If you’re looking to visit Mt. Rainier during Memorial Day weekend, bring your patience
Visitors to Mount Rainier National Park can likely expect “lengthy delays” at the southwest park entrance on State Route 706, according to The National Park Service. You can check Google Maps for traffic updates here, especially at the Nisqually entrance in the southwest corner of the park (orange/red lines indicate high traffic volume).
Visitors are encouraged not to block driveways or roads while waiting in line outside the park.
Because the weather is still chilly, some park roads and facilities are still closed for the hiking season. Sub-alpine areas may still be covered in snow and winter weather is possible, the Park Service tweeted Friday.
Here’s a list of all the roads that are open:
Nisqually to Longmire
Longmire to Paradise
SR 123/Cayuse Pass
SR 410/Chinook Pass
Ricksecker Point Road
West Side Road to Dry Creek
White River Road to the White River Campground (campground is closed)
Stevens Canyon Road is open:
From the east to the Grove of the Patriarchs parking area
From the west to Bench & Snow Lake Trailhead
As of May 26, the middle portion is open weekends & holidays ONLY due to construction
Here are the facilities that are open:
Longmire Museum
Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise
Longmire, Paradise, & White River Wilderness Information Centers
Carbon River Ranger Station
National Park Inn
Paradise Inn
Cougar Rock & Ohanapecosh Campgrounds
Here are the roads that are closed:
Sunrise Road
Paradise Valley Road
Mowich Lake Road
And here are the facilities that are closed:
Sunrise Day Lodge
White River Campground
Sunrise Visitor Center
Ohanapecosh Visitor Center
This story was originally published May 27, 2023 at 12:28 PM.
