Mount Rainier - Southwest Entrance at Nisqually River

As the only year round entrance at Mt. Rainier National Park for vehicle traffic, the Nisqually entrance provides closest access to the Longmire and Paradise areas of the park. Longmire, 6.5 miles from the park entrance is a National Historic District and the location of the National Park Inn (open year-round), Longmire Museum and Wilderness Information Center.  At Paradise, find the Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center (open year-round), Paradise Inn and Paradise Guide House. The National Park Inn and Paradise Inn offer dining and overnight lodging inside the National Park.