Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Mount Rainier National Park, Verenigde Staten

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Sluiting

  Sunrise Road closed to vehicles

  1 jan – 31 dec

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mei), Ranger snowshoe walks at Paradise (20 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Rustig — een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 jan – 31 dec), Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mei), Ranger snowshoe walks at Paradise (20 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Spring break in Verenigde Staten

In maart begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 jan – 31 dec), Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mei), Ranger snowshoe walks at Paradise (20 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 jan – 31 dec), Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mei)

Druk — Memorial Day weekend

• Opening

  Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open

  20 mei – 15 nov · meestalWandelseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 meiNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 jan – 31 dec), Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mei)

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 jan – 31 dec), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mei – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Wildflowers at Paradise, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Natuur

  Wildflowers at Paradise

  15 jul – 31 aug · meestalWilde bloemen & bloeiDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 jan – 31 dec), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mei – 15 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Wildflowers at Paradise, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Feestdag

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 sepNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 jan – 31 dec), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mei – 15 nov (meestal)), Wildflowers at Paradise (15 jul – 31 aug (meestal))

Topdrukte — Labor Day weekend, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Natuur

  Huckleberry reds in the meadows

  25 sep – 20 okt · meestalHerfstkleuren

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 jan – 31 dec), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mei – 15 nov (meestal)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 sep)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 jan – 31 dec), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mei – 15 nov (meestal)), Huckleberry reds in the meadows (25 sep – 20 okt (meestal))

Druk — Thanksgiving break in Verenigde Staten

• Sluiting

  Winter: the Nisqually gate only

  1 nov – 1 meiRisico

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 jan – 31 dec), Chinook, Cayuse and Stevens Canyon open (20 mei – 15 nov (meestal))

Druk — Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Ranger snowshoe walks at Paradise

  20 dec – 31 mrt · meestalSkiseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Sunrise Road closed to vehicles (1 jan – 31 dec), Winter: the Nisqually gate only (1 nov – 1 mei)