Heads up to visitors at Mount Rainier National Park. Effective immediately, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has closed the State Route 165 Carbon River Fairfax Bridge to ...

Mt. Rainier National Park, the fifth oldest park in the U.S. national park system, is a popular destination in Washington ...

This list of stories illustrates how Mount Rainier is changing. A new reservation system shows ongoing efforts to manage access and protect resources as more people come to visit. Road and bridge ...

Mount Rainier is an active stratovolcano 45 miles southeast of Tacoma and 60 miles south-southeast of Seattle. Its last ...

Mount Rainier National Park’s most common ... 12.19 deaths per 10 million visitors . Mount Rainier National Park - 8.55 deaths ... park visitors should be aware of the following in terms of safety: ...

You'll need a timed reservation to visit the Sunrise Corridor this year, but not one to visit Paradise at Mount Rainier.

How is this permanent bridge closure going to affect Mount Rainier visitors? By Isabela Lund. Updated June 25, 2025 3:15 PM. ... single-lane bridge on Tuesday due to safety risks.

Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what that means for visitors.

Mount Rainier saw more than 331 million visitors last year. Without federal workers, demonstrators argued maintaining the safety, biodiversity, and cultural significance of parks like Rainier ...

Mount Rainier National Park information officer Patti Wold told KOMO News, “There is no viable way they could have survived.” Something happened on Wednesday night. Nobody can know with certainty, but ...