Must-see attractions in North Cascades

  • Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Area

    North Cascades

    The Bald Eagle area is essentially the 10-mile stretch of the Skagit River between Rockport and Marblemount. After salmon spawn, their spent carcasses…

  • USA, Washington State, North Cascades, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Diablo Lake and Davis Peak from Diable Lake Overlook

    Diablo Lake

    North Cascades

    Just south of Ross Lake, Diablo Lake is held back by the 389ft Diablo Dam. A pullout off Hwy 20 known as the Diablo Dam Overlook provides incredible views…

  • Ross Lake

    North Cascades

    Ross Lake stretches across 23 miles north toward the Canadian border. In keeping with the wild terrain, it's accessible only by trail or water. Part of…

  • North Cascades National Park

    North Cascades

    The wildest of all Pacific Northwest wildernesses, the lightly trodden, 1000-sq-mile North Cascades National Park (inaugurated in 1968) has no major…

  • Baker Lake & Lake Shannon

    North Cascades

    Just north of Concrete are two reservoirs formed by a pair of dams on the Baker River. Washington's largest colony of nesting osprey is found at Lake…

  • Buckner Orchard

    North Cascades

    Buckner Orchard is one of the Stehekin area's oldest homesteads and makes for a refreshing walk; pick up a self-guided-tour brochure near the historic…

  • North Cascade Smokejumper Base

    North Cascades

    Smoke jumping is a method of firefighting that involves parachuting out of a plane into a rural area to tackle a forest fire before it gets out of control…

  • Shafer Museum

    North Cascades

    It's hard to differentiate the reconstructed buildings in the museum from the rest of Winthrop, such is the town's eerie authenticity. However, the museum…

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