Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center

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The Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center is a day-use facility located in the Paradise area of Mount Rainier National Park. The facility offers exhibits, films, guided ranger programs, a book store, a snack bar, a gift shop, and public restrooms, as well as informational brochures and maps.^[1]

The first Jackson Visitor Center opened in 1966 as part of the National Park Service's Mission 66 program. Originally known as the Paradise Visitor Center, it was renamed in 1987^[2] after the death of Senator Henry M. Jackson, who had been instrumental in the development of the program at Mt. Rainier.^[2] Construction of a new Jackson Visitor Center was completed in 2008, and the original building was demolished in November 2008.^[3]