Wonderland Trail accommodation · Checked October 2026

Where to stay from Longmire (trailhead) to Longmire (trailhead)

4 places · 3 with rooms, 2 with meals on the Longmire (trailhead) section of the Wonderland Trail, in Ashford, Longmire. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.

Ashford

Alexander's Lodge

  • Rooms
  • Wi-Fi

Historic 1912 lodge just outside the Nisqually Entrance, about 10 km by road from Longmire, with individually decorated rooms, two cabin suites with kitchens and yurts. Open all year; no refunds within 14 days in peak season (May-October).

Whittaker's Motel & Historic Bunkhouse

  • Rooms
  • Café
  • Wi-Fi

Climbers and hikers motel in Ashford, about 19 km by road from Longmire, with 18 rooms with private baths and a 6-bed bunk room with shared bathroom. Café with coffee and snacks; free wifi.

Longmire

Longmire Wilderness Information Center (NPS)

  • Other
  • Seasonal — call ahead

NPS ranger station 0.2 km from the Wonderland Trail at Longmire where you collect and activate your wilderness permit and leave a food cache (open daily 7:30 am - 5 pm, late May to mid-October). Fuel can be left in a separate locker here.

Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "not confirmed by the operator" are listed on OpenStreetMap or in guides but could not be checked on an official page. Camps on the Wonderland Trail are run by Mount Rainier National Park: marked tent sites for up to 5 people, a pit or composting toilet, bear poles or boxes and a water source nearby, but no shelter or supplies. Camp only on your permitted site, treat all water and never light a fire.

Walk Longmire (trailhead) to Longmire (trailhead) with Outest

The Wonderland Trail route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.