Originally published Friday, January 9, 2009 at 4:34 PM
PrintStorm damage closes road to Mount Rainier's Paradise for the weekend
Storm damage closes road to Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park; no access to popular snowplay area for the weekend.
Seattle Times Travel staff
There will be no access to the popular Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park this weekend because of storm damage to a main park road.
"Significant damage" occurred to about 100 feet of road between Longmire and Paradise, with parts of the road sloughing off and making it unsafe for traffic, said a statement from the park's acting superintendent, Randy King.
The 5,400-foot-elevation Paradise area, where there's a large parking area and visitor center, is popular for sledding, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing in winter.
The lower-elevation Longmire area of the park will remain open, including the National Park Inn there. Ranger-led snowshoe walks, normally offered at Paradise, will be conducted at Longmire during the weekend, said park officials.
Get park and road information at www.nps.gov/mora or phone 360-569-2211.
Copyright © 2009 The Seattle Times Company
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