Waterfall
Comet Falls
Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
One of the tallest falls in the park, reached on a steady climb from the Paradise road.
- Price
- Mount Rainier entry fee (per vehicle)
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
The trail follows Van Trump Creek up through forest and over a footbridge before the falls come into view as a long ribbon of water. It is a proper hike, roughly four miles return with a stiff final section. Quieter than Paradise if you start early.
Good to know
- Park at the Van Trump Park trailhead on the Paradise road
- Snow can linger into July
- Fills fast on summer weekends
- Best time
- Early morning, July to September
- Open
- Summer to early autumn
- Getting there
- Sealed park road, trailhead lot, 2WD fine
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
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