Established Camping
White River Campground — Mount Rainier National Park
About
National Park Service
Mount Rainier National Park
Overview
White River Campground is available on a first come first serve basis. Visitors are required to physically arrive at the campground to purchase and claim a site. The campround sits at 4,440 ft in elevation, 1200 ft higher than any other campground with amenities in Mount Rainier National Park. For this reason, winter lingers long and comes early. White River often opens at the end of June or early July and stays open in late September. The campground has are 88 campsites that cost $20 a night. There is a 27 ft RV limit and an 18ft trailer limit. Use the Recreation.gov Mobile App to pay the nightly camping fee when you arrive at the campground. Prior to arriving at the campground download the Recreation.gov App to your mobile device and create a Recreation.gov account.
Recreation
There are plenty of hiking opporunities as well as rich ecological sytems that will interest amateur botanists and mycologists.
Facilities
White River Campground has flush toilets, fire grates in the campsites and access to potable water. There is no dump station, laundry, Wi-Fi or cellphone service at this time. The maximum size for an RV is 27 feet and 18 ft for a tralier.
Natural Features
This high elevation campground is located near the White River and in a lovely forest. Trails crisscross the campground, including the Wonderland, Burrough Mountain and Glacier Basin Camp Trails.
Nearby Attractions
Trails: Glacier Basin, Burroughs Mountain, the Wonderland and the River Trail.__ The White River Ten miles to Sunrise Five miles from Highway 410 Four miles to the a Ranger Station
Charges & Cancellations
Currently White River is a first-come, first-served campgrounds so there are no cancellations.
Fee Info
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonUnknown
- AT&TUnknown
- T-MobilePoor
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Firewood Available
- Drinking Water
- Toilets
- Alcohol
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Big Rig Friendly
RangerBeware of Mice
The campground facilities and layout was great, but if I had known about the problem with the mice beforehand, I would've stayed somewhere else. After I checked in, the camp host mentioned that other campers were finding evidence of mice in their cars, and they told me to keep my car doors closed as much as possible. That wasn't enough because one found it's way into my car at 2am and woke me up while digging for crumbs (all of my food was secure). My site did not have a bear box either which was frustrating. I didn't sleep the rest of the night because I was worried about the mice chewing wires in my car. Wouldn't recommend while the mouse population is still super high.
GuideSpectacular scenery
Many spots to choose from although none are very private. Several awesome hiking trails in the area
RangerGreat location, nice campground
Love the Sunrise area and this is pretty convenient for a variety of options in the area: the Glacier Basin trail that begins at the camp, or drive up to Sunrise, or the Fryingpan Creek trail to Summerland (what I ended up taking).
I'm usually antsy about going to campgrounds without reservations but had no trouble on a late Wednesday afternoon in August, in fact there were several empty sites when I passed through around 7:30pm.
Restrooms were nice and had sinks for doing dishes. It appeared that all the loops except C loop have bear boxes near the sites. Sites appeared a variety of sizes from fairly large to tiny. Lovely scenery including a creek flowing through the middle of the grounds and of course the river.
None of our group had cell service but if needed it's a short drive away: we had 5G at the Fryingpan Creek trailhead.
Location
White River Campground — Mount Rainier National Park is located in Washington
Coordinates
46.90241 N
121.641815 W