Planning a Trip

Visitor Information--Contact North Cascades National Park Service Complex, 810 Wash. 20, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284 (tel. 360/856-5700; www.nps.gov/noca). The park publishes a newspaper, the North Cascades Challenger, which contains much useful information. This newspaper is published once a year, so current information, such as road closures, is best obtained by phone or checking the park's Web site.