Stored figure · 2026
Wonderland Trail permit cost 2026
Statutory figures as stored on this record, in the issuer's currency. This is not a live tariff and not a booking page. This year's fee list
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Wonderland Trail permit, verified 2026-10-15, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/wonderland-trail/permit
How we verify · last checked 2026-10-15
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial team · author
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Permits and fees
We are not the issuer. Fees and rules change — confirm with the issuer before you pay. Issuer page.
| Permit | Cost | Quota / restriction | Issuer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rainier wilderness permitVerified | USD 6 reservation + USD 12 per person per night | — | NPS — Mount Rainier National Park | Issuer page | Verified 2026-10-15 vs NPS — Mount Rainier National Park |
How to book / the process
Wonderland Trail lists a permit as required: Mount Rainier wilderness permit. The legacy issuer field names NPS — Mount Rainier National Park. Reservation on the record is “required”. The fee table above is the whole tariff this desk holds. Each row keeps its own issuer, source link, status, and the date that source was checked.
What the government or park issues is the row whose status is official and whose issuer is a public body. What an operator adds — a package day rate, a guide wage, a lodge deposit, a jeep — is not in that row unless the notes say so. These notes do not describe an operator add-on. Do not read a blank as permission to skip a local rule.
The stored best season for the trail is unverified. Itinerary length in days is not published on this record.A season window is not a permit quota. If the quota line names a lottery, a solo ban, or a closed month, that line is the restriction; the season string is only when the trail record says walking is usual.
Wilderness permit read 2026-10-15: USD 6 reservation plus USD 12 per person per night. The climbing-page figure labeled For 2022 is not this fee and is not stored.
Read the cost in the currency printed on the row. A muted dollar line, when present, is this desk's dated snapshot for the first amount in that string. It is not the price the issuer charges, and it is omitted when this snapshot has no rate for that currency. Confirm the live tariff on the issuer page linked from the row before you pay anyone.
- Mount Rainier wilderness permit: USD 6 reservation + USD 12 per person per night. Issuer: NPS — Mount Rainier National Park. Status: Verified. Checked 2026-10-15. Source: https://www.recreation.gov/permits/4675317.
Questions this record can answer
- Do I need a permit for Wonderland Trail?
- A permit is listed as required for Wonderland Trail: Mount Rainier wilderness permit. Status: Verified.
- How much is the Wonderland Trail permit?
- Mount Rainier wilderness permit: USD 6 reservation + USD 12 per person per night, issued by NPS — Mount Rainier National Park, checked 2026-10-15. Status: Verified.
- Is a guide required for Wonderland Trail?
- This record does not state that a guide is required for Wonderland Trail. Absence here is not a ruling that independent travel is allowed.
- When should the Wonderland Trail permit be booked?
- Reservation on this record is "required". The best season stored for the trail is unverified. This page does not publish a booking window that the issuer page did not supply.
- Can the Wonderland Trail permit be refunded or transferred?
- This record does not store a refund or transfer rule. Only the issuer named on the fee row can answer that.