Mount Rainier National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

Mount Rainier's high country opens for only a short summer, and on a sunny weekend its parking lots fill by late morning. This guide helps you plan one, two, or three days around the mountain, from the meadows of Paradise to the glaciers above Sunrise, at the pace that suits you.

What's inside

• Nine ready-made itineraries: one, two, and three days, each at easy, moderate, and strenuous effort, from Longmire and the Paradise meadows to the Skyline Trail, Comet Falls, Pinnacle Peak, the Naches Peak Loop, Mount Fremont Lookout, Burroughs Mountain, and Glacier Basin, each with a weather backup
• The mountain's history, from the Tribes who have known it for thousands of years and their many names for it to the first climbers, the Longmire family, the 1899 park, and the rustic inns and roads
• Sightseeing highlights from Christine and Narada Falls to Reflection Lakes, Box Canyon, Tipsoo Lake, and Sunrise
• A wildlife chapter profiling 14 commonly seen animals, from hoary marmots, pikas, and mountain goats to sooty grouse and Canada jays, each with a photograph and notes on where and when to look
• Trip planning for seasons, roads, fees, the park's inns and campgrounds, weather, snow, and accessibility
• 38 photographs and 4 orientation maps

What you'll receive

• EPUB ebook (Mount_Rainier_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.epub, about 15 MB) for Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, and most e-reader apps. Kindle readers can send it to their library with Amazon's Send to Kindle.
• PDF (Mount_Rainier_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.pdf, 102 pages including the cover, about 32 MB) for any device, and for printing pages. It opens on the illustrated cover.

Your download link arrives by email right after purchase.

Edition

First illustrated edition, October 2026, with research completed October 2026. Roads, closures, and seasons change from year to year, so check the park's current alerts and road status before you travel.

Pack layers and rain gear; mountain weather turns fast, even in August.

This is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service.