Newhalem Rock Shelter Trail

North Cascades > North Cascades Highway - Hwy 20

48.6688, -121.2547 Map & Directions

Length: 0.6 miles, roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 68 feet
Highest Point: 641 feet
Calculated Difficulty About Calculated Difficulty: Easy

Newhalem Creek on a sunny day. Photo by C P. Full-size image

Old growth
Good for kids
Rivers

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This short and sweet trail starts 0.3 miles east on the service road past Newhalem Creek Campground loops C & D, just past the steel-grated Newhalem Creek Bridge. Continue reading

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Hiking Newhalem Rock Shelter Trail

This short and sweet trail starts 0.3 miles east on the service road past Newhalem Creek Campground loops C & D, just past the steel-grated Newhalem Creek Bridge.

The very short path is wheelchair accessible, only 1000 feet long and gently graded. As you walk along, you'll see 1,400 year old hunting camp sheltered by a large boulder along side Newhalem Creek. Interpretive signs and benches dot the way, in between moss and lichen that line the path.

WTA Pro Tip: It is possible to connect to the Linking Trail from Newhalem Creek Campground for a 1 mile roundtrip hike. However, this add-on is not necessarily entirely wheelchair friendly.

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Wheelchair Accessibility

This trail has up to a 12% grade with no more than a 3% cross slope.

Newhalem Rock Shelter Trail

Map & Directions

Trailhead

Co-ordinates: 48.6688, -121.2547 Open in Google Maps

Before You Go

A $26 backcountry permit is required to camp overnight in the North Cascades National Park Service Complex (incl. Ross Lake National Rec Area and Lake Chelan National Rec Area). Permits must be picked up in person at the Wilderness Information Center in Marblemount. See the National Park Service website for more information.

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