With glacier-clad peaks rising almost vertically from thickly forested valleys, the North Cascades are often called the American Alps. The national park forms one unit of the North Cascades ...

If you can believe it, North Cascades National Park is one of the least visited national parks in the country! It must be ...

Glacier National Park is one of the top national parks in the U.S. Called the Crown of the Continent; it protects the upper Rocky Mountains and its endangered glaciers. Sharing an international border ...

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 ...

Grizzly bears roamed the North Cascades region for thousands of years, digging for roots and wild berries, occasionally hunting small mammals and keeping the alpine ecosystem balanced. It’s been ...

From massive glaciers to sun-soaked beaches, national parks offer some of America’s wildest and most iconic landscapes. North Cascades National Park, Washington Less than three hours by car from ...

In North Cascades National Park and nearby alpine forests, hoary marmot populations declined by 74% from 2007 to 2016, according to new research from Washington State University. The research ...

For over a century, national parks have been a staple of American culture, providing the public an opportunity to explore the ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation has reopened State Highway 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway, ...