White River

late june through mid-september. located on the east side of the park, five miles west of the white river entrance. offers 112 sites tent and rv. amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, and a small amphitheater. fees are $12 per night.

 

Although older signs and maps may still list a sixth campground, Sunshine Point, it was destroyed in 2006 by flooding.

National Park Inn

Ph: 360 569-2275, (http://www.mtrainierguest...). this lodge, open year-round, is located in the longmire historic district in the southwest corner of the park. 25 guest rooms, full service restaurant, gift shop, post office. rates are $107 for a room without a bath and $143 for a room with a bath 1-2 people.

backcountry

60% of backcountry permits can be reserved, while 40% are available only in person on a first-come, first-served basis. Permits can be picked up at the Wilderness Information Centers at Longmire and White River, or at any ranger station during the summer. Winter permits are available at the Longmire Museum. There is no fee for a wilderness permit, but a reservation fee of $20 per party is charged. Permits may be obtained for groups of one to twelve people for up to fourteen days.

There is one established public shelter on Mt. Rainier, located at Camp Muir, 10,080' up the south side of the mountain. It is very crowded in summer and commonly used as a high camp by climbers on the mountain's most popular route. Camp Muir also has a ranger hut, a hut for commercially guided parties, and two outhouses. Reservations for overnight stays are taken by the park administration. Permits are required for overnight camps established above 10,000' elsewhere in the park.

Backcountry camping areas within the park include:

Trailside camps. Primitive campgrounds with one to eight sites.

Cross-country camps. True wilderness in which leave-no-trace camping should be practiced.

Alpine camps. Zones reserved for mountaineers, also "leave no trace" camping areas.

Permits may be reserved beginning March 15 by mail or fax. To make a reservation, download and fill out the Camping and Climbing Reservation Form (http://www.nps.gov/mora/p...). Requests received before March 15th will be discarded, but all requests received between March 15th and April 1st will be processed in random order.