Washington State Department of Transportation closed State Route 165 Carbon River Fairfax Bridge after finding deterioration ...

Washington State Department of Transportation closed the Carbon River Fairfax Bridge. Now parts of the Mount Rainier National ...

The National Park Service (NPS) is starting a 30-day civic engagement period to share information and gather public input on a proposed project to rehabilitate a wastewater collection system and ...

In a huge blow to hikers, access to the northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park has been closed, after the discovery of serious damage to an old bridge.

April through June is when the 5,000+ elevation areas on mountain slopes start to see blooms. Desert mariposa, blackbush, beavertail cactus, and desert fiddleneck wildflowers begin blooming around ...

The Fairfax Bridge serves as an entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. National Park tourists may have to contend with ...

The northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park became inaccessible on Monday after Washington officials shut down the ...

After multiple high-elevation search and rescue operations in March, Mount Rainier National Park officials beg visitors to be prepared for wintery conditions.

On a clear sunny day in the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington State, the locals often remark “The Mountain is out.” Gaze eastward and you, too, will see The Mountain, a 14,410-foot-tall (4,392 meters) ...

Park rangers at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington are urging visitors to remember that wintry conditions can still be ...

I visited all the major US national parks and ranked them based on factors like beauty and crowd size. My favorites include Grand Teton and Acadia.

Is the gorgeous view or the glory worth the risk? Here we take a look at seven of the most dangerous hikes in the United ...