The nearest draw to Packwood: Mount St. Helens, 38 mi away
Around 1.6M people visit Mount Rainier National Park each year. All of it lies outside: 11 places within 40 miles, none inside Packwood. On the list: 2 mountains, 2 ski areas and a national park, among others. Day-trippers head 56 mi out to Tacoma Dome.
Mount St. Helens
Volcano in Washington state.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Map of the places
The map stretches to Mount St. Helens, 38 mi away.
Orange: Packwood. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
The places, one by one
Its 35 places all lie within 60 miles.
2Mount Adams
Southern Washington stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.
3Mount Rainier National Park
National park of the United States.
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6Wild Waves Theme Park
Amusement park and water park in Federal Way, Washington, United States.
7Yakima Electric Railway Museum
Transport museum in Yakima, Washington, United States.
8Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
National monument in Washington, United States of America.
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10Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Protected area in the state of Washington, United States.
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14Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
Wildlife park in Pierce County, Washington state, United States of America.
Wright Park Arboretum
Botanical garden in Tacoma, United States of America.
Capitol Theatre
Theater and performing arts center in Yakima, Washington, United States.
Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden
Nonprofit botanical garden in Federal Way, Washington.
Wind River Arboretum
Research arboretum in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Carson, Washington, United States.
Washington National Guard Museum
Military museum in Camp Murray, Washington.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Packwood →
Photo credits
Mount St. Helens: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain · Mount Adams: USGS Photo by R. Iverson, USGS/CVO, Public domain · Mount Rainier National Park: Ricardo Martins from Gent, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 · Spirit Lake: Matt Logan, Public domain · Tacoma Dome: Broran28, Public domain · Wild Waves Theme Park: Jessica Spengler from Hove, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Yakima Electric Railway Museum: Steve Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: Lyn Topinka, Public domain · Ape Canyon: Caroline, CC BY 2.0 · Gifford Pinchot National Forest: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY 2.5 · Crystal Mountain: ZhengZhou, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cheney Stadium: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0 · America's Car Museum: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Steilacoom: Ben Cody, Public domain · Museum of Glass: Lethargilistic, CC0 · Gospodor Monument Park: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington State History Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tacoma Art Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wright Park Arboretum: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lewis Army Museum: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Capitol Theatre: User:Cacophony, CC BY 2.5 · Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden: Unknown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · White River Valley Museum: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wind River Arboretum: Heims, Robert, Public domain · Lakewold Gardens: Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington National Guard Museum: Brianhe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yakima Area Arboretum: Bobjgalindo, CC BY-SA 3.0
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