🏔️Mount Rainier National Park | Accidentally stumbled into Heidi's garden

Mount Rainier National Park 📍Detailed address: Rainier National Park is located 2-3 hours southeast of downtown Seattle, depending on which entrance you take. We traveled from nearby Oregon. 🚗Transportation guide: ▪️Public transportation to enter the park is limited, so I suggest driving or renting a car. The best route to visit Mount Rainier is to be able to tour the park along wildflower meadows, towering trees, and mountain scenery. ▪️The closest airport to the park is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. 🗓Best time to visit: Although some areas of the park are officially open all year round, summer and autumn are the best times to visit so far. Especially from July to October, the weather is good, there is no snow on the road, and you can also see wildflowers. 🏔Park entrance ▪️There are four main entrances to Mount Rainier National Park: Nisqually (southwest), Carbon River (northwest), White River/Sunrise (northeast), and Stevens Canyon (southeast). ▪️The Nisqually entrance is probably the most popular choice, as it allows vehicle access year-round, is close to the state's main highways, and provides access to Longmire and Paradise. ⚠️Please note that many park roads are closed in winter. 🏔The park has five main sections: Longmire, Paradise, Ohanapecosh, Sunrise, and Carbon River/Mowich. I want to say that the most developed and famous parts of the park are Paradise and Sunrise. ▪️Longmire - Historic district of the park, providing access to the Wilderness Information Center, museum, and National Park Inn. ▪️Heaven - known for its wildflower meadows, main park visitor center, winter activities, ranger station, guides, and Heaven Lodge. ▪️Ohanapecosh - Experience the ancient forest of the park, and visit the Ohanapecosh Visitor Center and Ohanapecosh Campground. ▪️Sunrise - a popular spot for wildflowers, grasslands, and mountain views. You can visit the Sunrise Visitor Center, Sunrise Day Lodge, and White River Campground. ▪️Carbon River/Mowich - known for its beautiful trails and camping, including Mowich Lake Campground and Tolmie Peak Trail. 🏨Where to stay? Within and outside of Mount Rainier National Park, there are many lodging options available. In the park, you can choose to stay at the National Park Inn (Longmire) and Paradise Inn, or at one of the three main campgrounds (Cougar Rock, Ohanapecosh, and White River). Outside the park: Ashford and Parkwood: ▪️Creekside Cabin is a classic and comfortable small house that can accommodate up to 4 people, located near the entrance of Nisqually Park. ▪️The Nelson Basecamp Cabin is a family-run cabin filled with personal mementos from mountain trips and ample outdoor space. ▪️Overlooking the river from the Big Creek Cabin, with a comfortable loft bedroom and beautiful views from the deck. 🏔Recommended scenic spots ▪️Explore paradise, witness wildflowers and grasslands, the historic Paradise Inn, and visit the museum upstairs at the Jackson Visitor Center in Paradise. ▪️When driving up from the southwest entrance, stop at the Christine Falls and Narada Falls. They both have short walking distances, but the scenery is stunning! ▪️Admire the mountain scenery from Reflection Lake (named for the beautiful reflection of Mount Rainier you saw on still days). ▪️The scenery along the road between heaven and sunrise is beautiful. Detour to Tipsoo Lake to see the blooming wildflowers, the picnic area of nature, and the view of Mount Rainier. ▪️Drive to the highest point of the park to watch the sunrise. You can also overlook the views of Mount Rainier, Emmons Glacier, and Mount Adams. ▪️Explore the historic district of Longmire, including the Longmire Museum and National Park Inn.