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Backcountry in Mount Rainier National Park
Backcountry in Mount Rainier National Park
60% of backcountry permits can be reserved, while 40% are available only in person on a first-come, first-served basis. Permits can be picked up at the Wilderness Information Centers at Longmire and White River, or at any ranger station during the summer. Winter permits are available at the Longmire Museum. There is no fee for a wilderness permit, but a reservation fee of $20 per party is charged. Permits may be obtained for groups of one to twelve people for up to fourteen days.
There is one established public shelter on Mt. Rainier, located at Camp Muir, 10,080' up the south side of the mountain. It is very crowded in summer and commonly used as a high camp by climbers on the mountain's most popular route. Camp Muir also has a ranger hut, a hut for commercially guided parties, and two outhouses. Reservations for overnight stays are taken by the park administration. Permits are required for overnight camps established above 10,000' elsewhere in the park.
Backcountry camping areas within the park include:
Trailside camps. Primitive campgrounds with one to eight sites.
Cross-country camps. True wilderness in which leave-no-trace camping should be practiced.
Alpine camps. Zones reserved for mountaineers, also "leave no trace" camping areas.
Permits may be reserved beginning March 15 by mail or fax. To make a reservation, download and fill out the Camping and Climbing Reservation Form . Requests received before March 15th will be discarded, but all requests received between March 15th and April 1st will be processed in random order.
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