Mount Rainier Passes
Every Mount Rainier wilderness-permit entry point on recreation.gov - AllTrails ratings, demand scores, and a trailhead map.
Mount Rainier National Park surrounds the glaciated volcano that dominates the Washington skyline, with the Wonderland Trail circling its base and dozens of trailside, alpine, and cross-country camps in between. A wilderness camping permit is required for overnight backcountry trips, covering the specific camps or zones on your itinerary. Popular Wonderland camps and summer weekends sell out quickly, so competitive dates are hard to land.
Top Mount Rainier entry points
The most in-demand entry points, ranked by how fast each one books up on recreation.gov.
- Berkeley Park Camp - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Indian Bar Camp - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Indian Bar Camp (Group Site) - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Nickel Creek Camp - Very high demand
- Summerland Camp - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Summerland Camp (Group Site) - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Klapatche Park Camp - Very high demand - 4.3 on AllTrails
- Pyramid Creek Camp - Very high demand - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Dick's Lake Camp - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Forest Lake Camp - Very high demand - 4.6 on AllTrails
- Granite Creek Camp - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
- Mystic Camp (Group Site) - Very high demand - 4.7 on AllTrails
All Mount Rainier passes
Choose an entry point or campsite for permit rules, release timing, demand, and nearby alternatives.
- Berkeley Park Camp
- Berkeley Park Camp (Group Site)
- Camp Curtis Alpine Camp
- Camp Muir Alpine Camp
- Camp Schurman Alpine Camp
- Carbon Alpine Zone (Curtis Ridge)
- Carbon River Camp
- Carbon River Camp (Group Site)
- Cataract Valley Camp
- Cataract Valley Camp (Group Site)
- Colonades Alpine Zone
- Cowlitz Glacier Alpine
- Dead Horse Creek Winter Large Group Camp
- Deer Creek Camp
- Devil's Dream Camp
- Devil's Dream Camp (Group Site)
- Dick Creek Camp
- Dick's Lake Camp
- Eagle's Roost Camp
- Emmons Flats Alpine Zone
- Emmons Glacier Alpine Zone
- Fire Creek Camp
- Fire Creek Camp (Group Site)
- Forest Lake Camp
- Glacier Basin Camp
- Glacier Basin Camp (Group Site)
- Golden Lakes Camp
- Golden Lakes Camp (Group Site)
- Granite Creek Camp
- Granite Creek Camp (Group Site)
- Guide House Winter Large Group Camp
- Indian Bar Camp
- Indian Bar Camp (Group Site)
- Ingraham Flats Alpine Zone
- Inter Glacier Alpine Zone
- Ipsut Creek Camp
- Ipsut Creek Camp (Group Site)
- James Camp
- James Camp (Group Site)
- Kautz Climbing Alpine Zone
- Klapatche Park Camp
- Lake Eleanor Camp
- Lake Eleanor Camp (Group Site)
- Lake George Camp
- Lake George Camp (Group Site)
- Little Tahoma Alpine Zone
- Lower Crystal Lake Camp
- Lower Nisqually Alpine Zone
- Maple Creek Camp
- Maple Creek Camp (Group Site)
- Mowich Lake Camp
- Mowich Lake Camp (Group Site)
- Muir Snowfield Alpine Zone
- Mystic Camp
- Mystic Camp (Group Site)
- Nickel Creek Camp
- Nickel Creek Camp (Group Site)
- Nisqually Alpine Zone
- No. Puyallup River Camp
- No. Puyallup River Camp (Group Site)
- Olallie Creek Camp
- Olallie Creek Camp (Group Site)
- Other Accommodations - Carbon/Mowich
- Other Accommodations - Longmire
- Other Accommodations - Ohanapecosh
- Other Accommodations - White River
- Paradise Inn Winter Large Group Camp
- Paradise River Camp
- Paradise River Camp (Group Site)
- Ptarmigan Alpine Zone
- Pyramid Creek Camp
- Shriner Peak Camp
- Snow Lake Camp
- So. Mowich River Camp
- So. Mowich River Camp (Group Site)
- So. Puyallup River Camp
- So. Puyallup River Camp (Group Site)
- Summerland Camp
- Summerland Camp (Group Site)
- Summit Alpine Zone
- Sunrise Camp
- Sunrise Camp (Group Site)
- Tamanos Creek Camp
- Tamanos Creek Camp (Group Site)
- Three Lakes Camp
- Three Lakes Camp (Group Site)
- Thumb Rock Alpine Camp
- Tokaloo Alpine Zone
- Upper Crystal Lake Camp
- Upper Palisades Lake Camp
- White River Backpacker Camp
- White River Backpacker Camp (Group Site)
- Wilson Alpine Zone
- Winthrop Alpine Zone
- Yellowstone Cliffs Camp
Popular trails
- Camp Summerland and Lakes via Wonderland Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Camp Muir Route via Skyline Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Glacier Basin Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Lake George and Gobblers Knob Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Kautz to Longmire via Indian Henry's Hunting Ground - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Berkeley Park Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Sunrise Rim Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
- Indian Bar Trail - 4.7 on AllTrails