Mount Rainier Subalpine Wildflowers · wildflowers
Mount Rainier Subalpine Wildflowers super-bloom
When the snow finally melts off Paradise and Sunrise, Mount Rainier's meadows put on the most concentrated wildflower show in the Northwest — lupine and paintbrush rolling out beneath the glaciers. It's a midsummer bloom, late by design, and worth the wait. Cougar Rock is the closest base to the Paradise meadows.
Typical window
Summer — many flowers by mid-July; meadows often peak around early August
Signature flowers
Avalanche lily, Broadleaf lupine, Magenta paintbrush, American bistort, Pasqueflower
Where
Mount Rainier National Park (NPS) — Paradise + Sunrise meadows
Nearest RV base
Cougar Rock Campground (closest to Paradise; no hookups, RV to ~35 ft)
Time it honestly
Peak follows snowmelt and the NPS says accurate predictions are difficult — most years many flowers are out by mid-July. Park campgrounds have no hookups; check the live NPS wildflower-status page before you go.
Check the official bloom status before you travel: NPS — Mount Rainier wildflower status .