Cougar Rock Campground is located in the southwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park, with easy access to Paradise. This rustic campground offers 173 campsites with drinking water, flush toilets, and picnic tables, and visitors can experience spectacular views of the mountain, explore old-growth forests, and admire beautiful wildflowers. The nearby park offers visitors sight-seeing, hiking, rock climbing, and camping opportunities.
Cougar Rock Campground, on the southwest side of Mt. Rainier National Park, is conveniently located near Paradise. Individual campsites are reservable on this page. Group campsite reservations can be made via Cougar Rock Group Campground.
Paradise is the most popular destination in the park, with a lodge and visitor center, many miles of hiking trails and a commanding view of the mountain-the highest in the state and Cascade range. The main attraction at Mount Rainier National Park is the mountain itself, a massive glacier-clad volcano, peaking at 14,411 ft. and dominating the skyline for hundreds of miles. Visitors travel through majestic old-growth forests, past tumbling waterfalls and historic buildings to reach sub-alpine meadows, where world-famous wildflower displays bloom through July and August. Popular activities in the park include sight-seeing, hiking, rock climbing and camping.
Cougar Rock campground is located at an elevation of 3,180 feet. Summers are dry and cool with daytime temperatures ranging from 60 to 80 degrees. Weather throughout the park can be variable, so visitors should come prepared.
If a camper does not check-in at the ranger station by 12:00pm check-out time the day after the scheduled arrival date, their reservation will be cancelled, the camper will incur a $10.00 service fee, and forfeit the first night's camping fee.
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Nearby Campgrounds | Distance | Notification Rate |
Cougar Rock Group
Mount Rainier National Park
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0.0mi | 85% |
Big Creek (Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Wa)
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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8.6mi | 69% |
Ohanapecosh
Mount Rainier National Park
|
10.9mi | 86% |
Ohanapecosh Group
Mount Rainier National Park
|
10.9mi | 83% |
La Wis Wis
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
|
11.7mi | 77% |
White River
Mount Rainier National Park
|
11.8mi | 81% |