Entrance Fees
There is no entrance fee for North Cascades National Park.

Car-Camping Fees

Fees
free - $12 (varies)

Details
Camp sites are available on a first come first served basis with a $12 per night fee for Colonial Creek and Newhalem Creek campgrounds and a $10 per night fee for Goodell Creek campground.  Gorge Lake and Hozomeen campgrounds are free.  Backcountry camping (boat-in and wilderness) requires a permit but is free.

Car-Camping Reservations

Car-camping reservations are available only for the group sites at Newhalem Creek and Goodell Creek and in Loop C at Newhalem Creek campground online at the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS). You may use the links below for the specific campgrounds. You may also call the NRRS at 1-877-444-6777. Reservations are not available for backcountry (boat-in or wilderness) camping. 

Newhalem

Lower Goodell

Upper Goodell

 

Backcountry Permit Camping Fees and Reservations
Fees - Free
Reservations - No reservations, all permits issued first-come, first serve
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Northwest Forest Pass

Fees
$5.00 - Day
$30.00 - Annual

Details
There are no trailhead parking fees for trails that begin on National Park Service lands; however, the Northwest Forest Pass is required at many trailheads on adjacent U.S. Forest Service land with trails that lead in to the national park.  You may also use the Interagency Passes, Golden Age or Access passes for recreation sites.  Passes are available at most ranger stations, many local business, via phone (1-800-270-7504) or the Internet.

Lake Chelan Dock Fee Pass

Fees
$5.00 - Day
$40.00 - Annual

Details
Between May 1 and October 31 each year, boaters must have a Dock Fee Permit in order to use the docks in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. This is the same permit needed for using the docks provided by the U.S. Forest Service along other parts of the Lake Chelan shoreline. The dock pass can be obtained at the Chelan Ranger Station and several stores in Chelan and Stehekin, Washington.