About this campground
The 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.
Getting there
Drive State Route 20 toward Marblemount. Turn onto Ranger Station Road, which leaves State Route 20 at milepost 105.3, just west of Marblemount, and drive 0.7 miles to the complex at the end of the road. The Wilderness Information Center is on the right.
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Marblemount Boat LaunchMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest1 mi
- North Cascades (SR 20)Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest7 mi
- Marble Creek CampgroundMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest8 mi
- Goodell Creek CampgroundNorth Cascades National Park12 mi
- North Cascades Visitor CenterNorth Cascades National Park12 mi
- Watson Lakes TrailheadMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest12 mi
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