• View from Sourdough Mountain Overlook A view looking down onto Diablo Lake. Photo Credit: NPS/Michael Silverman, 2010.

    North Cascades

    National Park Washington

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  • Interstate 5 Bridge Collapse Detour

    I-5 is closed in both directions in Skagit County south of Burlington. WSDOT has published the following detour map. Also consider State Route 530 through Darrington from the south or State Route 9 from Bellingham and the Lower Mainland to reach the park. More »

Be a Junior Ranger

A Ranger with two new Junior Rangers
Two new Junior Rangers show off their completed activity booklets.
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A dynamic new Junior Ranger Program is now available for kids and families visiting their national park. Four age-appropriate booklets introduce the unique natural and cultural history of the North Cascades through a series of fun activities and are organized around a specific theme to build connections and knowledge of this national park.

Each booklet also has a "totem animal" that helps guide kids and families through the activities and offers instruction, hints and ways they can explore the North Cascades. Download the activity booklets for the Pacific Treefrog (ages 3-5), Black Bear (5-8), Raven (8-11), and the Mountain Goat (12+).

Future Junior Rangers can earn free badges, patches and certificates at any of the six visitor information centers in North Cascades National Park Complex.

 
Become a Web Ranger
Print your Junior Ranger Booklet (PDF 44 kb), and research your answers to become a North Cascades National Park Web Ranger and earn your certificate.
 

Join the Glacier Geology Club
In order to become a member of the North Cascades National Park Glacier Club, you must answer 7 out of the 11 club questions correctly.

You can e-mail your answers.

 

To research and complete your questions, some places you might want to look for information are:

· Your Public Library
· Your School Library
· North Cascades National Park Service Complex Website
· Cascades Volcano Observatory Website for the North Cascades
· USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) Home Page
· North Cascades Natural Notes Newsletter
· North Cascades Challenger Newsletter
· Focus on Stehekin Newsletter
· Online Geology of the North Cascades Website
· A Geology Primer for the North Cascades
· Homeward Bound Educational Website of North Cascades National Park Service Complex
· North Cascades Institute Website

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

Stephen Mather Wilderness comprises 93% of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex. About 400 miles of trail provide access to this rugged Wilderness.