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North Cascades National Park Complex High meadows on Sourdough Mountain Trail
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North Cascades National Park Complex
Public Transportation

PLANE

Nearest major airport is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Seatac) near Seattle, Washington. Chelan Airways (509/682-5555) provides floatplane access to Stehekin in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.



BUS


Greyhound (1-800-229-9424) offers transport along the I-5 corridor in Western Washington and to Wenatchee in Eastern Washington. Connections to county bus systems for Skagit and Whatcom Counties (SKAT and WTA) are possible but do not reach into the park complex on the westside of the mountains.

From Wenatchee, the Link Transit public bus system (no Sunday service) in Chelan County (1-509-662-1155) connects to the passenger ferry at Chelan allowing foot passengers to visit Stehekin by boat.

A van shuttle is available in the Stehekin valley from the Stehekin Landing and runs to various lodges, camps and trailheads up valley.  The current year's schedule can be found here.

LAKE CHELAN FERRY

Passenger boats provide round-trip service between Chelan and Stehekin with scheduled stops at Field's Point and Lucerne.  Daily service is available form mid-March through early fall with reduced service during the winter months.  For more information including current schedules visit www.ladyofthelake.com.

TRAIN

Amtrak (1-800-872-7245) offers transport along the I-5 corridor in Western Washington and to Wenatchee in Eastern Washington. 

Very little of the park is accessible via public transportation.

Contact the park (360 854-7200) for more information. 

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Last Updated: August 17, 2009 at 18:11 MST