Mount Rainier National Park 9/9/2019

NPS Form 10-550(Rev. 11/2016) OMD Control No. 1024-0268 National Park Service Expiration Date: 11/15/2019 Summer Backpacking 1. One trip per year up to 5 nights in duration. (Guiding on designated trails 2. 12 people per group maximum including guides/instructors. that include overnight 3. There will be a minimum of 1 guide for every 5 clients. camping in the backcountry.) 4. Groups larger than fve(6 to 12) must use group sites(no splitting of parties). 5. Parties of 5 or fewer members may use individual campsites. 5 CUAs 6. No off-trail use(cross-country travel, hiking on undesignated trails or hiking in the non- commercial use zones). 7. No Friday or Saturday night stays, with the exception of Ipsut Creek Campground which is available 7 nights a week. 8. No more than one n ght's stay in any one trailside camp. 9. Specific to the Use of the Wonderland Trail: No overnight use of the Wonderland Trail in July and August. Ipsut Creek Campground is an exception and is available for camping May 15—September 30. 10. Due to limited parking, no more than 2 commercial vehicles can be parked at a trailhead at one time in the park(with the exception of the Paradise lower lot, Longmire and Sunrise parking lots). 11. The CUA holder is encouraged to comply with the guidelines of the US Public Health Service for Food, Potable Water, Human Waste, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, and Illness Reporting in backcountry operations(www.nps.gov/public health/index.htm, click on "State Health Departments"). 12. Annual Reporting Requirements: All Annual Use Reports are due each year no later than November 15. 5 SUPs Summer Day Hiking 1. May guide groups from May 15 through September 30 (inclusive). 2. Maximum group size is 12 (including guides). Only 1 group per day allowed. 20 CUAs. The number of 3. Five clients per guide (maximum) recommended. trips the applicant proposes 4. One trip per day(can include multiple locations with the same group). will determine the CUA the 5. No off-trail use (cross-country travel, hiking on undesignated trails or in Commercial-Free zone). applicant will be issued. 6. Commercial day hikes are not allowed on these trails: Paradise Meadows and Skyline Trail 1. Ten CUAs allow 12 trips (with the exception of passing through to Camp Muir), Nisqually Vista Trail, Ohanapecosh maximum. Hot Springs Trail, Grove of the Patriarchs, Trail of Shadows, Fremont Lookout, and the 2. Six CUAs allow 20 trips Sunrise Loop Trail by Frozen Lake(with the exception of passing through to Burroughs maximum. Mountain or Berkeley Park). 3. Four CUAs allow 40 trips 7. Due to limited parking, no more than 2 commercial vehicles can be parked at a trailhead at one time in the park(with the exception of the Paradise lower lot, Longmire and Sunrise maximum. parking lots). 8. The CUA holder is encouraged to comply with the guidelines of the US Public Health Service for Food, Potable Water, Human Waste, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, and Illness Reporting in backcountry operations(www.nps.gov/public health/index.htm, click on "State Health Departments"). 9. Annual Reporting Requirements: All Annual Use Reports are due each year no later than 5 SUPs. The number of trips November 15. the applicant proposes will determine the SUP the applicant will be issued. 1. Two SUPS allow 12 summer trips maximum. 2.Two SUPs allow 20 summer trips maximum • 3. One SUP allows 40 summer trips maximum. Page 18 of 22