One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal ... Get there: From Seattle (95 miles) or Tacoma (70 miles) to the Nisqually Entrance (open year-round ...

Majestic Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and an active volcano with more glaciers than any other mountain in the United States. Just an hour's drive from Seattle, the park's ...

And along Stevens Canyon Road, see reflections of Mount Rainier in the tranquil waters of Reflection Lakes. Despite the two-hour drive from Seattle, recent visitors praise the park’s spectacular ...

The fifth, located less than 70 miles from Seattle, is Mount Rainier. "It's totally at a state of background activity, so we're not worried about Mount Rainier right now,” said Alex Iezzi ...

If you don't have time to make the drive to Mount Rainier (which sits about two hours southeast of downtown Seattle), Mount Si provides a popular alternative. Sitting about 40 miles east of the ...