

To stay on the safe side, take the avalanche-free route to Reflection Lake (to the left) – a sign is there to guide you. The risk of avalanche on the route that heads toward Inspiration Point ( right on the road) is often high. Go past the warming hut and restrooms to find the trail that loops left through forest up to the road. Many people climb this slope, but it is prone to avalanches and WTA highly recommends this alternate route. Per the WTA website regarding avalanche danger, “From the Narada Falls parking lot, your aim is to attain the Stevens Canyon Road atop the steep hill. Rainier Day Trip from Seattle 474 Recommended Adventure Tours from 163.08 per adult Private Mt Rainier National Park Day Trip from Seattle 5 Bus Tours from 1,849. See options All photos (76) Top ways to experience Reflection Lakes and nearby attractions LIKELY TO SELL OUT Mt. With the conditions it was better for us to stick together. Explore different ways to experience this place. I opted to park on the far west side Gabe complained about that until I told him that parking there would lessen the amount of hot road walking we’d have to do at the end of the hike. Spend a few hours in nature on a virtual hike on the Reflection Lake Trail in Mount Rainier National Park The peaceful sounds of nature and soothing. The rangers on this particular day were nice enough not to give us a ticket. The trail starts in the parking area for Reflection Lakes. If you have a larger group, split into smaller group sizes. Also, the max group size on Rainier is 12 people. In the winter, the parks service also requires all cars (even AWD/FWD vehicles) to carry chains. You will need a National Parks Pass to get into the park. Snow Capped Mt Rainier Reflection Lake Northern Pacific Railway Chrome Postcard. To get to this trail, Go to the Longmire/Paradise entrance of Rainier, the parking is at the Narada Falls Trailhead. You can find more information about this trail on the WTA website Our group only went to Reflection lake we did not go to Louise Lakes.

Driving up any hill in my home town you would get a beautiful glimpse, and then it would duck back down behind the horizon. There was no reflection or mountain sighting on this day. Rainier National Park // Paradise, WA Kassidy & Daniel. It was a cold, snowy day but we powered through it. I went snowshoeing up at Mount Rainier with my favorite meetup at the beginning of January.
