According to the park’s Winter Travel page, guests can only reach the Longmire and Paradise areas through the Nisqually ...

Mount Rainier National Park will open the area seven days per week, conditions permitting, including staffing and avalanche ...

The top of the mountain is coming down. Five different U.S. mountains, including Mount Rainier, are experiencing ice loss at ...

Mount Rainier’s road to Paradise is open seven days a week again this winter, a quiet return to full access after three years ...

In a nation as big as ours, the hiking options are boundless-which makes distilling a short list of bucket list hikes a ...

Washington lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday aimed at restoring access to Mount Rainier National Park via the Fairfax Bridge “as soon as possible,” eight months after the state shut down the ...

A snowboarder and skier are shown at 49°North Mountain Resort in Chewelah, Washington. Photo from 49°North Mountain Resort It ...

Still, Mountain Rainier's status as a top Washington tourist destination means that its recreational opportunities stay afloat even in the cold winter months. Many of the park's trails transform into ...

Republican lawmakers proposed a plan Tuesday that could restore access to the Fairfax Bridge “as soon as possible” after the ...

From low-elevation cascades in mossy forests to frozen falls among snowy vistas, these winter waterfall adventures are ...

Volcanoes are now more closely monitored. We have a good chance now of determining when a volcano becomes restless,” says Don Swanson, a volcanologist reflecting on the lessons learned from the 1980 ...