Hours : Mount Rainier National Park is open all year. The park is most heavily visited on sunny summer weekends and holidays. Parking in many areas of the park is limited. If you're planning a summer trip to the park, consider visiting mid-week, which is generally a less busy time. In winter, access to Mount Rainier is limited. Only two entrances to the park are open: the Nisqually Entrance, in the southwest corner of the park, and the Carbon River Entrance, in the northwest corner of the park.

Admission : $15 for a private, noncommercial vehicle or $5 for each visitor 16 and older entering by motorcycle, bicycle, horseback, on foot, or for individuals traveling togehter as a non-commercial, organized group. These fees provide the visitor with a 7-day entrance permit for Mount Rainier National Park. Commercial Tour Fees: sedan with 1 to 6 seats = $25, van with 7 to 15 seats = $75, minibus with 16 to 25 seats = $100, motor coach with 26 or more seats = $200. There is also a $30 annual park pass which covers entrance fees for the pass holder and accompanying passengers in a single, private, non-commercial vehicle at Mount Rainier National Park, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, and Whitman Mission National Historic Site. This pass does not cover camping fees and is non-transferable and non-refundable.

Mount Rainier is an active Cascade volcano encased in over 35 square miles of snow and glacial ice. The 14,410' mountain is surrounded by lush old growth forests, spectacular subalpine meadows and a National Historic Landmark District that showcases the "NPS Rustic" style architecture of the 1920s and 1930s.