The North Cascades National Park is the least visited National Park in Washington state due to its remote location. Because of its stunning alpine landscape, featuring snow-capped peaks and over 300 glaciers, the North Cascades area is often referred to as the "North American Alps...
Dock permits are now required as of May 1, and will be mandatory until the end of October at the 15 docks managed by the U.S. Forest and National Park Services.
The National Parks Service says they are opening more access to the North Cascades National Park beginning Friday.
Visitors will be able to get to campgrounds, the Wilderness Information Center, backcountry campsites, and the Stehekin marina
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Cascade River Road will close to all traffic at milepost 18, five miles before the trailhead, beginning Thursday, October 25, 2018. Cascade River Road sustained a considerable amount of damage following storms, heavy rains and flooding around the 2017 Thanksgiving holiday.
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Far from being a future threat, climate change already is making national parks hotter and the effects could get much worse, according to a first-of-its-kind study. Researchers went back to 1895 to chart temperatures and found they're rising twice as fast in the country's national parks as they are in the rest of America...