Restaurant · Mount Rainier National Park
Blackberry pie and a meal stop just outside the park entrance.
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Copper Creek Inn Restaurant is a full-service restaurant in Ashford, about two miles from Mount Rainier National Park’s Nisqually entrance. It’s part of a long-running inn property, so it’s a useful place for a sit-down meal before or after a park day. Think of it as a gateway stop, not an in-park attraction.
The menu covers burgers, chicken, salads, sandwiches, soups, cod and fish and chips. Blackberry pie has been a house favorite for more than 50 years, and blackberry drinks, vinaigrette and homemade jam keep the berry theme going. If you’ve got room for dessert, save it for the pie.
The restaurant traces its roots to a 1920s lunch counter and automotive shop. Roselea Triggs bought it and opened it as a full restaurant in 1946. The wider inn property has cabins, suites and a small gift shop; outdoor seating is available in summer.
Wildlife
466 sightingsMountain GoatMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
383 sightingsBlack BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
10 sightingsWolverineMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
58 sightingsElkMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
574 sightingsMule DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
1,853 sightingsHoary MarmotMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Mount Rainier. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
ModerateGobblers Knob via Puyallup Trail7.2 mi · 4.5 hr · 2.9 mi awayA western approach to a historic lookout above Goat Lake.
ChallengingLake George and Gobblers Knob Trail11.2 mi · 6.5 hr · 4 mi awayAn old road leads to a 1933 lookout above Tahoma Glacier.
ChallengingEmerald Ridge Trail16 mi · 8.5 hr · 4 mi awayA long west-side approach pays off with Tahoma Glacier views.
ModerateLake George Trail9.2 mi · 5 hr · 4 mi awayA long road walk ends at a lake and historic patrol cabin.
ModerateWestside Road to Round Pass7.6 mi · 4 hr · 4 mi awayA gravel road walk ends at the Marine Memorial at Round Pass.
ChallengingKlapatche Park via St. Andrews Creek Trail21 mi · 13 hr · 4 mi awayA long road walk earns a flowered meadow and alpine lake.
ModerateSouth Puyallup Trail3.2 mi · 2.5 hr · 4.8 mi awayFind columnar lava where this forest trail meets the Wonderland
Entrance station · 2.3 mi awayNisqually EntranceA cedar-log gateway with a century of park history.
Sight · 3.5 mi awayGobblers Knob Fire LookoutA 1933 lookout above Lake George, reached by a long, steep hike.
Historic marker · 4.4 mi awayMarine MemorialA sobering memorial to 32 Marines, 3.8 miles from Dry Creek.Parkwolf’s Mount Rainier ranking
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