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You are here: Home / Travel / Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park to go cashless on entry fees and camping

Beginning May 26, Mount Rainier National Park will only accept digital payments for entry and campground fees.

Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park to go cashless on entry fees and camping

March 21, 2023 //  by Black Press Media Staff

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By Jared Gendron, The News Tribune

Beginning May 26, Mount Rainier National Park will only accept digital payments for entry and campground fees, according to an announcement last week. Cash will still be accepted for concession-run businesses inside the park, like bookstores and restaurants.

Other national parks have also started to move away from cash payments. Earlier this year, South Dakota Badlands National Park and Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park both switched to a cashless system. Devil’s Tower National Monument also stopped accepting cash in April 2022.

Those who can pay only with cash can purchase pre-paid passes with ticket sellers outside the park before visiting Mount Rainier, although the park service has yet to identify external partners who will sell them. More information will be shared once it’s available on the park’s fees and passes webpage.

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Annual passes, private vehicle passes, motorcycle passes, individual passes or backcountry permits and campground reservations can be purchased at recreation.gov, the federal government’s online travel planning and reservations platform. Advanced campground reservations can also be made on the park’s website.

The park service said the cashless payments will save money and help them manage their revenue more efficiently. The new system is also intended to reduce transaction times and improve accountability.

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Park fees and free days

Several park passes can be purchased at recreation.gov, including annual passes, which cover the entrance fee:

  • Mount Rainier annual pass: US$55
  • Private vehicle pass: US$30 for seven days
  • Motorcycle pass: US$25 for seven days
  • Pedestrian/cyclist pass: US$15 for seven days
  • Campground fee: US$20 per night
  • Group campground fee: US$60 per night

Entrance passes must be printed to enter, but the park will accept a digital voucher for a single vehicle pass.

U.S. military veterans are qualified to enter the park free annually. Since November, the National Park Service and other federal agencies have been offering lifetime and an annual Military Pass that waives entrance fees at various parks nationwide. The lifetime pass is available for Gold Star Families and U.S. military veterans, and the annual pass is for current U.S. military members and their dependents. Gold Star Families and veterans must display a voucher to park staff to claim the lifetime pass, and current military members can get the annual pass at the U.S. Geological Survey agency’s website.

During a few days a year, Mount Rainier lets all visitors in for free:

  • April 22: First day of National Park Week
  • Aug. 4: Anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
  • Sept. 23: National Public Lands Day
  • Nov. 11: Veterans Day

Groups from educational institutions can have their fees waived if they’re visiting with the intent of studying park resources. The waiver must be applied a month prior to the scheduled visit, and the group must email an education request form to mora_fee_waiver@nps.gov.

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