Our day starts with front door pickup at your downtown Seattle or Seatac hotel or vacation rental in our luxury Mercedes van. On the way to the park, we’ll stop to enjoy coffee, tea, juice, and fresh baked pastries from our favorite Seattle bakery.

• Admission Ticket Free

We’ll start our day at Longmire, the site of the first park headquarters and designated as a National Historic District. Here we’ll learn about the history of the Mount Rainier area, including early homesteaders, pre-National Park tourism, and the mountain’s time as America’s fifth National Park. Trails around Longmire showcase this long history and include beautiful old growth forest.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

This 176 foot tall waterfall is well worth the short walk!

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Famous for its gorgeous wildflower meadows, Paradise is a clear highlight of the park. Weaving paths through this alpine environment offer fantastic views of Mt. Rainier, which towers above the wildflower-filled meadows. We’ll take a one-mile (1.6 km) guided walk to Myrtle Falls, a 72 ft (22 m) waterfall tumbling into a rugged gorge in the shadow of the peak.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Your guide prepares a gourmet family-style lunch served with a selection of local beverages.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Capture the perfect picture of Mount Rainier over this gorgeous alpine lake.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Imagine the powerful geological forces at work as you watch water rush through this deep slot canyon.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

We’ll walk amongst giants at the Grove of the Patriarchs. This area contains some of the most spectacular old growth forest along the banks of the Ohanapecosh River. A lovely optional 2-mile (3.2 km) guided nature walk leads to some of the largest trees in the park.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Included