The White River Road to the White River Campground area and Mowich Lake Road will close for the winter on Monday, Oct. 14 — several days earlier than the previously-announced Oct. 20 closure date — Mount Rainier National Park announced Thursday.
“Deployment of Mount Rainier National Park staff to the Hurricane Helene recovery effort necessitates the change to the new closure date,” Mount Rainier National Park said in a news release.
The Mowich Lake Road will close at 9 a.m. and White River Road will close at 1 p.m.
State Routes 123 and 410, which provide access to eastern sections of the park, are estimated to remain open until mid-November.
During snow plowing operations or when otherwise posted, park roads are closed to all other uses, including bicycling, hiking, skiing and snowmobiling. Visitors are asked to check road closure signs on closed road gates before proceeding.
Information on seasonal road closures within Mount Rainier National Park can be found on the park’s roads status page at https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/road-status.htm.
Information about state Route 410 (Chinook Pass) and state Route 123 (Cayuse Pass) is located on the Washington State Department of Transportation mountain passes website at https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/mountainpasses.
Information about visiting the park can be found at the Mount Rainier National Park website at https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm.
