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The tiny Glacier View Wilderness, which borders the west side of Mount Rainier National Park, includes similar scenery to the park but avoids that more famous preserve’s traffic jams and crowds. Long-distance hiking is limited by the small size of the wilderness, so most people who come here are day hikers. The area is large enough, however, for a wonderful one-night outing to quiet Goat Lake with access to a spectacular view of Mount Rainier from Gobblers Knob.

Getting There

From I-5, 67 miles north of Vancouver, Washington, take Exit 68 and travel 31 miles east on US 12 to a junction at the town of Morton. Turn left on WA 7 and drive 17 miles to a junction with WA 706. Turn right (east), proceed 11.1 miles to an unsigned junction near milepost 11, and turn left on gravel Forest Service Road 59. After climbing 4.3 miles, turn sharply right on Road 5920 and slowly drive 1.6 miles on this rough and rocky road to the road-end Mount Beljica/Lake Christine Trailhead.

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