Name: Spray Park
Rating: 4.9

“An open forest journey to subalpine meadows and Spray Falls.”

— Tom Robson

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Features Birding · River/Creek · Views · Waterfall · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Treat water before drinking. Fires are prohibited. No pets on trails.

Overview

Spray Park seems to hit all of the Rainier high points:

Waterfall
Rainier views
Glacier views
...and Wildflowers

Need to Know

The subalpine meadows of Spray Park are delicate and easily damaged. Please stay on the constructed trails and rest on rocks near the trail. Try to minimize your impact on this fragile environment so that it remains beautiful.

Eagle's Roost Camp is located in open forest near Spray Falls. A trip to view the falls at sunset is well worth the effort! Permits are required for camping. Permits and current trail conditions are available park-wide from wilderness information centers, ranger stations, and visitor centers.

Description

The trailhead is located on the southeast side of Mowich Lake walk-in campground at the end of the Mowich Lake Road.

The trail descends .25 mile to a junction with the Wonderland Trail. Follow the Spray-Seattle Park east for two miles, up and down forested terrain, across Lee Creek and eventually to the junction with a spur trail to view Spray Falls. The next half mile to the first meadows of Spray Park is a steep climb on a series of switchbacks. More extensive meadows are found in another half mile.

Flora & Fauna

Open forest predominates for most of this route. 1.5 miles from the trailhead, Eagle's Cliff overlook offers a spectacular view of Mount Rainier and the Mowich Glacier. Later, a short spur trail leads to a good view of Spray Falls. During the height of summer, the flowering meadows of Spray Park rival the beauty of any in the park.

History & Background

Spray Park and Falls were likely named in 1883 by a trail construction crew who noted how the cascading water of the falls broke "into a mass of spray."

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Contacts

Land Manager: National Park Service - Mount Rainier National Park

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Oct 20, 2018

Al G

Sep 23, 2018

Mingwei Cui

Color meadow in fall 9.9mi

Sep 22, 2018

Will Schott

Aug 16, 2018

Sophia Riffkin

Jul 26, 2018

Sasha Conley

Stunning views of mt. Rainier 9mi

Jul 4, 2018

Peter Newell

Jul 2, 2018

Marie M

Mar 25, 2018

Bob R

Sep 17, 2017

Nico Brandt

great hike! — 3h 20m

Sep 16, 2017

ash marine

6.5mi — 5h 00m

Sep 14, 2017

Erin Blaine

Sep 8, 2017

Ty Stearns

Jul 25, 2017

Scott Lane

6.5mi

Jul 23, 2017

Anusha Bathula

The spray falls are the worth the hike. This should be easy hike with a good view of the ice covered mountain at one point.it took 1 hour to come down

Jul 22, 2017

Vladimir Duk

Jul 22, 2017

Heimer Fernandez

Jul 10, 2017

Savage H

Not a walk in the park type of hike, but damn worth the effort. Amazing views...Go for it Little Doggies!

Jul 2, 2017

Nix Kinney

Sep 16, 2016

Cody Gartman

2,408 elev. gain 8.8mi — 4h 27m