Sunrise Camp
Campground
Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
Washington · Hiking · Near Greenwater
Sourdough Ridge Access
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 400 ft
- climb
- 6,738 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jul–Sep
- best months
Is Sourdough Ridge Access open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Mount Rainier National Park. It doesn't name Sourdough Ridge Access, so check the source for the area it covers.
Paradise Road Status: Gate closed at Longmire: projected to open tomorrow
Park closure covering Mount Rainier National Park · NPS · Mount Rainier National Park
WILDFIRE CLOSURES: Sunrise & northern trails.
Park alert covering Mount Rainier National Park · NPS · Mount Rainier National Park
As of · Source: NPS · Mount Rainier National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Sourdough Ridge Access is an easy, 0.74-mile out-and-back hike in Mount Rainier National Park, managed by the National Park Service and located about 0.2 miles from the town of Sunrise, Washington. The trail climbs about 308 feet one way and totals roughly 400 feet of gain for the round trip, with the steepest stretch around 0.11 miles from the start, where the grade reaches about 21%. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Rainier Paradise run to highs of about 62°F in July and 64°F in August, with lows in the mid-40s. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures on the ridge run cooler. The Sunrise Campground Trail, Sunrise Rim and Silver Forest all lie about 0.3 miles away. Farther out, the West Fork White River offers canoeing about 3.9 miles off.
Around this trail
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If it rainsSteven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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More in GreenwaterLocal outfitters
- Sunset Lake Summer Camp & Retreat Center22 mi away
- Silver Beach Resort27 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Sunrise Campground TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Sunrise RimHiking0.3 mi
- Silver ForestHiking0.3 mi
- West Fork White RiverCanoeing3.9 mi
Mount RainierRock climbingPhoto: shinsain, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)7.1 mi
Silver Springs CampgroundCampingPhoto: Recreation.gov (RIDB) / public domain7.5 mi- Silver CreekCanoeing7.8 mi
- Viola CreekCanoeing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Glacier BasinHiking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Troy Mason, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Crystal Peak TrailHiking · ~10 min drivePhoto: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Tipsoo LakeHiking · ~12 min drivePhoto: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Northern LoopHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Palisades LakesHiking · ~5 min drivePhoto: brewbooks, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Skookum Flats TrailHiking · ~13 min drivePhoto: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Sunrise Campground TrailHiking · Next door
- Huckleberry CreekHiking · Next door
- North Burroughs MtnHiking · ~2 min drive
- Sourdough RidgeHiking · Next door
Best time to visit Sourdough Ridge Access
Best months: July–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
34° / 24°
Feb
34° / 23°
Mar
36° / 24°
Apr
40° / 26°
May
48° / 33°
Jun
54° / 37°
Jul
62° / 44°
Aug
64° / 45°
Sep
57° / 41°
Oct
46° / 33°
Nov
37° / 26°
Dec
33° / 22°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rainier Paradise Rs, WA, 10.2 mi away at 5,427 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
