What are the hours at North Cascades National Park?

Mon: All Day; Tue: All Day; Wed: All Day; Thu: All Day; Fri: All Day; Sat: All Day; Sun: All Day (North Cascades National Park Service Complex)

Does North Cascades National Park require a reservation?

No timed-entry or vehicle reservation is required to enter North Cascades National Park. Individual tours, campgrounds, or backcountry permits may still need to be booked separately.

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Is North Cascades National Park open right now?

Q: Is North Cascades National Park open right now?

As of October 14, 2026, North Cascades National Park is partially closed. Cascade River Road Closure Starting October 13

National Park · WA

Partially closed

North Cascades National Park is partially closed.

Why this statusCascade River Road Closure Starting October 13

Last checked Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:00:58 GMT

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One of the most heavily glaciated places in the Lower 48 — over 300 glaciers — yet one of the least-visited parks: a single dead-end road touches it and the rest is wilderness.

Type: National Park
State: WA
Established: 1968
Size: 789 sq mi
2025 visits: 0.05M (#57 most-visited)

About North Cascades National Park

Less than three hours from Seattle, an alpine landscape beckons. Discover communities of life adapted to moisture in the west and recurring fire in the east. Explore jagged peaks crowned by more than 300 glaciers. Listen to cascading waters in forested valleys. Witness a landscape sensitive to the Earth's changing climate. Help steward the ecological heart of the Cascades.

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Visitor info

Address810 State Route 20, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284

Phone(360) 854-7200

Websitewww.nps.gov/noca/index.htm ↗

Hours

Mon	All Day
Tue	All Day
Wed	All Day
Thu	All Day
Fri	All Day
Sat	All Day
Sun	All Day

North Cascades National Park Service Complex

Getting thereAccess to North Cascades National Park and Ross Lake National Recreation Area is from the State Route 20 corridor. SR 20 (North Cascades Highway) connects with Interstate 5 (Exit 230) at Burlington. From the east, the highway intersects with US 97 at Okanogan and with SR 153 at Twisp. The State Department of…

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Parks near here

Rockport 24 mi
Rasar 34 mi
Pearrygin Lake 50 mi
Mount Pilchuck 53 mi
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest 55 mi
Larrabee 59 mi

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How we read this status

We derive North Cascades National Park's status from the National Park Service's own alerts and operating hours, refreshed hourly — this is our reading, not an official determination. As of the last check: Cascade River Road Closure Starting October 13 Full method: how we check park status.