The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
The Pacific Northwest

Stop 15 · Days 509–512

North Cascades & Vancouver, BC

North Cascades & Vancouver, BC, WA

A Canadian city detour and the 'American Alps' — Vancouver's parks and markets, then the jagged, glacier-hung peaks and turquoise lakes of North Cascades.

Where to stay

  • A Vancouver hotel, then a Newhalem/Marblemount base

    City first, then the mountain highway.

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You gotta eat this

  • Vancouver's global food scene

    World-class dim sum, sushi, and more.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 509Day 509 — Vancouver, BCFull day · 5h planned
  2. 510Day 510 — Bridges & PeaksFull day · 4h planned
  3. 511Day 511 — North CascadesFull day · 5h planned
  4. 512Day 512 — Southeast to LeavenworthDrive day · 3h drive

What this stop is made of

  • National Parks & Forests
  • Cities & Metros
  • Outdoor & Water Activities