Mount Rainier National Park Elopement Permit Guide
Special Use Permit required. $25 application fee (paid via Pay.gov) plus $250 wedding management fee. Apply up to 1 year in advance, minimum 72 hours befo…
Permit Requirements
Special Use Permit required. $25 application fee (paid via Pay.gov) plus $250 wedding management fee. Apply up to 1 year in advance, minimum 72 hours before event. Permits cover a 3 hour window including travel, a 30 minute ceremony, and photography. Group size limits by location type: 1 12 for trails, picnic areas, roadside, and amphitheaters; 13 24 for picnic areas, roadside, and amphitheaters; 25 60 for roadside and amphitheaters; 60+ for campground amphitheaters only. All wilderness ceremonies capped at 12 participants. Prohibited: decorations, archways, amplified music, lights, generator…
- Permit required
- Yes
- Permit fee
- $25 application fee + $250 management fee = $275 total
- Maximum group size
- 60 people
- Information last verified
- April 2026
- Official application
- https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/permitsandreservations.htm
Mount Rainier National Park Elopement Location Guide
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