North Cascades National Park is, if you look at the numbers, a shockingly under-visited park. Roughly the same distance from Seattle as Olympic and Rainier National Parks, North Cascades has a ...

May 31—Visiting a national park in Washington while enjoying a modicum of solitude has become a logistical feat: This summer, Mount Rainier National Park requires timed-entry reservations for Sunrise ...

Less than three hours from Seattle, the North Cascades is undoubtedly one of the country’s most majestic mountain regions. It’s also one of the least visited, for reasons that remain unclear. In 2023, ...

Still, Mountain Rainier's status as a top Washington tourist destination means that its recreational opportunities stay afloat even in the cold winter months. Many of the park's trails transform into ...

North Cascades National Park is one of the less visited national parks, but not because it’s not beautiful, but because it’s too remote for some people. To me, that’s more reason to visit! Nestled in ...

Despite growing pains and staffing challenges, North Cascades National Park remains one of the most rewarding places to explore the mountains in Washington, if not the entire country. The superlative ...

They're known as the American Alps, and it doesn't take long in Washington's North Cascades to figure out why. Rows of jagged mountains cut across an impossibly vast horizon while aquamarine rivers ...

The Triplets emerge from the clouds in North Cascades National Park. Drew Perine Olympian file photo “I do recall that there was the centennial celebration of the National Park Service [in 2016],” ...

Several new wildfires started Friday in and near Whatcom County, according to the Watch Duty app that draws information from fire dispatch centers in the Northwest. New wildfires were reported in the ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — A hiker was found "alive and well" in North Cascades National Park a month after he was reported missing. The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) was notified Aug. 3 by the ...

SEATTLE – Visiting a national park in Washington while enjoying a modicum of solitude has become a logistical feat: This summer, Mount Rainier National Park requires timed-entry reservations for ...