Closing the bridge was our last option,” Steve Roark, a WSDOT administrator, said in the release. “We fully understand the ...

WSDOT permanently closed the Fairfax Bridge, blocking public access to key areas of Mount Rainier National Park.

The closure will indefinitely pinch recreational access to Rainier, as two of the park’s precious few entrance points have ...

At 4,392m, Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest. Situated just 95km southeast of Seattle, it has long beckoned climbers and adventurers. Today ...

(Photo viaNaval Air Station Whidbey Island.) TOPICS: MT. RAINIER, Wash. — A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island helped rescue a 32-year-old Army soldier who was ...

“It’s often called the quieter side of the park — a contrast to the more visited Paradise and Sunrise areas,” she wrote. “The Carbon River corridor has a rare inland temperate rainforest climate. You ...

A portion of Mount Rainier National Park will be inaccessible due to an indefinite bridge closure outside of the park. On April 14, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced that ...

Part of Mount Rainier National Park became inaccessible on Monday after Washington officials shut down a bridge leading to the northwest area of the park. Washington State Department of ...

The northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park became inaccessible on Monday after Washington officials shut down the only bridge leading to that area of the park. They closed the bridge ...