[mike]

[mike]

[InFlight]

[olderthanIusedtobe]

[zephyr]

[Navy salad]

Regarding Corral Pass, last time I was there (years ago) it was a really nasty, gnarly drive. If you like this option, I suggest at least checking out the current road conditions. Another idea: Cascade Pass/Sahale Arm. The views are beautiful from the trailhead and only get better.

The best trail in the park...

If people should start putting pressure on you to hold the wedding in a more accessible place closer to Seattle, another option is holding the wedding at a beautiful location within the Seattle Arboretum. My wife and I were married there 42 years ago and I'm pretty sure it was free.

[Randito]

Mt Rainier is a possibilty, but you'll need a permit https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/a7593fa1-24f1-4dab-a4b0-bc1a1401041c

[HitTheTrail]

[olderthanIusedtobe]

Just bustin' your chops a bit HTT. Yeah probably if you look north from there you can see Denali. Or at least Waddington.

[mike]

[HikerJohn]

Try Suntop Lookout, down near Greenwater and overlooking Mt. Rainier. You'll need a Special Use Permit from the USFS, but it's driveable by street cars, has decent views, can have a hiking element if you want as well as driving for those who can't make a hike. Call the Enumclaw Forest Service Office for info! And Congratulations!

[AlpineRose]

Yeah, Sun Top is an excellent idea. If volunteers are staffing the lookout, the gate will be open and you can drive that last mile all the way to the top. Lots of room up there, a nice vault toilet and great views of Rainier. Sign at the LO parking lot says NW Forest Pass is required. So that also leads me to suggest Kelly Butte LO. Not much flat room right at the lookout, but just a little below and to the south I think there'd be enough room for your group. Noble Knob is accessible via two other routes besides the Corral Pass one. I recently did the 70>72>7250>7250-210 access (the WTA directions were spot on). Bob at Wapiti Woolies favors the 70>72>7222 access (he has a map he hands out). Those logging roads are in better shape than the Corral Pass road. Note the Noble Knob trails are open to mountain bikes, which could pose a hazard to a large group of hikers. As well the two accesses via FS 70 need good navigation skills, since many of the junctions are unsigned. The drive to Sun Top and the logging roads of FS 70 to Kelly Butte and Noble Knob trailheads are driveable by most cars. However, the washboards and potholes are naturally more comfortably driven by higher clearance vehicles.

[mayumi]

I second the Cascade Pass idea. Our wedding ceremony was at the trailhead for about 15-20 people a few years back. There is a little picnic area and the views are gorgeous. We did request a permit and it was $15. No dogs permitted (hey, some people really want dogs at their wedding!). If you hike in to the pass, that would be beautiful but the trailhead was nice enough for us.. there were some family members who would not have been able to hike. Of course, this idea would not work in the winter because the trailhead is inaccessible.

[MesiJezi]

Diamond head at the top of Blewett pass on national forest land. Rarely visited, 1 mile hike from where you park the car, flat, lightly forested plateau on top with views like this:

[rbuzby]

Sauk Mountain. High above the confluence of the Skagit and Sauk rivers. An ideal place to begin the confluence of your lives. Mt Baker can be a witness.