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Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center

About Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center

Located at Paradise, on the south side of Mount Rainier, the Jackson Visitor Center is open throughout the summer and with limited days and hours in the winter. Inside the visitor center are accessible restrooms, an information desk staffed by a ranger or volunteer, food services, gift shop, park movie, and exhibits about the plants, animals, and the volcano.

Park Passport stamps are available here.

Adapted from National Park Service.

The Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center is a day-use facility located in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park. The facility offers exhibits, films, guided ranger programs, a book store, a snack bar, a gift shop, and public restrooms, as well as informational brochures and maps.

The first Jackson Visitor Center opened in 1966 as part of the National Park Service's Mission 66 program. Originally known as the Paradise Visitor Center, it was renamed in 1987 after the death of Senator Henry M. Jackson, who had been instrumental in the development of the program at Mt. Rainier. Construction of a new Jackson Visitor Center was completed in 2008, and the original building was demolished in November 2008.

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  3. Mt. Rainier - Jackson Visitor Center interior03Mt. Rainier - Jackson Visitor Center interiorJoe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 8.9 miles of Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center; the closest, Paradise Guide House, is about a mile away.