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 ...

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 ...

Highway 20 between milepost 134 at Ross Dam Trailhead and milepost 171 at the Silver Star Gate had closed for the season in ...

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

State Route 20 North Cascades Highway will reopen between Ross Dam trailhead and Silver Star gate (milepost 134-171) on ...

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 ...

In North Cascades National Park and nearby alpine forests ... these burrows become less protected. Harsher winter conditions cause more stress, which decreases reproduction rates and increases ...

North Cascades presents jagged mountain peaks and over 300 glaciers. The state also has national historical parks such as the Klondike Gold Rush site. Travelers can use the National Park Services ...