Packwood Visitor Center — Attraction in Graham

I was pleasantly surprised at what a useful stop this was for me. The center has maps and guidebooks for almost everything within a two-hour drive. The lady I spoke with was extremely knowledgeable about the area and about Washington State in general. She gave us a lot of tips and ideas for paths less travelled. My trip to the area probably would have not been as awesome if I hadn't followed some of her suggestions. What a great resource for travelers...

lots of excellent information on hand here - in particular we found the locally prepared and printed walk guides and the Mt Rainier Nat’l Park ‘road trip’ guide with stop-off summaries really great. in addition to the useful information, the staff were incredibly friendly, kind and knowledgeable. please do visit! it is worth it! and sign the visitor book to support great little places such as this in staying open and...

We came to Mt. Rainier in late September and had trouble finding routes that weren't shut down- the wonderful woman at the visitor center helped direct us to trails we could still access and even knew what we needed to do to go to the Ape caves over on Mt. Rainier where another road was down for repairs. She marked everything on maps and had some great local town...