Paradise Wilderness Information Center

Open during the summer, the Paradise Wilderness Information Center (WIC) is located in the main room of the historic Guide House. The WIC has an information desk staffed by wilderness rangers. Rangers at the WIC assist with wilderness permits, trip planning, and providing maps and trail condition updates.

Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04

Per the National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04

The Paradise WIC has no physical address. It is located at Paradise, on the south side of the mountain, on the road connecting Longmire and Stevens Canyon. For GPS users, it is at 46.786506, -121.735432.

The Paradise Wilderness Information Center is obscured by vegetation from the parking lot. The sides of the exterior are wood painted a mottled gray and the building has a sharply-angled roof. The building has multiple floors with windows on the second and third level lined with green trim. To reach the Paradise Wilderness Information Center, approach from the parking area nearest the Paradise Inn. Following the cement path to a windowed door lined with green trim. As you enter you are in a hallway with art and photos along the wall. To the left is a self-register permit station. As you follow the hallway to enter the main room, the information desk is on the left and exhibits on the history of climbing line the walls of the rustic interior. A glass-fronted case holds historic climbing equipment in the corner to the right of the entrance. In the far left corner, past the information desk, is a small room with tin-lined walls. To the right of that room is an area with benches for viewing a short safety video for climbers.

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