Welcome to Mount Rainier

Welcome to Mount Rainier, Olympic and North Cascades National Parks! Congress gave these spectacular mountain reserves their common mission when it established the National Park Service in 1916. All national parks are to "...conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same... by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations." 

These three parks—three of the almost 400 parks in the National Park System—conserve more than 1.8 million acres of public land, and provide enjoyment for millions of visitors each year. Within sight of greater Seattle's rapidly growing population, there are places where people can reconnect with the natural world and learn about past and present cultures. They provide an essential habitat for a great diversity of plants and animals, and their glaciers and snowfields feed rivers on which millions of people downstream depend. 

Mount Rainier, Olympic and North Cascades National parks are always a visible reminder of the beauty and complexity of the natural world. In 1988, recognizing the importance of these wild expanses so close to an urban center, Congress added over 90% of each park to the National Wilderness Preservation System. Today we recognize the great value these places have for scientific and cultural research and its importance in providing the information needed to protect these and all national parks. They are here for you to explore and enjoy. Please do so safely and let us know what you liked and how we can improve our management of your national parks.

Dave Uberuaga

Superintendent

Mount Rainier National Park

Bill Laitner

Superintendent

Olympic National Park

Chip Jenkins

Superintendent

North Cascades National Park