Visit Mount Rainier National Park

The Nisqually Entrance: Things to Do

Christine Falls - Mount Rainier National Park

NPS

Longmire Museum
This museum features exhibits related to both the natural and the human history of the park.

Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center
This Paradise visitor center focuses on the natural history of the park, including flora, fauna, geology, and glaciers.

Day Hikes:

Trail of the Shadows
Self-guided trail through meadow to historic cabin.
Trailhead: Across the road from the National Park Inn at Longmire.
Length/Time: .5 mile - 30 minute loop trail.

Nisqually Vista Trail
Self-guided walk through high-country meadows, affording awesome views of Mount Rainier and the Nisqually Glacier.
Trailhead: Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center.
Length/Time: 1.2 miles - 1 hour loop trail.

Bench and Snow Lakes Trail
Hike through meadows, over ridges, to two different lakes.
Trailhead: Stevens Canyon Road, near Reflection Lakes.
Length/Time: 2.5 miles - 1 hour round trip.

• Park Overview
• General Climbing & Hiking Information
• The Nisqually Entrance: Things to Do
• The Nisqually Entrance: Lodging & Camping
• The Carbon River Entrance
• The White River Entrance
• The Ohanapecosh Entrance