Editing Rainier, Washington (section)

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Veterans Memorial Park.JPG|thumb|right|alt=A metal cutout 2-D sculpture of a soldier kneeling at the grave of a fallen comrade.|A monument at Veterans Memorial Park.]]
Rainier features eight acres of parks.<ref name=Park /> In the center of town, the Veterans Memorial Park is dedicated to veterans and active military personnel, members of the fire and police departments, and various recognized volunteers and charitable groups both in the community and throughout the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.rainier.wa.us/forms/Tile%20Order%20Form.doc |title=Veterans Park: Tile Order Form. |publisher=City of Rainier |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref>

Nearby, Wilkowski Park is the site of the Rainier Roundup, the city's annual [[bluegrass music]] festival occurring on the fourth weekend in August.<ref name=Roundup>{{cite web |url=http://www.rainierhistoricalsociety.org/Roundup.html |title=The Rainier Roundup - August 20, 21, 22 & 23, 2009 |publisher=Rainier Historical Society |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref><ref name=Bluegrass>{{cite web |url=http://www.spokanebluegrass.org/festivals.asp |title=Northwest Festivals |date=March 11, 2010 |publisher=Inland Northwest Bluegrass Association |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref> Beside the park, the [[Yelm–Rainier–Tenino Trail]] connects the cities of [[Yelm, Washington|Yelm]], Rainier, and [[Tenino, Washington|Tenino]] in a paved pathway for pedestrians and cyclists.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/parks/trails/yt-trail.htm |title=Yelm-Tenino Trail |publisher=Thurston County: Parks & Recreation |accessdate=July 8, 2010}}</ref>

Other parks in Rainier include Gehrke Park, Holiday Park, and Raintree Park.<ref name=Park>{{cite web |url=http://www.trpc.org/resources/full2009profiles.pdf |title=Table VIII-8: Municipal Parks by Jurisdiction, 2009 |work=The Profile: For Thurston County; the Cities/Towns of Bucoda, Lacey, Olympia, Rainier, Tenino, Tumwater, and Yelm; and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation and the Nisqually Indian Tribe. |publisher=Thurston Regional Planning Council |date=November 2009 |page=VIII-24 |accessdate=July 9, 2010}}</ref>