North Cascades map from the park brochures

This is the complete North Cascades map from the official NPS brochure, showing all the trails, roads, and points of interest in the park and neighboring Ross Lake. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a detail map of the North Cascades Highway, showing the areas around Ross Lake, Diablo Lake, and Gorge Lake along Highway 20. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a Stehekin area map, zooming in on the north end of Lake Chelan to show the trails and campgrounds in this area only accessible by boat. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

This is a regional map of North Cascades National Park that shows the park’s location relative to major cities like Vancouver, Bellingham, and Seattle and smaller towns to the east, such as Winthrop and Twisp.

North Cascades trail map

North Cascades is an incredibly wild and remote park full of primitive trails, campsites, and wilderness areas. If you’re going to be hiking or backpacking, you absolutely need a topographic map such as the National Geographic Trails Illustrated map, which also shows trail mileages between junctions and points of interest. The remoteness of North Cascades is a big part of what makes the park so special!

Here’s a North Cascades wilderness map, which is great for trip planning, including campsites and trail mileages. Don’t use it for navigation, though – it’s not detailed enough for that!

Assorted North Cascades maps

This amazing North Cascades painted map was created for the National Park Service by Austrian artist Heinrich Berann. Don’t you just want to hang this up and stare at it for hours?

This unlabeled landscape map of North Cascades is the same as the map above but with the labels removed, providing a more natural perspective of this part of northern Washington.

This is a printable map of the North Cascades Highway. It’s older than the maps posted near the top of this page, but the simpler color scheme makes it easier to read when printed out at home.

North Cascades lodging map

North Cascades is pretty remote, so there’s not an obvious town to stay in when visiting. Many stay on the west side off I-5, but my favorite location is Winthrop, the cool town on the east side in the beautiful Methow Valley. To the right is an Expedia interactive lodging map that shows the Winthrop hotel locations. You may also want to view Expedia’s top-rated Winthrop lodging to compare photos and ratings.

Archived North Cascades maps

This is an old North Cascades National Park map, from the official National Park Service brochure in the mid 2010s. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

Here’s another out-of-date North Cascades map, provided here for archival purposes. It’s interesting to compare it with the current maps on top of the page to see how the NPS style changes over time.

This is a regional map of North Cascades National Park. It’s not currently in use but I like it because it includes highway mileages on road segments. Click the image to view a full size map or download the PDF.

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