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Timed entry reservations are NOT required at Mount Rainier: what applies in 2026?
Direct answer
Timed entry reservations are NOT required at Mount Rainier in 2026 (program discontinued for this season)
Exact conditions
- Status
- Not required; the stated access rule still applies
- Applies to
- all visitors
- Effective dates
- January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
- Release model
- unpublished
Release detail: No reservations are sold because no timed-entry program exists for 2026.
Fee detail: No timed-entry reservation fee in 2026 because there is no timed-entry program.
Exceptions and limits
- An entrance pass is still required to enter the park.
- This applies to 2026 only. The park has published nothing about 2027.
- Entire park, including the Paradise Corridor and the Sunrise Corridor
Official source
National Park Service · reviewed August 27, 2026
News release dated February 25, 2026: "Mount Rainier National Park will not implement a timed entry reservation for any portion of the park in 2026." The release says the park will instead "use parking management strategies to maximize available capacity".
Mount Rainier National Park Will Not Require Timed Entry Reservations in 2026