• Cover of North Cascades National Park by Brian D. Russ: a vintage screen-print style illustration of turquoise Diablo Lake winding between steep forested mountainsides toward a snow-capped peak, with two small forested islands and tall firs in the foreground, under the series banner Brian Russ's Guide to National Parks.
  • Sample page from the North Cascades National Park guide, wildlife chapter. Entry: American black bear, with how to recognize it, where and when to see it, and a photograph.
  • Sample page from the North Cascades National Park guide, a day itinerary with times, distances, and a photograph: Lake Ann from Maple Pass.
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Brian Russ Guides

North Cascades National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

North Cascades National Park: History, Highlights, and One- to Three-Day Adventures

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The North Cascades hold more than 300 glaciers, and one summer highway threads through them past the turquoise water of Diablo Lake. This guide helps you plan one, two, or three days, from the forest trails of Newhalem to the alpine meadows of Cascade Pass, at the pace that suits you.

What's inside

  • Nine ready-made itineraries: one, two, and three days, each at easy, moderate, and strenuous effort, from Newhalem, Ladder Creek Falls, and the Diablo Lake Overlook to Thunder Knob, Ross Dam, Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm, Sourdough Mountain, Easy Pass, and the Maple Pass Loop, each with a weather backup
  • The region's history, from the Upper Skagit, Chelan, and other peoples who traveled these passes for thousands of years to the miners, the Seattle City Light dams, the highway, and the 1968 park
  • Sightseeing highlights along the North Cascades Highway and the Cascade River Road, plus Stehekin and Lake Chelan as a separate trip
  • A wildlife chapter profiling 12 commonly seen animals, from mountain goats, hoary marmots, and pikas to American dippers and the Skagit's wintering bald eagles, each with a photograph and notes on where and when to look
  • Trip planning for seasons, roads, permits, camping, lodging, supplies, pets, and accessibility
  • 33 photographs and 4 orientation maps

What you'll receive

  • EPUB ebook (North_Cascades_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.epub, about 12 MB) for Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, and most e-reader apps. Kindle readers can send it to their library with Amazon's Send to Kindle.
  • PDF (North_Cascades_National_Park_Brian_D_Russ.pdf, 98 pages including the cover, about 27 MB) for any device, and for printing pages. It opens on the illustrated cover.

Your download link arrives by email right after purchase.

Edition

First illustrated edition, October 2026, with research completed October 2026. Roads, trails, and services change from year to year, so check the park's current alerts and trail conditions before you travel.

Fill the tank in Marblemount; there's no gas on the highway inside the park.

This is an independent guide. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service.
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