Easy 0.8-mile walk on paved Skyline Trail from Paradise Inn; treacherous spring conditions near viewpoint stairs.
National Park entrance fee required
Paved Skyline Trail approach from Paradise Inn; area near the viewpoint stairway is treacherous in spring.
Myrtle Falls is an easy 60-foot waterfall accessible via the paved Skyline Trail from Paradise Inn in Mount Rainier National Park. The 0.8-mile walk is suitable for most visitors and offers a low-effort way to see an alpine waterfall.
Plan your visit for summer or fall to avoid treacherous spring conditions near the viewpoint stairs, which become icy and dangerous when snow lingers at this higher elevation. Dogs are not permitted on Mount Rainier trails. A National Park entrance fee is required.
Summer through fall, when the paved trail and viewpoint are dry. Avoid spring conditions when the area near the viewpoint stairway becomes icy and treacherous.
45-60 minutes
Avoid spring when the viewpoint stairway becomes icy and hazardous. Dogs not permitted on Mount Rainier trails.
National Park entrance fee required
Via a 0.8-mile round-trip trail rated easy by the managing agency.
No — the managing agency's page states dogs are not permitted here (or on the specific trail/area needed to reach the falls).
We track 5 waterfalls in Mount Rainier.
There are 3 other waterfalls we track in Pierce County. All Mount Rainier waterfalls →
nps.gov
NPS Mount Rainier National Park official 'places' page, checked Aug 2026
Checked August 2026.