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boats on the water with mountains and trees surrounding

Stehekin sits at the top of Lake Chelan, welcoming visitors to take a life at a slower pace.

Grab your tent, your sleeping bag, and adventurous soul and camp along Ross Lake.

Trees surround the frame with glacier and mountains in the background

Let the wow factor exceed your expectations while hiking Cascade Pass.

Person with backpacking and climbing gear hikes on a trail.

Explore the trails and backcountry camping and climbing in a landscape over 9,000 feet of vertical relief.

Jagged mountain peaks give way to glaciers.

Explore jagged peaks crowned by more than 300 glaciers as you traverse the landscape.

Physical Address:

810 State Route 20

Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284

Mailing Address:

810 State Route 20

Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284

contact-details

Phone Number: 3608547200 Voice
Phone Number: 3608561934 Fax

Email Address: noca_information@nps.gov
Description:

Fees

Entrance Fees

Entrance Passes

Less than three hours from Seattle, an alpine landscape beckons. Discover communities of life adapted to moisture in the west and recurring fire in the east. Explore jagged peaks crowned by more than 300 glaciers. Listen to cascading waters in forested valleys. Witness a landscape sensitive to the Earth's changing climate. Help steward the ecological heart of the Cascades.

park designation:National Park

Directions:

Access to North Cascades National Park and Ross Lake National Recreation Area is from the State Route 20 corridor. SR 20 (North Cascades Highway) connects with Interstate 5 (Exit 230) at Burlington. From the east, the highway intersects with US 97 at Okanogan and with SR 153 at Twisp. The State Department of Transportation closes a portion of the road between Ross Dam Trailhead and Lone Fir Campground in winter. The Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (Stehekin) is accessible by ferry or plane from Chelan.

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Directions

Operating Hours:

North Cascades National Park Service Complex

North Cascades National Park Service Complex is open year-round. The park operational season is late May-late September, with limited services outside the operational season. The North Cascades Visitor Center in Newhalem, and the Golden West Visitor Center in Stehekin, are open late-May-September.

Weather Information:

The best weather for visiting the North Cascades generally occurs between mid-June and late-September. Summer daytime temperatures average in the 70's F. Snow is off most trails by mid-July. Autumn and Spring are popular for color and wildlife. Storms are common: always be prepared for a few days of rain and wind. The east side of the Cascade Mountains (Lake Chelan National Recreation Area) is drier and warmer in the summer than the west side. Summer temperatures at Stehekin reach the 90's F.