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Ross Lake National Recreation Area is the most accessible part of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex. Ross Lake National Recreation Area (118,000 acres, 47,200 hectares) is the corridor for scenic Washington State Route 20, the North Cascades Highway, and includes three reservoirs: 12,000-acre (4,800-hectare) Ross Lake, 910-acre (364-hectare) Diablo Lake, and 210-acre (84-hectare) Gorge Lake -- water gateways to more remote areas. Ringed by mountains, it offers many outdoor recreation opportunities along the upper reaches of the Skagit River, between the north and south units of North Cascades National Park. Information about Ross Lake NRA can be found on the North Cascades National Park web pages. read more...

Phone: 360/856-5700   Price Range: $0 - $5   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No  
Nearest Popular City: Sedro-Woolley   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Boating and Watercraft, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Hunting and Shooting, Cross Country Skiing, Rock Climbing   Details Provided By: Ross Lake National Recreation Area

In his book, The Immense Journey, Loren Eisley wrote, Once in a lifetime, perhaps, one escapes the actual confines of the flesh. Once in a lifetime, if one is lucky, one so merges with sunlight and air and running water that whole eons, the eons that mountains and deserts know, might pass in a single afternoon without discomfort. read more...

Phone: (970)374-3000   Price Range: $5 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Dinosaur   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Monument   Activities: Birding, Biking / Bicycling, Fishing, Cross Country Skiing, Wildlife Watching, Rock Climbing, Whitewater Rafting, Kayaking, Camping, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Snowshoeing   Details Provided By: Dinosaur National Monument

The Black Canyon of the Gunnison's unique and spectacular landscape was formed slowly by the action of water and rock scouring down through hard Proterozoic crystalline rock. No other canyon in North America combines the narrow opening, sheer walls, and startling depths offered by the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. read more...

Phone: 970-641-2337   Price Range: $5 - $10   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes  
Nearest Popular City: Gunnison   Nearest Lake/River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Birding, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Backpacking, Cross Country Skiing, Wildlife Watching, Rock Climbing, Kayaking, Camping, Auto Touring, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs, Snowshoeing, Star Gazing   Details Provided By: Black Canyon of the Gunnison