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Mount Rainier National Park
For Kids
 
Kids at Longmire Meadow with Mount Rainier in the background.

Special Junior Ranger programs are offered throughout the park on summer weekends (daily at Paradise in summer). A Junior Ranger Activity Book is available year-round. For more information contact the Longmire Museum at 360-569-2211 ext. 3314 or e-mail a ranger at the museum.

Guided snowshoe walks are offered in winter and may be suitable for families with children 8 and up. Some trails are accessible for strollers and small children, including Trail of the Shadows (Longmire), Grove of the Patriachs (near Ohanapecosh), and Emmons Vista (Sunrise). Ask a ranger for additional suggestions.

Formal education programs are available for school and youth groups. For more information, contact Anne Doherty, Education Specialist, by phone at 360-569-2211 x. 3319 or by e-mail.

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Northwest face of Mount Rainier and Emmons Glacier as seen from Sunrise.  

Did You Know?
Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states at 35 square miles of snow and ice with Emmons Glacier being the largest by surface area with 4.3 square miles of ice. The Emmons is best viewed from Sunrise on the NE side of the mountain.

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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST