Cosa c'è in programma a Parco nazionale del Monte Rainier (Stati Uniti d'America) durante l'anno

Affollato — Winter / Christmas break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Chiusura

  Sunrise Road closed to vehicles

  1 gen – 31 dic

  Fire damage has shut the road to Sunrise, the park's high east-side viewpoint, to vehicles; walkers and cyclists can still go up. Mowich Lake and the Carbon River are also cut off, so plan the visit around the south side. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mag), Ranger snowshoe walks at Paradise (20 dic – 31 mar (di solito))

Tranquillo — uno dei mesi con il clima peggiore

In febbraio non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 gen – 31 dic), Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mag), Ranger snowshoe walks at Paradise (20 dic – 31 mar (di solito))

Affollato — Spring break in Stati Uniti d'America

In marzo non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 gen – 31 dic), Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mag), Ranger snowshoe walks at Paradise (20 dic – 31 mar (di solito))

Media stagione — un mese nella media

In aprile non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 gen – 31 dic), Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mag)

Affollato — Memorial Day weekend

• Apertura

  Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open

  20 mag – 15 nov · di solitoStagione dei sentieri

  The east-side passes and Stevens Canyon Road usually reopen just before Memorial Day, completing the drive between Paradise and the east side of the mountain; they shut again when lasting snow arrives, usually in November. Fonte ↗

• Festività

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 magFesta nazionaleAffollatoPrenota presto

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 gen – 31 dic), Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mag)

Affollato — Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

In giugno non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 gen – 31 dic), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mag – 15 nov (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Wildflowers at Paradise, Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Natura

  Wildflowers at Paradise

  15 lug – 31 ago · di solitoFiori e fioritureAffollato

  Snow can lie in the subalpine meadows into June or July, so the flowers get a short violent season once it goes and the whole of Seattle comes up for it. Stay on the trails: the meadows take decades to recover from a shortcut. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 gen – 31 dic), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mag – 15 nov (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Wildflowers at Paradise, Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Festività

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 setFesta nazionaleAffollatoPrenota presto

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 gen – 31 dic), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mag – 15 nov (di solito)), Wildflowers at Paradise (15 lug – 31 ago (di solito))

Folla al massimo — Labor Day weekend, Summer break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Natura

  Huckleberry reds in the meadows

  25 set – 20 ott · di solitoFoliage autunnale

  Huckleberry and mountain ash turn the subalpine meadows around Paradise and Tipsoo Lake red and gold from late September, usually best in the first half of October; an early snowfall can end it within days. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 gen – 31 dic), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mag – 15 nov (di solito)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 set)

Media stagione — un mese nella media

In ottobre non inizia nulla di nuovo.

Ancora in corso: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 gen – 31 dic), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mag – 15 nov (di solito)), Huckleberry reds in the meadows (25 set – 20 ott (di solito))

Affollato — Thanksgiving break in Stati Uniti d'America

• Chiusura

  Winter: the Nisqually gate only

  1 nov – 1 magRischio

  From November the only way in by car is the Nisqually entrance in the south-west, and the road above Longmire is gated overnight and opened when it has been plowed. Every vehicle must carry chains, whatever it is and whatever the forecast. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 gen – 31 dic), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mag – 15 nov (di solito))

Affollato — Winter / Christmas break in Stati Uniti d'America, vacanze scolastiche in 2 dei paesi da cui arrivano i visitatori

• Stagione

  Ranger snowshoe walks at Paradise

  20 dic – 31 mar · di solitoStagione sciistica

  On winter weekends rangers lead short snowshoe walks from the Jackson Visitor Center, with snowshoes lent for the walk; places go first come on the day, and the road above Longmire can close when storms hit. Fonte ↗

Ancora in corso: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 gen – 31 dic), Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mag)