Packwood, Washington · 22 rooms
Wake up at Mount Rainier.
Twenty-two garden rooms at the foot of the mountain. Famously good beds, free parking, and elk on the lawn most mornings.
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The Lodge
A small lodge with famously good beds.
WOW Lodge is 22 rooms spread around a quiet pine garden in Packwood, Washington — on the White Pass Scenic Byway, about 25 miles from the Nisqually entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. We're family-run. Parking and Wi-Fi are free, the beds get written about in reviews, and most mornings the elk beat you to the lawn.
There's no restaurant on site, but good food is a short walk away in town. Pets are welcome in selected rooms by request — call or message before booking and we'll help match you with the right room.
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22
rooms around a pine garden — most at ground level
25 mi
to Mount Rainier's Nisqually entrance
17 mi
to White Pass Ski Area
$0
parking and Wi-Fi — both on the house
Good to bring
Made for the way you travel.
Families, road-trippers, trail crews, and pets in selected rooms — the lodge is set up for practical stays, with a few new shared spaces on the way.
Available nowFamilies
Room for the whole crew.
Adjoining rooms, kitchens, ground-level doors, and a pine garden make it easy to travel with kids, coolers, and the morning plan.
Adjoining roomsKitchens in most roomsGarden setting
Available nowPets
Selected pet-friendly stays.
Pets are welcome in selected rooms by request. Tell the front desk before booking and we'll help choose the right room.
Advance requestSelected roomsCall or message first
Available nowBasecamp
Easy after the mountain.
Park near your door, make coffee on your schedule, walk into town for dinner, and come back to a room that keeps the day simple.
Free parkingFree Wi-FiWalkable food nearby
Coming soon
More room to unwind.
Soon
Kids' room
A dedicated indoor space for younger guests to settle in after the drive.
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Game room
A casual hangout for slow evenings, weather days, and post-trail downtime.
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BBQ spot
An outdoor cookout area for easy dinners around the garden.
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Sauna
A warm reset for ski legs, hiking legs, and long-road legs.
The place
One pine garden, twenty-two doors.
Rooms
Twenty-two rooms around the garden.
Room #2 · Sleeps 4
Deluxe One-Bedroom Room #2 – 2 Queen Beds, Kitchen, Pet-Friendly
Room #2 is listed with 2 queen beds and kitchen.
2 queen bedsKitchenPet-friendly
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Room #15 · Sleeps 5
A-Frame Studio #15 – 2 Queen Beds, 1 Bunk Bed, Kitchen, Fireplace. No Pets Allowed
Room #15 is listed with 2 queen beds and 1 bunk bed, kitchen, and fireplace.
2 queen beds and 1 bunk bedKitchenFireplace
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Room #18 · Sleeps 5
Deluxe One-Bedroom Room #18 – 2 Queen Beds, 1 Sofa Bed, Kitchen. No Pets Allowed.
Room #18 is listed with 2 queen beds and 1 sofa bed and kitchen.
2 queen beds and 1 sofa bedKitchenNo pets allowed
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Three volcanoes, one quiet valley.
National park · ~25 mi
Mount Rainier National Park
Sunrise at Paradise, wildflower meadows in July, and Mount Rainier above your morning coffee.
Skiing · 17 mi
White Pass Ski Area
Uncrowded runs and honest snow, twenty minutes up the byway. Back in time for a hot shower and a good bed.
On foot · 5 min
Rivers & fishing
The Cowlitz runs cold and clear past town. Cast a line, or just sit on the bank with your coffee.
Guest notes
“The beds alone are worth the drive.”
Family-run in Packwood · Free parking and Wi-Fi · A quiet basecamp for Rainier and White Pass
Journal
Notes from the valley.
Seasons5 min read
When the elk come down: a winter guide to the front lawn
Fall through spring, the Packwood herd treats our garden as a breakfast room. How to watch well — and how close is too close.
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Guides8 min read
One perfect day in Mount Rainier, starting from Packwood
Out by 7, Paradise by 8:30, and back for a riverside dinner. The itinerary we sketch on the back of front-desk napkins.
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Hiking6 min read
Five trails under two hours from the front desk
No alpine starts required. Short walks with big payoffs, sorted by how much coffee you have had.
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Plan your stay
The mountain gets up early. Wake up already there.
13163 US Hwy 12, Packwood, WA 98361 · on the White Pass Scenic Byway
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