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North Cascades National Park

Hike, camp and climb among jagged peaks, about 312 glaciers and hundreds of lakes in a mountain wilderness park in northern Washington.

North Cascades Visitor Center, SR 20 near milepost 120 · Newhalem, WA

About North Cascades National Park

North Cascades National Park protects about 504,000 acres of mountains in northern Washington, with roughly 312 glaciers, hundreds of lakes and ponds, and old-growth forest. You come here to hike, camp, fish and climb, and backcountry camping requires a permit. The North Cascades Visitor Center sits across the Skagit River from State Route 20 near milepost 120 at Newhalem, with a relief map of the park, a theater and short accessible trails. There is no fee to enter.

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