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Mt Rainier National Park
Posted on 6/15/20 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 6/15/20 at 1:06 pm
Flying into Seattle in a couple weeks and so far we have plans to visit olympic national park and also the San Juan islands. We cancelled our hotel the first day in Seattle and thought about maybe visiting/staying near Mt Rainier National Park for our first day. Has anyone visited Mt Rainier park? Is it worth checking out for just one day? Any tips on where to stay nearby? We would be driving up to Olympic national park the next day . Any info or tips would be appreciated. TIA.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 1:36 pm to jkylejohnson
One of our favorite trips ever. We drove down from Seattle, stayed a couple of nights at Paradise Inn. It was fun and beautiful. We're not going to scale the mountain, but have had some friends that did, so there's that.
Next on the stop was Mt. St. Helen. Once in a lifetime experience.
Then on to Kalaloch Lodge on the coast. Rented one of their little cabins. Great experience.
Stayed then at Lake Crescent Lodge. Best part of the trip in Washington. Toured the rain forrest. Hurricane Ridge. Spectacular.
Then we took the ferry over to Vancouver Island and stayed at Sooke Harbour House. Best part of the entire trip.
Next on the stop was Mt. St. Helen. Once in a lifetime experience.
Then on to Kalaloch Lodge on the coast. Rented one of their little cabins. Great experience.
Stayed then at Lake Crescent Lodge. Best part of the trip in Washington. Toured the rain forrest. Hurricane Ridge. Spectacular.
Then we took the ferry over to Vancouver Island and stayed at Sooke Harbour House. Best part of the entire trip.
This post was edited on 6/15/20 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 6/15/20 at 2:10 pm to Nole Man
Awesome. Thanks for the feedback. Paradise inn appears to be closed for the 2020 season. Bummer. We have a pretty sweet air bnb cabin near the northeast side of ONP not for from port Angeles. I've never visited the Pacific Northwest. Really excited for this trip. Hopefully there's not too much craziness still going on in Seattle when we arrive.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 2:54 pm to jkylejohnson
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Hopefully there's not too much craziness still going on in Seattle when we arrive.
Imo the real visit is outside of the city.
I would rather visit Portland for a day than Seattle. Same story if you visit Oregon, visit everywhere else and see the beauty of the state.
Oregon and WA are in the top 5 states of most diverse ecosystems.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 3:05 pm to jkylejohnson
It's definitely worth checking out for just one day, but if you do that and could schedule a couple of windows during your trip that would be best.
Might not be possible for your plans, but with one day you're risking not being able to see the mountain at all from Paradise. See the webcams right now, for example.
If you go to Paradise and the view is obstructed you can try elsewhere (like Sunrise) but that can be a pain and is obviously weather dependent (and road closure dependent). There are other spots but again, weather and road closures.
Still worth a shot, and if it's socked in, you can always hope for a glimpse or a cloudbreak. Breaking cloud weather at MRNP arguably provides the best photo opportunities. Or you can plan an alternative if you don't want to gamble on a 5 hour round trip. Webcams on day-of should give you a good idea.
Might not be possible for your plans, but with one day you're risking not being able to see the mountain at all from Paradise. See the webcams right now, for example.
If you go to Paradise and the view is obstructed you can try elsewhere (like Sunrise) but that can be a pain and is obviously weather dependent (and road closure dependent). There are other spots but again, weather and road closures.
Still worth a shot, and if it's socked in, you can always hope for a glimpse or a cloudbreak. Breaking cloud weather at MRNP arguably provides the best photo opportunities. Or you can plan an alternative if you don't want to gamble on a 5 hour round trip. Webcams on day-of should give you a good idea.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 4:14 pm to Pettifogger
Thanks for the input. I think we'll give it a try. We originally planned to spend our first day checking out Seattle but changed our minds. Since we have plans/stays near ONP the following day should we try and stay somewhere that's on the way once we get done at mt Rainier? Somewhere like Olympia perhaps ? Not sure if we should look for lodging around Rainier or knock a little bit of the drive out and stay elsewhere for our first night.
Posted on 6/15/20 at 9:13 pm to jkylejohnson
I enjoyed my time there. Spent a couple of days. Did some hiking. Took the gondola up to a restaurant for dinner. Stayed at Alta Crystal Resort. It’s consistent with what it looks like on-line. Small ski lodge.
https://www.altacrystalresort.com/
https://www.altacrystalresort.com/
Posted on 6/17/20 at 12:30 am to jkylejohnson
Was in Seattle for a few days ahead of the Olympics in Vancouver, we went to Mr. Rainier on a one day trip. Enjoyed it, glad we went.
Posted on 6/17/20 at 11:29 am to TigerintheNO
Awesome. I think this trip will end up being better than the Alaska cruise that got cancelled
Posted on 6/17/20 at 5:25 pm to Pettifogger
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Might not be possible for your plans, but with one day you're risking not being able to see the mountain at all from Paradise. See the webcams right now, for example.
If you go to Paradise and the view is obstructed you can try elsewhere (like Sunrise) but that can be a pain and is obviously weather dependent (and road closure dependent). There are other spots but again, weather and road closures.
Still worth a shot, and if it's socked in, you can always hope for a glimpse or a cloudbreak. Breaking cloud weather at MRNP arguably provides the best photo opportunities. Or you can plan an alternative if you don't want to gamble on a 5 hour round trip. Webcams on day-of should give you a good idea.
As a frequent visitor to Mt. Rainier staying at the Paradise Lodge (five times in the last 20 years), I'm gonna add to his post; and while not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but will be a little realistic.
Look at the current webcams and all that snow. If you are going in a couple of weeks, the area around Paradise will STILL be covered in that snow. Roads will be open up to it, but the hiking trails at that elevation (which are BEAUTIFUL) will be closed under six feet or more of snow.
It will look more like this:
than this:
But that's okay. There are some woodland paths and trails at lower elevations that you can do, but just be aware the upper portion will be more of a winter wonderland than alpine meadows. It's still a GREAT day trip to take. ;-)
This post was edited on 6/17/20 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 6/17/20 at 5:58 pm to BRich
Thanks for the feedback bRich. I booked a room in Packwood. It looks to be somewhat conveniently located. I wanted to book the paradise inn but it was closed for remainder of 2020 season . Anyone ever stayed in Packwood ?
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