Washington State Route 706

State Route 706
Road to Paradise
SR 706 highlighted in red.
Route information
Auxiliary route of SR 7
Maintained by WSDOT
Length	13.64 mi[1] (21.95 km)
Existed	1964[2]–present
Major junctions
West end	SR 7 in Elbe
East end	Mount Rainier National Park
Location
Country	United States
State	Washington
Highway system
State highways in Washington Interstate US State Scenic Pre-1964 1964 renumbering Former
← I-705 → US 730

State Route 706 (SR 706, also known as the Road to Paradise^[2]) is a state highway in Pierce County, in the U.S. state of Washington. It extends 13.64 miles (21.95 km) from SR 7 in the census-designated place (CDP) of Elbe east to the Longmire gate of Mount Rainier National Park.

The highway was part of the Tacoma – Mount Rainier branch of Primary State Highway 5 (PSH 5 TR) from 1937 until 1964 and ran from Tacoma south to Elbe and east to Longmire. In 1964, PSH 5 TR from Tacoma to Elbe became part of SR 7 and the Elbe to Mount Rainier section became SR 706.