If you’re looking for a North Cascades map, you’ve come to the right place; currently I’ve collected 8 free North Cascades National Park maps to view and download. (PDF files and external links will open in a new window.) You’ll find here a few maps that show the entire national park as well as one focusing on the backcountry wilderness trails. You can also browse the best-selling North Cascades maps and guidebooks on Amazon.
North Cascades map from the park brochures
This is the complete North Cascades map from the official brochure, showing all the trails, roads, and points of interest. Click the image to view a full size JPG (850 kb) or download the PDF (800 kb).
This is a detail map of the North Cascades Highway (250 kb), showing the areas around Ross Lake, Diablo Lake, and Gorge Lake in additional detail including hiking trails, camping, picnic areas, and services.
This is a regional map of North Cascades National Park that shows the park’s location relative to Vancouver, Bellingham, and Seattle. Click the image to view a full size GIF (80 kb) or download the PDF (700 kb).
This is a map of North Cascades that’s better for printing (2.1 mb). It’s the older style so it doesn’t look quite as nice, but the fewer colors means it’s a bit easier to read if you print it at home.
North Cascades trail map
North Cascades as 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 (2.7 mb), 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!
North Cascades landscape maps
This amazing North Cascades painted map (12.7 mb) 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 (800 kb) is the same as the map above but with the labels removed, providing a more natural perspective of this part of northern Washington.
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