The lines to get into Mount Rainier National Park in Washington can be long, but a new option for speeding up your entrance is purchasing an entrance pass in advance online.

Available at YourPassNow, visitors must print and bring the pass with them to be scanned at any park entrance station.

“We are pleased to offer this convenient new service for park visitors,” said Tracy Swartout, acting superintendent of Mount Rainier National Park. “This exciting technology will allow people to save some time at the entrance station by purchasing a pass in advance.”

While in the park, the paper copy should be displayed on the vehicle dashboard, particularly when parked at trailheads, campgrounds, and park inns. Connectivity is limited or non-existent in the park, so printing the permit in advance is necessary.

YourPassNow provides an alternative to the traditional in-person purchase method. Once purchased, passes are emailed and can be used immediately or stored on a personal device for future use.

The following Mount Rainier passes are available at YourPassNow:

• Private Vehicle ($30, valid for seven days)
• Motorcycle ($25, valid for seven days)
• Individual/Bicycle ($15, valid for seven days)
• Mount Rainier Annual Pass ($55 valid for one year from month of purchase)

“NIC Inc. is pleased to partner with Mount Rainier National Park to offer visitors an easy and convenient way to purchase park entrance passes,” said Sandi Miller, NIC Federal General Manager.

Mount Rainier joins the following public lands currently providing electronic passes and permits through YourPassNow: Acadia, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Canyon, Theodore Roosevelt, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite national parks; Castillo de San Marcos and Colorado national monuments; Whiskeytown National Recreation Area; Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; Wayne National Forest; the Bureau of Land Management’s Lake Havasu Shoreline Sites and Yuma Field Office, and the State of Arkansas’ historic Eureka Springs.