The Beaver Loop is one of several long-distance backpacking trips in North Cascades National Park. You’ll need free backcountry permits, available at the Wilderness Information Center in Marblemount, ...
North Cascades National Park is one of the less visited national parks, but not because it’s not beautiful, but because it’s ...
Despite growing pains and staffing challenges, North Cascades National Park remains one of the most rewarding places to explore the mountains in Washington, if not the entire country. The superlative ...
Brendan Oates cried the first time he saw North Cascades National Park. “It was my first day working North Cascades, before I was working at a park in Kansas,” the park ranger told USA TODAY. “And I ...
Winter is coming in Western Washington, meaning the peak days of high-elevation hiking are behind us this year. Although access to high-elevation hikes is curtailed in the winter months while ...