The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Pacific Northwest

Stop 10 · Days 491–493

Mount Rainier National Park

Mount Rainier National Park, WA

The glaciated 14,411-ft giant that looms over Seattle — wildflower meadows at Paradise and high alpine views at Sunrise.

Where to stay

  • Paradise Inn (in-park) or an Ashford lodge

    The historic inn puts you at the trailheads.

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You gotta eat this

  • Dinner at Paradise Inn

    Grand-lodge dining beneath the peak.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 491Day 491 — ParadiseFull day · 5h planned
  2. 492Day 492 — Sunrise & Old GrowthFull day · 5h planned
  3. 493Day 493 — Northwest to the capitalDrive day · 2h drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests