About this campground
Location: 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.
Getting there
North Cascades Visitor Center is located off North Cascades Highway (State Route 20) in Newhalem, Washington, just behind Newhalem Creek Campground. Newhalem is 59 miles east of I-5 in Burlington and 72 miles west of Winthrop.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Goodell Creek CampgroundNorth Cascades National Park0 mi
- Gorge Lake CampgroundNorth Cascades National Park6 mi
- Marble Creek CampgroundMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest9 mi
- Marblemount Boat LaunchMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest12 mi
- Wilderness Information CenterNorth Cascades National Park12 mi
- Baker River TrailheadMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14 mi
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North Cascades Visitor Center doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Washington campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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