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Camp Muir is a very rewarding hike that takes you up to 10082 feet above sea level on Mount Rainier which is the highest mountain in the entire Pacific North West! The hike it self is around 10 miles, and is a day hike. Unfortunatly I believe theres no camping along the way until you get to Camp Muir, but I do not know the rules of them. Camp Muir is best to go to Late May through August, although I went in late July, and now wish we could have done in earlier season so that there would be more snow, which I love. The view from Camp Muir is very good, one side you can see up Rainier, and on the other you see Goat Rock Wilderness and the Ectoosh Range. This was on of my favorite hikes that I ever went on! Warning! Anything hiking to Camp Muir past Mid August may have crevessas which form on the Muir snow field as the summer goes into fall, and is advised that you rope up if present, there should be a warning sign there, and if you did not bring rope, go to the right off the snow field to stay safe, becasue there may also be hidden ones. Also be aware the weather at Camp Muir can turn on a dime, always be sure to bring the right gear, Rainier creates its own weather, and many people have been caught going up in a blizzard, so please do be prepaired!

Getting There from Seattle:

Take I-5 South to SR 512 (exit 127), then East on SR 512 and to SR 7 which goes South, and tunrs East and then at Elbe turn onto SR 706 which goes East. This takes you to Paridise which is the trailhead of Rainier. Beware in winter months, due to heavy snow, I recommend calling the ranger station.

The Hike Starts out at Paridise on a gravel pathed trail, which is easy, but is a nice place for flowers depending on the time of year you go . As you go, Rainier gets into view, as well as other mountains. Evenually as you go, the hike becomes more like a normal hiking trail, and opens up with lots of flowers, and the Nisqually Glacier to your left which is down the valley. Even in late July it starts getting snowy at this point, which is when I start taking out my ice axe. (which is'nt needed, but is nice to have, ski polls would work as well) In agust or later, this part is not very snowy until the Muir Snow Field.

On the Muir Snow Field be sure to watch the weather, and by this point it is nice to have an ice axe for going up and glissading down. As said, if after Mid August, be on the look for crevessas which are giant cracks in the ice. The route is followed by foot prints going North, be sure not to travell off too far to the left when acending which goes to the Nisqually Glacier.

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• Trip Logo

• Verticle View

• View from the Parking lot

• Mount Rainier Panorama

• Mount Rainier Sunset Panorama

• Mount Rainier with a Sign

• The Sun getting Burried

• Last Look

• The Sun above the Clouds

• Water Falls

• Camp Muir though the Fog

• The Sun through the Clouds

• Mount Adams and the Tatoosh Range

• Mt. St. Helens Above the Clouds

• Above the Clouds

• Darn Birds!

• My Favorite Serac

• Looking Up from the Cowlitz

• Michael in front of Gibalter Rock

• Me in front of Gibalter Rock

• Muir Rock

• Looking East

• My Old Camp

• Clouds Coming In

• Looking Down the East Face

• Looking Out Towards the Cowlitz Glacier

• Looking Down

• Banana Slugs and High Places

• A Bird at Camp Muir

• In a Crevasse

• Our View of Camp Muir

• Snowed Over Crevasse

• Between two Crevasses

• Looking down into a Crevasse

• Rainier in Day

• Sunrise outside our Tent

• Mount Rainier Evening

• Heading up in the Dark

• Sunset

• Evening Blue

• Creek at Sunset

• Mount Adams at Sunset

• Sunset Ridge

• Sunset View

• Looking up the Snowfield

• The Sun Setting behind the Ridge

• Standing in the Sun

• Hiking to the Sun

• Rainier

• Marmot

• Bees and Flowers

• A Bee on a Flower

• Flowers and Mount Rainier

• Mount Rainier and Flowers

• Kautz Glacier

• Mount Rainier before Paridise

• Tatoosh Mountain

• Mount Rainier on the way

• Mount Rainier at Sunrise