The Thunder Knob is all about the views and is one of the best hikes in North Cascades National Park. There are endless ...

The best time to visit North Cascades National Park is generally from mid-June to late September. By July, the snow has melted from all but the highest trails, making the park's diverse landscapes ...

North Cascades National Park Service Complex encompasses 684,000 acres of wilderness, trails and rivers, as well as Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas. In this vast terrain are jagged ...

Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...

It’s the northernmost highway that crosses the Cascades Mountains in Washington. Because of avalanche danger from the high slopes of Washington Pass and Rainy Pass, the highway is closed in late fall ...

The national park forms one unit of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex ... into the park—on some of its nearly 400 miles of trails—also allow more casual visitors to experience ...

The National Park Service is kicking off its National Park Week with free admission to its sites on Saturday. Here's what you ...

After years of preparing for reintroduction, federal agencies go radio silent on plans to transport grizzly bears to the ...