Mount Rainier is within a half–day’s drive of numerous recreational and educational opportunities in the Pacific Northwest.

Area Information:

Mount Rainier Visitor Information
Pierce County Parks and Recreation
Visit Rainier
Washington State Tourism
Washington State Parks

Other Recreational Opportunities Near Mount Rainier:

Mount Tahoma Trails Association, in Ashford, Washington, is located just outside the Nisqually entrance, at the southwest corner of the park.

Gifford Pinchot National Forest is located directly south of Mount Rainier National Park.

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, located on the west side of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, is south of Mount Rainier National Park.

The Pacific Crest Scenic Trail runs along the eastern edge of Mount Rainier National Park.

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest located on the western slopes of the Cascade mountain range between Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Wenatchee National Forest over 4-million acres--from the Pasayten Wilderness along the Canadian border to the Goat Rocks Wilderness south of Mt. Rainier.

Federation Forest State Park Federation Forest State Park is a day-use natural area with 619 acres of old growth evergreens. Located along the White River.

National Park Service Sites:

Ebbey's Landing, located on central Whidbey Island in Washington State's Puget Sound region.

San Juan Island, located in the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island in British Columbia and the U.S. mainland.

Whitman Mission, is located west of Walla Walla and just north of the border with Oregon.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, located between Long Beach, Washington and Cannon Beach, Oregon, is approximately 4 hours southwest of Mount Rainier.

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, in Vancouver, Washington, is approximately 3.5 hours southwest of Mount Rainier.

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Seattle, Washington is approximately 2.5 hours northwest of Mount Rainier.

Olympic National Park, in  Port Angeles, Washington, is approximately 4 hours northwest of Mount Rainier.

North Cascades National Park, in Sedro Woolley, Washington, is approximately 6 hours northeast of Mount Rainier.