North Cascades Passes

Every North Cascades wilderness-permit entry point on recreation.gov - AllTrails ratings, demand scores, and a trailhead map.

North Cascades National Park protects a rugged, glacier-carved corner of Washington laced with jagged peaks, alpine lakes, and remote camp areas along drainages like Thunder Creek and the Stehekin. A wilderness camping permit is required for overnight backcountry trips, covering the specific camp areas on your itinerary. Popular camps and peak-summer weekends fill fast, so competitive dates can be hard to secure.

Top North Cascades entry points

The most in-demand entry points, ranked by how fast each one books up on recreation.gov.

• Big Beaver Boat Group Camp - Very high demand
• Copper Lake Camp - Very high demand - 4.9 on AllTrails
• Devils Creek Stock Camp - Very high demand
• Devils Junction Boat Camp - Very high demand
• Luna Camp - Very high demand - 4.3 on AllTrails
• McAlester Lake Camp - Very high demand - 4.3 on AllTrails
• Roland Point Boat Camp - Very high demand
• Silesia Camp - Very high demand - 4.9 on AllTrails
• US Cabin Stock Camp-Closed - Very high demand
• May Creek Boat Camp - Very high demand
• Dagger Lake Group Camp - Very high demand - 4.3 on AllTrails
• Pelton Basin Group Camp - Very high demand - 4.9 on AllTrails

All North Cascades passes

Choose an entry point or campsite for permit rules, release timing, demand, and nearby alternatives.

• 39 Mile Camp
• 39 Mile Stock Camp
• Arriva Cross Country Zone II
• Bacon Peak Cross Country Zone II
• Basin Creek Camp
• Battalion Cross Country Zone II
• Bear Mountain Cross Country Zone II
• Beaver Pass Camp
• Beaver Pass Group Camp
• Beaver Pass Stock Camp
• Bench Creek Camp
• Bench Creek Group Camp
• Benzarino Cross Country Zone II
• Berdeen Cross Country Zone II
• Big Beaver Boat Camp
• Big Beaver Boat Group Camp
• Big Beaver Stock Camp
• Blum Cross Country Zone II
• Boston Basin Cross Country Zone I
• Boston Glacier Cross Country Zone II
• Bouck Cross Country Zone II
• Boundary Bay Boat Camp
• Boundary Bay Boat Group Camp
• Boundary Camp
• Bowan Camp
• Bridge Creek Camp
• Bridge Creek Group Camp
• Bridge Creek Stock Camp
• Buckner Camp
• Buckner Cross Country Zone II
• Buster Brown Boat Camp
• Castle Rock Cross Country Zone II
• Cat Island Boat Camp
• Cat Island Boat Group Camp
• Challenger Cross Country Zone II
• Colonial Cross Country Zone II
• Copper Creek Camp
• Copper Lake Camp
• Copper Mountain Cross Country Zone I
• Cosho Camp
• Cottonwood Camp
• Cottonwood Group Camp
• Cougar Island Boat Camp
• Crescent Creek Cross Country Zone II
• Dagger Lake Group Camp
• Dagger Lake Stock Camp
• Dan's Camp
• Davis Peak Cross Country Zone II
• Dee Dee Lakes Cross Country Zone I
• Deerlick Stock Camp
• Depot Cross Country Zone II
• Desolation Camp
• Despair Cross Country Zone II
• Devils Creek Hiker Camp
• Devils Creek Stock Camp
• Devils Junction Boat Camp
• Dry Creek Boat Camp
• Dry Creek Boat Group Camp
• Easy Ridge Cross Country Zone II
• Egg Lake Camp
• Eldorado Cross Country Zone I
• Elephant Butte Cross Country Zone II
• Elija Ridge Cross Country Zone II
• Fireweed Camp
• Fireweed Stock Camp
• Fireweed Stock Camp
• Fisher Camp
• Five Mile Stock Camp
• Forbidden Cross Country Zone I
• Fourth of July Camp
• Goode Cross Country Zone II
• Graybeal Camp- Closed due to fire damage
• Graybeal Stock Camp-Closed due to fire damage
• Green Point Boat Camp (4)
• Green Point Boat Camp (8)
• Green Point Boat Group Camp
• Grizzly Creek Camp
• Heaton Stock Camp
• Hidden Cove Boat Camp
• Hidden Hand Group Camp
• Hidden Hand Stock Camp
• Hidden Lake Cross Country Zone I
• Hidden Meadows Stock Camp
• Hideaway Group Camp
• High Bridge Group Camp
• High Camp
• Hock Cross Country Zone II
• Hooter Camp-Closed due to fire damage
• Hozomeen Cross Country Zone II
• Hozomeen Lake Camp
• Hozomeen Lake Group Camp
• Icy Cross Country Zone I
• Indian Creek Camp
• Inspiration Cross Country Zone I
• Johannesburg Camp
• Johannesburg Cross Country Zone II
• Juanita Lake Camp
• Juanita Lake Stock Camp
• Junction Camp
• Junction Stock Camp
• Kettling Cross Country Zone II
• Klawatti Cross Country Zone II
• Lightning Creek Boat Camp
• Lightning Creek Boat Group Camp
• Lightning Creek Stock Camp
• Little Beaver Boat Camp (4)- Closed due to fire damage
• Little Beaver Boat Camp (8)
• Little Beaver Boat Group Camp
• Little Chilliwack Cross Country Zone II
• Little Jack Cross Country Zone II
• Lodgepole Boat Camp
• Logan Cross Country Zone II
• Luna Camp
• Luna Cross Country Zone II
• Marble Creek Cross Country Zone II
• May Creek Boat Camp
• May Creek Stock Camp
• McAlester Lake Camp
• McAlester Lake Group Camp
• McAlester Lake Stock Camp
• McAllister Camp
• McAllister Group Camp
• McAllister Stock Camp
• McGregor Cross Country Zone II
• McMillan Boat Camp
• McMillan Boat Group Camp
• Middle Lake Cross Country Zone II
• Monogram Lake Camp
• Neve Camp
• Nightmare Group Camp
• Nooksack Cross Country Zone I
• North Fork Camp
• North Fork Group Camp
• Not a Permit Site (Stehekin)
• Out of Park (U.S. Forest Service)
• Panther Group Camp
• Park Creek Camp
• Pelton Basin Camp
• Pelton Basin Group Camp
• Perfect Pass Cross Country Zone II
• Perry Creek Camp- Closed due to fire damage
• Perry Creek Group Camp- Closed due to fire damage
• Pierce Mountain Camp
• Pioneer Ridge Cross Country Zone II
• Placeholder Cross Country Zone
• Ponderosa Boat Group Camp
• Price Cross Country Zone I
• Prophet Cross Country Zone II
• Pumpkin Mountain Camp
• Purple Cross Country Zone I
• Ragged Ridge Cross Country Zone II
• Rainbow Bridge Camp
• Rainbow Ford Camp
• Rainbow Lake Camp
• Rainbow Meadows Camp
• Rainbow Meadows Group Camp
• Rainbow Meadows Stock Camp
• Rainbow Point Boat Camp
• Rainbow Ridge Cross Country Zone I
• Rennie Camp
• Rennie Cross Cross Country Zone I
• Reynolds Camp
• Reynolds Stock Camp
• Roland Creek Camp
• Roland Creek Group Camp
• Roland Point Boat Camp
• Ruby Cross Country Zone II
• Ruby Pasture Camp
• Sahale Glacier Camp
• Shady Camp
• Silesia Camp
• Silver Creek Boat Camp
• Silver Creek Boat Group Camp
• Skagit Queen Camp
• Snowfield Cross Country Zone II
• Sourdough Camp
• Sourdough Cross Country Zone II
• South Fork Camp
• South Fork Stock Camp
• Spencer's Boat Camp
• Spickard Cross Country Zone II
• Starvation Ridge Cross Country Zone II
• Stiletto Cross Country Zone II
• Stillwell Camp
• Stout Lake Cross Country Zone II
• Sulphide Creek Group Camp- Not accessible from Baker River Trailhead
• Sulphide Glacier Cross Country Zone I
• Tapto Lakes Cross Country Zone II
• Teebone Cross Country Zone II
• Ten Mile Island Boat Camp
• Terror Basin Cross Country Zone II
• Thornton Lake Camp
• Thunder Basin Camp
• Thunder Basin Stock Camp
• Thunder Camp
• Thunder Group Camp
• Thunder Point Boat Camp
• Tolo Cross Country Zone II
• Torment Basin Cross Country Zone I
• Trapper Lake Cross Country Zone II
• Triad Cross Country Zone I
• Tricouni Camp
• Triplet Lakes Cross Country Zone I
• Triumph Cross Country Zone II
• Tumwater Camp
• Twin Rocks Camp
• Twin Rocks Stock Camp
• Two Mile Camp
• US Cabin Camp
• US Cabin Stock Camp-Closed
• Walker Park Stock Camp
• Whatcom Camp- Closed due to fire damage
• Willow Lake Camp

Popular trails

• Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm Trail - 4.9 on AllTrails
• Copper Ridge Trail To Copper Lake - 4.9 on AllTrails
• Desolation Peak Trail via Ross Lake - 4.9 on AllTrails
• Cascade Pass Trail to Park Creek Camp - 4.9 on AllTrails
• Eldorado Peak via Eldorado Basin Trail - 4.8 on AllTrails
• Sourdough Mountain Lookout - 4.8 on AllTrails
• Hidden Lake Lookout - 4.7 on AllTrails
• Pierce Mountain Camp via Sourdough Mountain Trail - 4.7 on AllTrails

North Cascades permit guide · Book on recreation.gov