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
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