Riders and packhorses at Aurora Lake
Riders and packhorses at Aurora Lake, traveling along the western leg of the Wonderland route. The original around-the-mountain trail traversed this western section of the park at a low elevation, quite close t... More
Mount Rainier reflected in Mirror lake, Washington
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Muir Steps at Paradise 360 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
Many explorations of Mount Rainier National Park start here at these steps, inscribed with the 1889 quote from conservationist John Muir who described Paradise as "...the most luxuriant and the most extravagant... More
Mount Rainier from Spray Park - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Still image from the Mountain Moment: Mount Rainier in the Mist video.
Morning in Grand Park - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Grand Park is one of the impressive subalpine meadows ringing Mount Rainier.
Imagine A Glacier - Wayside Setting
A wayside with a view of its setting. Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Mount Rainier from Reflection Lakes
Still from the Mountain Moment: Fall Reflections video
Barred Owl, juvenile - National Parks Gallery
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Mount Rainier from Sunrise Point
Sunrise Point offers excellent views of Mount Rainier and the surrounding Cascades, as well as wildlife like marmots.
Mount Rainier national park - Paradise Inn
The historic Paradise Inn has been a popular destination for generations.
Mount Rainier national park - Bear Grass
An impressive display of bear grass blooms along the Shriner Peak Trail.
Dawn on Mount Rainier - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Still image from the Mountain Moment: Sunrise from Sunrise video.
View from Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout
Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout provides an amazing view of Mount Rainier's northwest face with Ptarmigan Ridge running up to Liberty Cap.
Mount Rainier from Longmire - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Still image from the Visit Longmire video.
Mount Rainier national park - Sunbeam Falls
Sunbeam Falls is a charming waterfall along Stevens Canyon Road.
View from Shriner Peak Fire Lookout
Early morning light paints Mount Rainier in golds and pinks. Public domain photograph of a volcano, eruption, volcanic smoke, ashes, lava, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mount Rainier national park - Paradise River
View the Paradise River flowing through the Paradise Valley.
Mount Rainier national park - Chenuis Falls
Chenuis Falls is located in the Carbon River Area.
Mount Rainier from Sunrise - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
Still image of Mount Rainier from the Mount Rainier Experience: Sunrise Area video
Wilson Falls and Nisqually Glacier
The Nisqually Glacier can be viewed from trails in the Paradise Area.
View from Mount Fremont Fire Lookout
The Mount Fremont Fire Lookout provides a great view looking up some of Mount Rainier's largest glaciers; Emmons and Winthrop Glaciers.
Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout and visiting hikers.
A 2.6 mile hike from Mowich Lake, Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout draws visitors up for a great view.
View from Gobbler's Peak Fire Lookout
Gobblers Knob Fire Lookouts provides hikers with up close views of Mount Rainier in many weather conditions.
Longmire Suspension Bridge - National Parks Gallery
The Historic Longmire Suspension Bridge is a scenic destination in all seasons, including winter.
Mount Rainier national park - Paradise Inn
The historic Paradise Inn has been a popular destination for generations.
Wonderland Trail directional marker
Wonderland Trail directional marker, erected at the point where the path enters White River Campground, 1928. During the 1920s, park rangers installed a variety of travel aides- including information signs, tra... More
Paradise Inn, 1921 - National Parks Gallery
As roads improved, Paradise became a popular destination. Increased visitation drove the need for improved lodging and amenities like the Paradise Inn. This 1921 photo shows the Paradise Inn the year after the ... More
1921 Rainier National Park Company Brochure featuring the Wonderland T...
1921 Rainier National Park Company brochure, promoting the company's full-service outings on the Wonderland circuit. Saddle-trip participants were supplied with guides, horses, food, shelter, and "endlessly cha... More
Map of the Wonderland Trail, circa 1921
A map of the Wonderland Trail, from a 1921 Rainier National Park Company publicity brochure. The map shows the location of campsites for the company's saddle and pack horse outings around the mountain. Note tha... More
Park Ranger Oscar Sedergren at a Wonderland Trail patrol cabin
Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Oscar Sedergren, standing on the porch of the White River Campground patrol cabin in 1928. Rangers traveled the encircling trail in all seasons, on the watch for fires, poache... More
Golfing in the Paradise Valley - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Golfing was allowed in the Paradise Valley for a brief period during the 1930s.
Indian Henry's Hunting Ground Patrol Cabin
Patrol cabin alongside the trail in Indian Henry's Hunting Grounds, with the jagged summit of Mount Rainier rising behind it, circa 1930s. The park constructed the log cabin in 1915, the same year it completed ... More
National parks: Trillium - public domain image
Most everyone is familiar with this very beautiful and common plant of the moist woods. …As the common and generic names simply the leaves and petals are in threes. The petals at first are pure white but turn a... More
Canadian Dogwood or Bunchberry - Public domain botanical illustration
One of the most common and beautiful plants of the deeply-wooded [lowland forest]. It is a perennial and grows to a height of 4-6 inches. In the late summer the plant is characterized by bunches of bright red b... More
Construction of the Wonderland Trail by CCC
A Civilian Conservation Corps work crew constructs a new section of trail at Mount Rainier. Between 1933 and 1939, young men from the park's CCC camps carried out much of the trail maintenance in the park, incl... More
Stocking lakes with fish - A black and white photo of a line of mules
The Park Service used the Wonderland Trail for a large number of administrative tasks. Here pack horses carry metal jugs filled with non-native fingerling trout to stock the park's lakes and streams, 1940.
Paradise Inn, 1940s - National Parks Gallery
The Paradise Inn in the 1940s.
Paradise Inn and Annex, 1940. - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
The Annex of the Paradise Inn viewed from the south looking towards Mount Rainier.
Ptarmigan - National Parks Gallery
To blend into their surroundings, Ptarmigan are mottled grey-brown in summer and pure white in winter. This bird is captured mid-transition.
Three Lakes Patrol Cabin - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Three Lakes Patrol Cabin is on the eastern border of Mount Rainier National Park.
STS-68 radar image: Mt. Rainier, Washington
STS068-S-052 (3 October 1994) --- This is a radar image of Mount Rainier in Washington state. The volcano last erupted about 150 years ago and numerous large floods and debris flows have originated on its slop... More
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter crew chief assigned
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter crew chief assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade directs an aircraft before a training flight at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 23, 2017. Aviators hone their skill... More
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 16th
A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division sits ready for training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Feb. 2, 2017. The clear skies allowed Mount Raini... More
Mount Rainier provides a fine backdrop to the subalpine scenery along ...
Mount Rainier provides a fine backdrop to the subalpine scenery as people hike around a pond on the Naches Peak Trail.
Hikers on Burroughs Mountain trail with view of Mount Rainier.
Hikers heading to Burroughs Mountain are rewarded with dramatic views of Mount Rainier's glacier-capped summit.
A hiker approaches the rocky pinnacle of Gobblers Knob, with Mount Rai...
A hiker approaches the rocky pinnacle of Gobblers Knob, with Mount Rainier looming in the background.
The Puyallup Glacier and Sunset Amphitheater seen through an opening i...
The Puyallup Glacier and Sunset Amphitheater seen through an opening in the trees.
At the Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, a hiker enjoys broad vistas.
At the Eagle Cliff Viewpoint, hikers enjoy broad vistas of the North Mowich River valley, the North Mowich Glacier, and the rocky ridges radiating from Mount Rainier's towering northwestern face.
The Pinnacle Peak trail goes along a cliff with a view of Mount Rainie...
The Pinnacle Peak trail goes along a cliff with a view of Mount Rainier.
A view of Mount Rainier from the Pinnacle Peak trail.
A view of Mount Rainier from the Pinnacle Peak trail. Public domain photograph of hiking trail, National Parks tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A viewpoint along Trail of the Shadows offers a vista across Longmire ...
A viewpoint along Trail of the Shadows offers a vista across Longmire Meadow to Mount Rainier (weather permitting).
Visitors in the Paradise Inn lobby.
Visitors relax in the Paradise Inn lobby, listening to music on a piano. The same piano and furniture is still located in the Inn lobby.
A hiker follows the Chenuis Falls Trail across the broad, rocky channe...
A hiker follows the Chenuis Falls Trail across the broad, rocky channel of the Carbon River. On clear days, the summit of Mount Rainier is visible in the distance.
Golden Gate Trail wildflowers - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Wildflowers along the Golden Gate Trail in Paradise
Young shoots of false hellebore
Young shoots of false hellebore (also known as corn lilies) sprout from Shriner Peak's meadows that have just recently become free of snow.
A hiker follows the Chenuis Falls Trail across the broad, rocky channe...
A hiker follows the Chenuis Falls Trail across the broad, rocky channel of the Carbon River. On clear days, the summit of Mount Rainier is visible in the distance.
Hikers sitting on Burroughs Mountain take in spectacular views of Moun...
Hikers sitting on Burroughs Mountain take in spectacular views of Mount Rainier's northeastern side and the glaciers that slowly grind their way down its slopes.
View of Mount Rainier from the end of the maintained Eagle Peak trail.
View of Mount Rainier from the end of the maintained Eagle Peak trail.
Ipsut Pass wildflowers - National Parks Gallery
Diverse numbers of wildflowers blooming include paintbrush, yarrow, Oregon sunshine, penstemon, and in the bottom left, tiger lily. Photo taken July 18, 2016 along Ipsut Pass.
Mount Rainier's west side from Gobblers Knob fire lookout.
Gobblers Knob provides a spectacular vista of Mount Rainier’s west side, as well as the drainages of the South Puyallup River (left) and Tahoma Creek (right).
Burroughs Mountain's tundra plateau.
A product of an eruption of Mount Rainier, a layer of 2,200-year-old pumice blankets the surface of Burroughs Mountain's tundra plateau. Hardy yet delicate plants survive on this gravelly plain.
Bus tour to the Paradise Inn - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
A historic photo of an early bus tour stopping in front of the Paradise Inn.
Nisqually River and Mount Rainier from the trail to Carter Falls.
Nisqually River and Mount Rainier from the trail to Carter Falls.
From the Nisqually Vista Trail - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
The view from the Nisqually Vista Trail during the winter. NPS Photo by Kevin Bacher.
Mount Rainier national park - Nisqually Glacier
Mount Rainier and the Nisqually Glacier, as seen from Nisqually Vista in the winter. NPS Photo by Kevin Bacher.
Mount Rainier national park - Nisqually Vista
Mount Rainier and the Nisqually Glacier, as seen from Nisqually Vista in the winter. NPS Photo by Kevin Bacher.
Mount Rainier & Nisqually Glacier
Mount Rainier and the Nisqually Glacier from Glacier Vista. Public domain photograph of mountain range, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Sunset from Nisqually Vista - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Watch sunset illuminate the Nisqually Glacier and Mount Rainier. Public domain photograph of a volcano, eruption, volcanic smoke, ashes, lava, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
The Mountain at Dusk - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Mount Rainier and Nisqually Glacier at dusk from Paradise.
Mount Rainier from Glacier Vista, Paradise
Mount Rainier and the Nisqually Glacier from Glacier Vista at Paradise.
Crystal Peak Lookout - National Parks Gallery
Historic photo of Crystal Peak Lookout
Mount Rainier from Alta Vista, Paradise.
Mount Rainier and the Nisqually Glacier from Alta Vista.
Indian Henry's Patrol Cabin - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Indian Henry's Patrol Cabin along the Wonderland Trail. Public domain photograph of a river bank, lake, pond, reflection, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
On the slopes of Mount Rainier - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
A Meadow Rover volunteer speaks with a visitor along the Skyline Trail at Paradise.
Hiking in Paradise - National Parks Gallery
Visitors hike along one of the trails in the Paradise area.
Mount Rainier national park - Pinnacle Peak
Pinnacle Peak viewed from Plummer Peak
Mount Rainier national park - Mount Rainier
Sunset on Mount Rainier from Mowich Lake Road.
Hiking with a view of Mount Adams
More volcanoes than just Mount Rainier can be seen from Paradise trails. Views also include Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens (not pictured).
Mount Rainier and Wildflowers - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Wildflowers above Paradise. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National parks: Mallards - public domain image
Mallard ducks in the Longmire Meadow Public domain photograph of a river bank, lake, pond, reflection, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hikers viewing Paradise Meadows wildflowers
Many visitors come to Paradise to view the wildflowers in the Paradise Meadows.
Reflections of the Mountain - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Mount Rainier reflects in a small lake at the top of the Tatoosh Range.
Hikers viewing wildflowers - National Parks Gallery
Many visitors come to Paradise to view the colorful wildflowers of the Paradise Meadows.
Mount Rainier national park - Sluisking Falls
This waterfall is viewable along the Skyline Trail in the Paradise Area.
Mount Rainier national park - Ricksecker Vista
The panoramic view of Mount Rainier from Ricksecker Point. NPS Photo by Kevin Bacher.
Hikers with Fall Colors - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
After the wildflowers fade, visitors can still find the Paradise Meadows colorful with fall foliage.
Enjoy the view - National Parks Gallery
A Meadow Rover volunteer takes a break at Mount Fremont Fire Lookout near Sunrise.
Autumn in Paradise - National Parks Gallery
An autumn view from the Paradise Visitor Center. NPS Photo by Kevin Bacher.
Northern Pygmy Owl - National Parks Gallery
Northern Pygmy Owl Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mount Rainier national park - Young hiker
A young visitor heads out on the trails above Paradise. NPS Photo by Kevin Bacher.
Northern Pygmy Owl - National Parks Gallery
Northern Pygmy Owl looking away from the camera, displaying the "false eye" black patches on the back of the head.
National parks: JVIPA - public domain image
The Japan Volunteers-in-Parks Association has been visiting Mount Rainier since 1995
The Mountain from Indian Henrys Hunting Grounds
Summer in the park: Mount Rainier forms the backdrop for a field of colorful wildflowers at Indian Henrys Hunting Grounds.
Elusive Mount Rainier - National Parks Gallery
Mount Rainier as seen from Snow Lake Trail.
Looking from Longmire - National Parks Gallery
On a clear spring day, Mount Rainier seems to glow.
Mount Rainier national park - Sunset Park
The meadows of Sunset Park are abundant with wildflowers in mid-summer and the changing colors of mountain ash in the fall.
View of Mountain From Roofless Fire Lookout
Mount Rainier is visible through the missing roof of the Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout.
Before: Paradise Inn Annex - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
The Paradise Inn Annex in front of Mount Rainier before the start of the remodeling project.
Trail repair: Indian Henry's Hunting Ground
Volunteer David Barbrack poses with Mount Rainier during a five-day wilderness trail maintenance project at Indian Henry's Hunting Ground.
Trail to Snow Lake - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Changing with the season, there's always something to see on the trail to Snow Lake. In mid-summer, this area explodes with a variety of wildflowers and an abundance of beargrass. In the fall, mountain ash and ... More