2024 Timed Entry Reservation Pilot - Public Input Requested

The National Park Service is seeking public input on the 2024 Timed Entry Reservation Pilot to learn more about how timed entry affected visitor use and experience from Memorial Day Weekend (May 24, 2024) through Labor Day (September 2, 2024). Information provided will help the NPS evaluate the program to help finalize the Nisqually to Paradise Corridor Management Plan.

Topic Questions Instructions:

The following questions are included to help us understand how the 2024 Timed Entry Pilot affected your visit at Mount Rainier National Park. You do not have to answer all of the questions and are welcome to share whatever thoughts, suggestions, observations, or questions you have regarding the 2024 Pilot. Your input will help inform the Final Nisqually to Paradise Corridor Management Plan. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts!

Topic Questions:

1. Did you visit Mount Rainier between Memorial Day and Labor Day in 2024?

2. If so, did you obtain or seek to obtain a timed entry reservation for the Paradise or Sunrise Corridor?

3. If you obtained a timed-entry reservation, or tried to obtain a timed-entry reservation, please share what did or did not work well for you using the reservation system?

4. If you obtained a timed entry reservation, please share what did or did not work well for you when entering the park?

5. If you entered the park during the timed entry period (between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day 2024), what did you like about your experience, and what would you change?

6. If a timed entry reservation system is implemented at Mount Rainier National Park in the future, what would you keep the same as the 2024 Pilot and what would you change?

7. If a timed entry reservation system is not implemented at Mount Rainier National Park in the future, what actions should the National Park Service take to provide high quality visitor experiences while ensuring that the park remains protected for this and future generations?

8. What other ideas or feedback would you like to share regarding the 2024 Timed Entry Pilot at Mount Rainier National Park?

Document Content:

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