Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park
Reviewed Jun. 1, 2021

Close to amazing hiking

This is a popular, reservable campground at Mt Rainier. There are 5 loops with A loop and R(Road) loops not reservable. There is a fancy electronic iron ranger at the ranger station(something the rangers want you to use even when they are in their booth and clearly able to handle reservations). I had a nifty little bridge connecting my car and the picnic table to the the tent pad. I also had kids running through the trees and the middle of my campsite from the sites behind me. Most sites had good hammocking trees, and it looked like all had picnic tables. There is an amphitheater in the campground that had a nice draw of campers for the evening program. Bathrooms were clean and well maintained, but no showers. E loop was a no generator zone, which means it was fully booked while I was there. There is a good hike to Carter Falls along the Wonderland Trail, which cuts right through the campground. You are fairly close to Paradise which has more hiking trailheads and a visitor center.

  • Review photo of Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park by Annie C., June 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park by Annie C., June 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park by Annie C., June 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park by Annie C., June 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park by Annie C., June 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park by Annie C., June 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park by Annie C., June 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park by Annie C., June 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park by Annie C., June 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park by Annie C., June 1, 2021
  • Review photo of Cougar Rock Campground — Mount Rainier National Park by Annie C., June 1, 2021