Mount Rainier National Park 12/7/2018 (2)

NPS Form 10-550(Rev. 11/2016) OMB 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 five (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 night'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/oublic 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 SUPiICUAs Summer Day Hiking 1. May guide groups from May 15 through September 30 (inclusive). 2. Parties of up to 12 clients and guides. 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 non-commercial use zone). applicant will be issued. 6. Commercial day hikes are not allowed on these trails: Paradise Meadows (with the 1.Ten CUAs allow 12 trips exception of passing through to Camp Muir), Nisqually Vista Trail, Ohanapecosh Hot maximum. Springs Trail, Grove of the Patriarchs,Trail of Shadows, Fremont Lookout, and the Sunrise 2. Six CUAs allow 20 trips Loop Trail by Frozen Lake(with the exception of passing through to Burroughs Mountain or maximum. 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/oublic health/index.htm, click on "State Health Departments"). 9. Annual Reporting Requirements:All Annual Use Reports are due each year no later than 5 SUPiICUAs. The number November 15. of trips the applicant proposes will determine the SUPiICUA the applicant will be issued. 1.Two SUPiICUAs allow 12 summer trips maximum. 2.Two SUPiICUAs allow 20 summer trips maximum 3. One SUPiICUA allows 40 summer trips maximum. Page 17 of 21