10.7km
Total Distance
665m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 10.7 km walk to the subalpine meadows of Summerland in Mount Rainier National Park, starting at White River Campground on the Wonderland Trail and joining the Summerland Trail up the valley of Fryingpan Creek. Parking at the usual Summerland trailhead by the Fryingpan Creek bridge is closed for construction through 2029, and the park sends hikers on this Wonderland Trail approach instead. The meadows have views of Mount Rainier and Little Tahoma, frequent mountain goat sightings and one of the park's two stone trail shelters built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water
    at the start
  2. 2
    Summerland Trail Shelter · 11km
    Shelter
Parking
37m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T1
Surface
natural ground
Marked route
Wonderland Trail, Summerland Trail

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes