Your Okanogan Country vacation begins here:
Parks, recreation areas welcome visitors
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Don Portman photo |
| Hiker walks on top of the world. |
North Cascades National Park
Camping and hiking: www.nps.gov/noca/challenger/ch6.htm
General information: www.nps.gov/noca; (360) 856-5700
The North Cascades contain jagged peaks, deep valleys, waterfalls, pristine lakes and rivers and more than 700 glaciers.
Three park units make up North Cascades National Park Service Complex - North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
Some 93 percent of the complex is managed as the Stephen T. Mather Wilderness, which was established by Congress in 1988. The wilderness area was named in honor of the first director of the National Park Service.
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Chronicle photo by Al Camp |
| North Cascades National Park features rushing waterfalls and clear lakes. |
Settlers in the 19th century established homesteads, and sought minerals and animal pelts.
Ross Lake National Recreation Area
General information: www.nps.gov/rola
The 118,000-acre Ross Lake National Recreation Area is the corridor for the North Cascades Highway, Highway 20. The area includes three reservoirs, Ross Lake, Diablo Lake and Gorge Lake. They serve as water gateways to more remote areas.
Outdoor recreation opportunities abound along the Skagit River.
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area
www.nps.gov/lach/index.htm
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| Stehekin glows in its fall clothing. |
Recreation activities include boating, fishing and camping.
The lake's northernmost four miles (6.4 kilometers) are in the national recreation area. Stehekin Valley adjoins North Cascades National Park.
The area can be reached by trail, small plane or passenger boat out of Chelan.
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North Cascades National Park North Cascades Scenic Highway Hart's Pass |
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