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Take advantage of our latest lodging deals at Mount Rainier Guest Services. Whether you’re planning a weekend escape or a longer stay, these limited time offers make it easier to experience the park.
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The Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center is always a fascinating and informative stop in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park. Here you’ll find special exhibits, films, guided ranger programs, a bookstore, and public restrooms, as well as informational brochures and maps.
You’ll also want to stop in our gift shop. You can take home one-of-a-kind gift items, clothing, books, collectibles, children’s items, and Mount Rainier National Park keepsakes.
If you’re hungry for a quick bite or tasty treat, Jackson Visitor Center is home to Paradise Camp Deli. It’s a great place to grab for family fare or grab and go for the trail!
Open weekends and holidays as weather permits.
The Paradise Camp Deli, located in the Jackson Visitor Center, is the perfect stop for a quick lunch or snack while in Paradise. Our family-friendly cuisine features pizza, mountain-size deli sandwiches, hot dogs, soup and salads, and desserts. Dine in or order lunch to go and spend an afternoon exploring the trails just steps from the front door.
Located inside the Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise, this shop is the perfect site after a day of exploring the trails and capturing photos of flora and fauna. Get inspired by local photography, blown glass, and pottery. Select the perfect gift or keepsake as you browse through our selection of outdoor equipment, souvenirs, apparel, and local handicrafts. We offer a variety of snacks and convenience items including reusable water bottles to fill in our hydration station (see map for locations).
Open during the winter on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and holiday periods, guests can pick up a warm winter hat, gloves, and rent a pair of snowshoes experiencing the beauty of winter in Mount Rainier National Park.
Sitting at an elevation of 6,400-feet in the parkland meadows of Yakima Park, Sunrise is Mount Rainier’s highest visitor center. With close-up views of the massive Emmons Glacier, and hundreds of acres of meadows bursting with wildflowers, Sunrise rivals the more popular Paradise when it comes to scenic splendor. Situated in the park’s drier northeastern corner thanks to Mount Rainier’s rain-shadow effect, Sunrise as the name suggests is also one of the first places in the park to capture morning’s early light.
However, owing to its lofty elevation, Sunrise is buried in snow for most of the year, limiting its opening. Typically, park officials open the 16 mile paved road leading to Sunrise from SR 410 from late June until early October, with the visitor center open from early July to early September.
There is no lodging at Sunrise like at Paradise, but Rainier Guest Services operates a snack bar serving hot meals and a gift shop at its day lodge at Sunrise. The National Park Service maintains an excellent visitor center here too, complete with exhibits on Rainier’s geology and the park’s natural and cultural history. The center also offers book sales and free ranger hosted programs and guided walks.
Park visitors not planning to hike or camp should consider a trip to Sunrise, the highest point in the park you can drive to. The road leading to Sunrise ranks among the most beautiful drives in the country. En route be sure to pull over at Sunrise Point, where you can feast on sweeping alpine views that include five volcanoes; Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Glacier Peak, Mount Adams and Mount Hood in Oregon. Also consider perhaps arriving at Sunrise Point in the wee hours of the morning for one of the finest sunrise showings to be seen anywhere in the nation!
Visitor center is open from early July to early September.
Take a scenic drive to 6,400 feet and visit our shop located in the Sunrise Day Lodge (separate from the Visitor Center). Open from late June through early September and closed for the winter season, we offer a unique selection of souvenir items including our Sunrise-Mountain Goat assortment of mugs, salt and pepper shakers, and pint glasses.
Before heading out for your hike, browse through our selection of outdoor equipment to prepare you for your adventure. Essential outdoor equipment including day packs, sunscreen, caps, hiking sticks, insect repellent, first aid kits, sunglasses, moisture wicking t-shirts, hiking guides and headlamps are all available at the Sunrise Gift Shop.