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Libraries & Research Centers

Eatonville Public Library
205 Center Street West • Eatonville, WA 98328
360-832-6011
A branch of the Pierce County Library System, the 4,100-square-foot Eatonville Public Library opens at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday. more... map

Pioneer Farm Museum & Ohop Indian Village
7716 Ohop Valley Road East • Eatonville, WA 98328
360-832-6300
A hands-on 1880's homestead, the Pioneer Farm Museum & Ohop Indian Village allows visitors to experience the first local contact with Europeans through tours and the seasonal Ohop Indian Village. more... map

Mount Rainier National Park
55210 238th Avenue East • Ashford, WA 98304
Located in West-Central Washington
360-569-2211 (Headquarters)
Mount Rainier National Park has five developed areas: Longmire, Paradise, Ohanapecosh, Sunrise and Carbon/Mowich. 6.5 miles east of the Nisqually Entrance, Longmire is in the southwest corner of the park. It contains the Longmire Museum, National Park Inn, Wilderness Information Center, and Cougar Rock Campground. At an elevation of 5,400 feet, Paradise is 19 miles east of the Nisqually Entrance and 12 miles east of Longmire. Here you can enjoy the Jackson Visitor Center, historic Paradise Inn, Guide House, and the historic Paradise Ranger Station. At an elevation of 6,400 feet, Sunrise is the highest point that can be reached by vehicle at Mount Rainier National Park. Not accessible in winter, Ohanapecosh is three miles north of the park boundary on Highway 123 and 42 miles east of the Nisqually Entrance. Named for coal deposits found in the area, Carbon receives the greatest amount of precipitation within Mount Rainier National Park. Mowich Lake is the largest and deepest lake in Mount Rainier National Park. more... map

Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
11610 Trek Drive East • Eatonville, WA 98374
360-832-6117
Visitors of the 723-acre Northwest Trek Wildlife Park near Mount Rainier can enjoy their signature tram tour through the 435-acre free-roaming area where they can "spot different species of animals as they wander through forests, wetlands and meadows." Open at 9:30 a.m. daily mid-February through October, Friday through Sunday November through mid-February and select holidays, Northwest Trek contains more than 200 North American animals representing more than 30 species, including bighorn sheep, grizzlies, black bears, wolves, bobcats, lynx, cougars, owls, eagles, deer, Roosevelt elk, woodland caribou, mountain goats and bison. more... map

Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad
349 Mineral Creek Road; P.O. Box 250 • Mineral, WA 98355
360-492-5588
"The longest continuously operating steam train railroad in the Pacific Northwest," the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad offers weekly excursion and tour trains that depart beneath the snow white cap of Mount Rainier from the Museum and Restoration Shop in Mineral, WA. more...