Even though North Cascades National Park is just three hours from Seattle by car, it welcomed a mere 17,855 visitors in 2021 — a staggering number when compared to the 14.1 million people who ...

North Cascades is often called the “American Alps,” but this majestic national park is in a class of its own. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A spotlight on America ...

Washington’s National Park Fund on Wednesday awarded a record-setting $1.1 million to Mount Rainier, North Cascades and Olympic National Parks. The money will fund 42 priority projects at ...

May 31—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.

Created in 1968, North Cascades National Park encompasses some 505,000 acres, with another 118,000 in adjacent Ross Lake National Recreation Area and 62,000 in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.

North Cascades is often called the “American Alps,” but this majestic national park is in a class of its own. ‘That whoa moment’: What’s so special about North Cascades National Park ...

BELLINGHAM — A lightning-sparked wildfire burning in the North Cascades National Park continues to grow slowly in dense forest on steep mountain slopes, and it could burn through the summer ...

SEDRO WOOLLEY, Wash. — A number of additional areas, trails, and camps closed due to the Sourdough Fire have reopened on Sept. 11, according to National Park Service officials. Even though the ...

The Triplets emerge from the clouds in North Cascades National Park. Drew Perine Olympian file photo As of 2016, North Cascades National Park hadn’t seen 30,000 visitors in a given year since ...

As of 2016, North Cascades National Park hadn’t seen 30,000 visitors in a given year since the late 1990s. A typical year for the park saw around 20,000 visitors come through its gates, compared ...