Ricksecker Point: Cultural Landscape Inventory, Mount Rainier National Park, National Park Service
Dolan S. 2004. Ricksecker Point: Cultural Landscape Inventory, Mount Rainier National Park, National Park Service. Cultural Landscapes Inventory Report. 400020. NPS Pacific West Regional Office. Pacific West Regional Office/CLI Database
Ricksecker Point is a historic designed landscape and extended scenic overlook, designed as a scenic road and place for visitors to experience spectacular, panoramic views of the Tatoosh Range, Nisqually and Paradise Valleys, and Mount Rainier. At the southern edge of the National Park, Ricksecker Point is located between Christine Falls and Narada Falls, at approximately 12.75 miles along the Road to Paradise from the Nisqually Entrance. The one-third of a mile-long road around Ricksecker Point contains several vehicular pullouts and two parking areas. The landscape characteristics and features of Ricksecker Point date from its period of development between 1927 and 1940.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Dolan, Susan
- Date of Issue
- 2004-03-02
- Publisher
- NPS Pacific West Regional Office
- Units
- MORA , PWR
- Keywords
- Architecture, Automobile Age and Suburban Development, Civilian Conservation Corps, Eugene Ricksecker, Guardrails, Historic Designed Landscape, Landscape architecture, Naturalistic Landscape Design, overlook, Ricksecker Overlook, Road to Paradise, Road-Related, Rustic style, Scenic Landscape, The 1930s: Era of Public Works, Transportation, Turnout
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 400020: Ricksecker Point (400020)