Alta Vista Trail
Easy · Out-and-back · 1 mi round trip · 354 ft gain · 25 min–40 min
Parking: not reported today
Good for families, first hikes and short outings.
0.5 mi one way · high point 5,944 ft · time at a steady pace without breaks
Elevation from USGS; 5,590–5,944 ft. Open the map.
No hiker reports in the last 3 days. Be the first to report here
What you need
Park entrance fee Toilets (flush) Trash cans dogs, accessibility, bikes: not recorded yet
National Park Service page › Mount Rainier National Park (National Park Service)
In Mount Rainier National Park. Entrance fee $30 per vehicle (7 days) or an America the Beautiful pass, card only at the gate. Day hikes need no permit; overnight stays need a wilderness permit. Rules, fees and closures change. Check the official park site before you go. Official: conditions · roads · fees · permits.
Getting there
Starts at Skyline Trailhead · Mount Rainier · 3 other trails start here
Navigate to the trailhead: Google Maps · Apple Maps · coordinates 46.78642, -121.73645
Right now
Weather and road conditions
- Today: Sunny, 61°F, wind 0 to 3 mph
- Tonight: Mostly Clear, 49°F, wind 0 to 5 mph
- Wednesday: Sunny, 65°F, wind 0 to 5 mph
Daylight: Sunset 6:37 pm · 7 h 16 min of daylight left
Air: Moderate (AQI 58, PM2.5 12.7 µg/m³) at the Auburn 29th St monitor, 66 km away AirNow
Wildfire: Garda Falls fire, 15 km away, 73 acres, 0% contained InciWeb
Snow: 0″ snow at Paradise (5,150 ft, 1 km away) station
Typical year: normally snow-free now · usually melted out by about Jul 15 · typical peak May 4
No reports in the last 3 days.
All conditions and reports at Skyline Trailhead
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