Here the beautiful Stehekin Valley, with a portion of fjordlike Lake Chelan, adjoins North Cascades National Park. Lake Chelan National Recreation Area (62, 000 acres, 24, 800 hectares) rests in a glacially carved trough in the Cascades Range.
Ross Lake National Recreation Area is the most assessible part of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex.
Established in 1899. 235, 625 acres (97% is designated Wilderness). Includes Mount Rainier (14, 410'), an active volcano encased in over 35 square miles of snow and ice. The park contains outstanding examples of old growth forests and subalpine meadows.
Few fully know the intense and rugged beauty of the North Cascades ? jagged peaks, deep valleys, cascading waterfalls and over 700 glaciers.
Glacier capped mountains, wild Pacific coast and magnificent stands of old-growth forests, including temperate rain forests -- at Olympic National Park, you can find all three.
Located in northern Washington State, lies the 1, 706, 000 acre Okanogan National Forest that includes the Pasayten and Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness.
Since its creation in 1982, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument has been a leader in promoting environmental and science education.
A sense of peace and solitude is what you feel when traveling through the Colville National Forest's scenic 7, 000-foot mountains and beautiful valleys, hiking the trails, or camping by pictureque lakes. The 1.
Located in Washington State along the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains from the Canadian border to the northern boundary of Mt. Rainier National Park lies the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.