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Washington
North Cascades
Field Guide
Jagged glaciated peaks, a turquoise reservoir, and a village you can only reach by boat.
A complete planning guide to North Cascades National Park. Covers the park's three-part complex (the North and South Units plus the Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas), the seasonal closure of Highway 20 and how it reshapes trip planning, the glacier-fed turquoise color of Diablo Lake, the Skagit hydroelectric project and the company town of Newhalem, the boat-only village of Stehekin at the head of Lake Chelan, backcountry permits and bear canister rules, the Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm hikes, grizzly recovery efforts, and the official NPS park map.
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- Aug 2026
- last updated
What's inside
- 1Highway 20's seasonal closure and how it splits the park into two halves each winter
- 2Diablo Lake's glacial-flour turquoise color and the Skagit hydroelectric dam tours
- 3Stehekin — the boat-only village at the head of Lake Chelan with no road access
- 4Cascade Pass, Sahale Arm, and the park's best day hikes and backcountry routes
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The North Cascades guide, page by page
A 14-page print-at-home PDF field guide to North Cascades, Washington.
- 01Welcome to North Cascades
- 02Rules & basics
- 03First-time logistics
- 04Glaciers, a dammed river & a village with no road
- 05Park overview map
- 06Alpine passes, dam tours & a lake you reach by boat
- 07Best hikes & routes
- 08Wildlife
- 09Weather & when to go
- 10Beyond the trails
- 11Camping & lodging
- 12Pocket cards
- 13Trail quick-card
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