CENTRALIA — Beginning May 26, Mount Rainier National Park will use a cashless fee system, accepting only electronic card payments for entrance fees and campgrounds.
Visitors who are only able to pay with cash will have the opportunity to purchase a prepaid pass from various local vendors before entering the park.
The park is currently working to identify vendors to sell these passes, according to a news release. The Mount Rainier National Park Annual Pass, private vehicle passes, motorcycle passes, individual passes and backcountry permits may also be purchased online ahead of time at recreation.gov.
Advance campground reservations will continue to be available through the website and payments for first-come, first-served campsites will be cashless. Concession-run hotels, bookstores and restaurants inside the park continue accepting cash or card payments, the release stated.