Great private Rainier campsite
5 m pop-up camper · With kids
Site is in a quiet subdivision a few minutes from the Nisqually entrance to the Park. A mile or two off the main highway, which is a big plus to the places right on SR 706. Very secluded and private. Clean, level gravel pad, should be mud-free in the wet. New looking picnic table and 4 Adirondack style chairs. No shade midday, so bring a portable shelter or tarp if it is warm. We couldn’t use the fire pit and provided wood because of a burn ban, but would have enjoyed them if we could. Dark skies at night, great for stargazing. Convenient and excellent water and electric hookup. Trash can but no toilet facilities. We emptied our small portable toilet tank daily in a pit toilet in the park. If you RV, there are NO dump stations in the Park at all. Not even at Cougar Rock CG, which used to have one. You either need a big enough holding tank for your stay, or a small one you can hand carry into a pit toilet. No cell service at site on ATT but WiFi works ok. If you need to book night-before timed entry passes from here on recreation.gov, it may be dodgy. But you can get in before 7a from here without too much pain. The Paradise lot is usually full by 8:30 anyway on a weekend, so go early. The entry reservations sell out in about 3 minutes, so a bit iffy even with fast internet. We had a pass one day, and got in before 7 the other, no waiting. When we came out around 3p, the line of cars going in was MILES long. So have a plan to get in early. Would definitely stay here again.