Visitor centers in North Cascades
North Cascades National Park has 4 visitor centers on the National Park Service record, 4 of them a Passport To Your National Parks stamp location. Opening hours, services, directions and contact details for each — plus the scenic drives that reach them.
4 mapped · Park boundary: National Park Service
Forest Info Center with HQ Administration BuildingPassport stamp11 servicesThe North Cascades National Park Service Complex Headquarters (Administrative Offices) is five miles east of I-5 in Burlington and 46 miles west of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex boundary.
Golden West Visitor CenterPassport stamp7 servicesVisitor Center located short walk from the passenger ferry landing at Stehekin Landing inside what was the historic Golden West Lodge.
North Cascades Visitor CenterPassport stamp22 servicesLocation: Across the Skagit River from the North Cascades Highway (State Route 20) near milepost 120 and the town of Newhalem. Adjacent to Newhalem Creek Campground. Exhibits: Relief map of the park and surrounding area, exhibit room featuring multimedia exhibits on the park's natural and cultural history. Available Facilities: Theater featuring large format slide program and video presentation. Several short, accessible interpretive trails and restrooms. Information desk. Bookstore.
Wilderness Information CenterPassport stamp4 servicesThe Wilderness Information Center is the main backcountry permit office for North Cascades National Park and the adjacent Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas. Backcountry permits are required for overnights in the park year-round and are available at an outdoor self-issue station when the center is closed during the winter season. Information desk. Sales area with books, maps, videos, and other items related to the national park and adjacent national forests.
Source: National Park Service, as of 2026-08-04