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National Parks Quiz And Trivia #23: The North Cascades National Park Complex

Just how much do you think you know about the people, places, and vistas of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, a large swath of Washington state that includes North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area? Now is your chance to find out and maybe even learn a little something you might not have known, by taking this latest National Parks Quiz and Trivia piece.

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There are quite a few parks associations out there, all with programs to enrich a visitor’s experience while explaining how important national parks and protected lands are. This particular quiz focuses on parks and other protected lands supported by the Western National Parks Association across 12 Western states. See just how much you know about some of these parks before checking the answers at the bottom of the page.

Morning scenery near Stehekin, Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, North Cascades Complex

A view green trees and vegetation along the northern shore of Lake Chelan, with mountains in the close background at Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Washington

Located at the northernmost tip of Lake Chelan in the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Stehekin is a remote community surrounded by the stunning scenery of forests, mountains, and rushing rivers of the North Cascades Complex. While you can't get there via car, you can get there by boat, plane, or foot.

Rebecca Latson
Morning Scenery Along The North Tip Of Lake Chelan

Photography In The National Parks: Your Armchair Photography Guide To The North Cascades Complex

The North Cascades Complex, comprised of Lake Chelan National Recreation Area, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and North Cascades National Park, is a vast landscape of cold, clear rivers, thick forests, and rugged mountains webbed with a network of trails having few access roads and mainly for backcountry backpackers. Photographer Rebecca Latson recently visited this area and returns with an Armchair Photography Guide to prove you can still get awesome photos of the North Cascades Complex without having to hike into the backcountry to do so.

Photography In The National Parks: 3 Days In Stehekin

How many of you think about spending time in a remote place, free of cell service and internet and filled with stunning mountain scenery and backcountry hiking trails? How much time do you think you'd need to really see everything in a place like this? Photographer Rebecca Latson spent 3 days in Stehekin, Washington, nestled within the North Cascades Complex, and returned with details of her visit.

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