Wonderland Trail accommodation · Checked October 2026

Where to stay from Maple Creek to Longmire

5 places · 2 with rooms, 2 camping, 3 with meals on the Maple Creek → Longmire section of the Wonderland Trail, in Cougar Rock, Longmire, Paradise, Paradise River. Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.

Cougar Rock

Cougar Rock Campground

  • Camping
  • Seasonal — call ahead

NPS car campground at 969 m (3,180 ft), 0.2 km from the trail and 3.7 km before Longmire, with 178 individual sites ($20), 5 group sites, water and flush toilets. It must be reserved separately on Recreation.gov (not on the wilderness permit); season late May to late September.

Longmire

Longmire General Store

  • Shop
  • Meals

Small store next to the National Park Inn with gifts, basic groceries and a deli, open all year with shorter winter hours; with the Sunrise Day Lodge, the only place in the park to buy supplies.

National Park Inn

  • Rooms
  • Restaurant

The only lodging in the park open all year: 25 rooms and a dining room in the Longmire Historic District, 0.3 km from the end of the loop. Book ahead with Rainier Guest Services.

Paradise

Paradise Inn

  • Rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Café
  • Seasonal — call ahead

Historic 1916 inn at Paradise (1,652 m) with 121 rooms, dining room and café, generally open mid-May to early October; about 2 km off the trail by the Narada Falls or Paradise River trails. Book far ahead with Rainier Guest Services.

Paradise River

Paradise River Camp

  • Camping
  • Seasonal — call ahead

Forest camp at 1,202 m (3,942 ft) by the Paradise River, 5.8 km (3.6 mi) before Longmire, with 3 individual sites and 1 group site; toilet.

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 Maple Creek to Longmire 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.