Alt Text Map of North Cascades National Park in Washington. Park areas are shaded light green, national recreation areas are darker green, and outlying areas are tan. Scores of sites, peaks, and bodies of water are labeled across the map. Extended Description The northern park boundary runs along the border of Washington State and British Columbia. The park boundary extends diagonally southeast, where it tapers to a point at the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Two areas are outlined with black lines to indicate detail maps. One is near the top right corner of the park and focuses on the area around Route 20 and the Ross Lake National Recreation Area. The area map callout is labeled, “See State Route 20 Detail Below.” The second, around the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area to the south, is labeled “See Stehekin Area Detail Other Side.” The long, relatively narrow Lake Chelan angles from the lower right corner up into the park, where the Golden West Visitor Center is situated near its uppermost tip. Using this as the point of entry, this description will work from south to north up and across the park before describing the surrounding areas and the detail map for State Route 20, which is included in this image. Lake Chelan National Recreation Area Lakeshore Trail runs parallel to the eastern coastline of Lake Chelan. It passes Flick Creek and, across the lake, the site labeled Manly Wham, both of which have boat-in campsites. A ferry connects the town of Chelan, which is off the map to the south, with the Golden West Visitor Center near the northern tip of Lake Chelan, which has backcountry permits, visitor information, and a ranger station, at Stehekin Landing. Sites near here include the town of Stehekin with boat fuel, food service, lodging, wheelchair access, and a store and Purple Point, which has a campground and self-guiding trail. Weaver Point, which has a boat-in campsite, is across the lake from the landing. Continuing northwest, sites along the Stehekin River include Buckner Orchard; Rainbow Falls with a picnic area and wheelchair access; Harlequin with a campground and group campground; Bullion; and High Bridge and Turnwater, both of which have campgrounds. A network of trails in the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area includes the Purple Creek Trail, Devore Creek Trail, Company Creek Trail, Boulder Creek Trail, Rainbow Creek Trail, and Rainbow Lake Trail. Between the Lake Chelan NRA and Ross Lake NRA The area between the Lake Chelan NRA and State Route 20, which bisects the park over halfway up its height and runs the width of Ross Lake NRA, are mostly mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, and creeks. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail enters the southern border of the recreation area and travels through the park first as the Old Wagon Trail and then the Bridge Creek Trail. Other trails in the section between the recreation area and State Route 20 include Cascade Pass Trail, Upper Stehekin Valley Trail, Park Creek Trail, North Fork Bridge Creek Trail, Fisher Creek Trail, and Thunder Creek Trail. Ross Lake National Recreation Area Ross Lake National Recreation Area is shaded a darker green and labeled. The recreation area encompasses State Route 20 which bisects North Cascades National Park from west to east. Ross Lake National Park Recreation Area extends north to encompass Ross Lake, which runs along the eastern park border, extending north from State Route 20 towards the eastern border of the park. State Route 20 is also labeled North Cascades Highway and is shown as a yellow line. Moving west to east, sites in Ross Lake National Recreation Area begin with Copper Creek, which has a boat launch. Next is the unpaved Thornton Lakes Road, which leads to the Thornton Lakes Trail. About a quarter of the way across the park, the North Cascades National Park Visitor Center is near Goodell Creek, which has a boat launch and campground, and Newhalem Creek, which also has a boat launch. Continuing along State Route 20 are Gorge Creek Falls, Gorge Lake with a campground, Diablo Dam, and North Cascades Institute Environmental Learning Center on Diablo Lake. State Route 20 dips down to Colonial Creek, which has a campground, before jogging north to the Diablo Lake Overlook and continuing east past Ross Dam and the Ross Lake Overlooks. This recreation area turns north here to pass arms of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, including the Big Beaver Trail and East Bank Trail, and other trails, including the Lightning Creek, Desolation Peak, Willow Lake, and Hozomen trails. At the northern end of the recreation area are a site with a boat launch and campground and Hozomen, which has a ranger station and self-guiding trail. The site of Ross Lake, which has a campground, lies just north of the park border in Canada. A note in this recreation area reads, “Boat-In Campsites: Ross Lake has 18 sites and Diablo Lake three. Backcountry permits are required.” Around North Cascades National Park Sites in Canada, north of the park border and Washington, include Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park, Skagit Valley Provincial Park, and Manning Provincial Park. Mount Baker Wilderness, Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness, and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest create a band down the left edge of the map. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail travels from Silver Fir, which has a campground, east across the park. Another leg reaches south from Silver Fir and passes Mount Baker Area and Heather Meadows Visitor Center, which has visitor information, wheelchair access, a picnic area, and self-guiding trail. Continuing on are Artist Point, Park Creek with a campground, and Swift Creek Campground, which also has a boat launch, on Baker Lake. To the east on the lake is Shannon Creek with a campground and boat launch and moving south on the lake are Panorama Point with a campground and boat launch, Boulder Creek with a campground, Shadow of Sentinels with a self-guiding trail and wheelchair access, a campground, and Kulshan with a campground and boat launch. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail continues south along Baker Lake Trail and then Baker Lake Road. Near the lower left corner of this area, State Route 20 travels east past Rockport State Park, which has a picnic area and self-guiding trail; Howard Miller Steelhead Park, which has a campground, RV hookups, and showers; and North Cascades National Park Wilderness Information Center, which has backcountry permits, a ranger station, and visitor information. Marble Creek and Mineral Park, both with campgrounds, lie along Cascade River Road, which angles southeast to parallel the park border in Glacier Peak Wilderness. Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest stretches across the southern and eastern sides of the park. State Route 20 travels southeast out of the park and continues through Rainy Pass, which has wheelchair access to Rainy Lake and a picnic area; Washington Pass Overlook, which has wheelchair access, a picnic area, and a self-guiding trail; and Lone Fir, which has a campground and wheelchair access. Meadows and Harts Pass, both with campgrounds, are on the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail to the north, which leads to Pasayten Wilderness in the top right corner of the map. Inset Map: State Route 20 Detail State Route 20 crosses from the lower left corner of the inset map to the middle of the right edge. Along the way it passes Goodell Creek, which has a campground, picnic area, and boat launch; Lower Goodell Creek with a group campground; Upper Goodell Creek, also with a group campground; North Cascades National Park Visitor Center with a ranger station, wheelchair access, self-guiding trail, visitor information, restrooms, and telephone; Newhalem Creek with a campground, group campground, and picnic area; Newhalem with a picnic area, store, visitor information, restrooms, and telephone; and Gorge Creek Falls with a self-guiding trail and wheelchair access. The eastern half of State Route 20 passes a site with a campground and boat launch near Diablo; Diablo Lake; Colonial Creek, which has a campground, restrooms, self-guiding trail, boat launch, and picnic table; Diablo Lake Overlook with restrooms and a self-guiding trail; and Ruby Creek with a self-guiding trail. The Picket Range to the northwest and mountain peaks are rendered in shades of tan with white tips. The Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail travels from Ruby Creek northwest to Ross Lake in the upper right quadrant of the inset map. The trail follows the lake before turning east as the Devil’s Dome Trail. Text in the lower right corner of the inset map reads, “Scale varies in this 3D perspective view.” Legend Text above the legend near the top right corner of the map begins with red text reading, “Do not use this map for backcountry hiking.” Black text continues, “Make local inquiry for maps and permits for backcountry camping facilities.” Two columns of symbols represent Campground, Group campground, Boat-in campsite, Boat fuel, Self-guiding trail, Ranger station, Visitor information, Wheelchair-accessible, Picnic area, Boat launch, Food service, Gasoline, Store, Lodging, Restrooms, and Telephone. The legend continues as follows: Green dashed line for Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT), Purple casing around a black dashed line for Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (includes roads), Gray line for Unpaved road, and Black dashed line for Trail. A scale in the top right corner measures distances of 5 kilometers and 5 miles.