"Seldom visited but deserving of more attention, this route rolls past a couple of sparkling waterfalls, climbs through lush old forest, and leads to moderate views from a wooded pass above a pretty wooded lake basin. The trail is on the maintenance logs, but the relatively light use leaves the route brushy and the trail tread rough at times. The best favor we can do for this sweet little forest route is to use it: the path needs people to use it and love it. It offers a great outing in a part of the park seldom visited by the hordes that descend on the big mountain each year." Read more

"This short hike leads through lush old forest to a picturesque waterfall and a cool woodland camp along a pretty forest stream. The trail lacks the panoramic views and awesome alpine scenery you’ll find along so many other Mount Rainier trails. Instead, this short walk offers you a look at a different aspect of this multifaceted park." Read more

"This wonderful 7-mile out and back hike affords great views of three different waterfalls on three different watercourses—Deer Creek Falls on Deer Creek, Stafford Falls on Chinook Creek, and Ohanapecosh Falls on the Ohanapecosh River—as the trail zigs and zags its way south on the far east side of Mt. Rainier National Park. From the marked trailhead along WA 123, the Owyhigh Lakes Trail descends down a well-maintained, decently graded path, with the sound of rushing water from nearby Deer Creek your constant companion. The climax forest is an amazing place, with an understory dominated by bunchberry, sword fern, and devil’s club and a canopy of western hemlock, western red cedar, Douglas fir, and other iconic trees of the Pacific Northwest." Read more