Entrance Reservation for Mount Rainier National Park 2024 | How to Get One!

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Published 2024-03-25
Mount Rainier National Park is requiring entrance reservations in 2024, so let's discuss what you need for your upcoming vacation.

You'll need these reservations to access Paradise and Sunrise, two of the park's most popular spots, from May 24 - September 2, 2024. Watch the live process as I book a reservation using Recreation.gov.

I'll walk you through everything you need to know to get your entrance reservations to Mount Rainier National Park.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to Mount Rainier Reservations
01:07 Timed Entry Reservation
03:30 Paradise Corridor Reservation
04:15 Exceptions to Paradise Corridor Reservation
08:24 Sunrise Corridor Reservation
09:39 Exceptions to Sunrise Corridor Reservation
12:04 Walk Through Timed Entry Reservation
19:09 What If You Can’t Get a Reservation
20:07 Areas You Can Visit Without a Reservation

Links Mentioned:
⭐️ Timed Entry Reservation Release Dates: www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/timed-entry-reserva…
⭐️ Purchase Your Timed Entry Reservation: www.recreation.gov/timed-entry/10101917
⭐️ 10 Things You Can't-Miss in Mount Rainier:
www.dirtinmyshoes.com/10-things-cant-miss-first-vi…
⭐️ Mount Rainier Map: www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/maps.htm

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All Comments (17)
  • @pemikaga
    Thank you so much for made amazing videos ❤
  • @denisedevaughn544
    If you don’t get a pass the night before. Get up really early like 4:30 and get into the area you want before 7:00. Not 100 percent sure if they will have a gate or not to those areas. I know you can do that into the park but you want to go to the other places.
  • @FTONYProductions
    Great answers for many questions I had! I have a few more: If I wanted to go sept 20, I don’t need a reservation of any kind, but still need to buy some things right like a pass or something? To either sunrise or paradise, which would be the best option for driving only with little hiking? (As in just park on side of road, maybe trek a few hundred feet to see a good view.) And in contrast, what would be best options that do include some hiking?
  • @mindovermatter2948
    Thank you so much for this amazing video! Quick question...when they open up, are they always at 300 tickets every time slot? Also, the 2 hour window is just for entrance, doesn't mean you have to be in and out in 2 hours right? Thank you!
  • @eastwestpicayune8200
    Very informative video. New subscriber. Question... Planning to go to Mt Rainier NP in mid-September. I was planning to do paradise one day and sunshine another day but not a lot of housing options. Can I do this all-in-one day? I read that it would take 5 hours to drive the loop. We are not big hikers; 1 mile hike is plenty enough. Your thoughts please.
  • @SoniaPachisia
    Thanks for all the information, Private vehicle entrance tickets are greyed out from May1st till September 2nd of this year. Do we get day pass when we arrive in park entrance? Do we have to only reserve corridor time slots? Please confirm.
  • @amandabell3121
    What would be the best way to access the Tolmie Peak trailhead?
  • @Cenlalowell
    Question, I'm thinking about going sept 8 i should not need a reservation correct? Thiss is for sunrise corridor
  • @lets.go.places2gether
    Do u know if we need a pass to Sunrise area to hike Emmons Moraine? Its vague in the NPS map regarding that area.
  • @8585bs
    If you want to go from the Paradise Corridor to the Sunrise Corridor in one day, do you need to get two passes?
  • @close1561p
    Question. If I do the reservation for Sunrise Corridor. Finish visiting Sunrise let say at 16:00. Can I drive from Sunrise to Steven’s Canyon and then west through Paradise? I’m staying overnight basically 2 minutes away from the Paradise entrance.
  • @cameronbaber8508
    Hi! Great Video! Do you happen to know how early the park rangers are at each of the entrances if we are attempting to purchase a visitor pass before 7 AM? Thank you!
  • @joelh56
    Mt. Rainier is a national park. So it's also my tax dollars being used. I dont mind a $2.00 charge.
  • @joeschmo2515
    They did this in Colorado and it is an absolute Sh!t show!!! Now City, County and State parks are doing the same. Basically everyone who lives in the state cant use the parks they pay for in Taxes!! That is unless you schedule months ahead. Next they will eliminate ALL camping without reservations. Yes. Colorado did that also..and so will Washington. 😢