Why North Cascades has the highest death rate among US national parks

North Cascades National Park in Washington has the highest death rate among all national parks in the U.S. According to the National Park Service, North Cascades had 3.7 deaths for every 100,000 visitors from 2007 to 2021. That’s more than three times the rate of the next deadliest site, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Reserve in Alaska. “North Cascades National Park is unlike many other parks, in that you can enter the park without a park pass. You don’t need to go through a booth. A lot of people enter the park and just go hiking or backpacking or climbing, mountaineering. Even things like canyoneering and things like that, trail running. Immediately people are further away from the trailhead, or away from services than they are in a lot of other parks,” Jason Martin, executive director of the American Alpine Institute, said. Follow Straight Arrow News on social media — Facebook:   / straightarrownews   Twitter:   / straightarrow__   Instagram:   / straightarrownews   TikTok:   / straightarrownews   For more SAN content: https://straightarrownews.com Sign up for our weekly newsletters: https://newsletter.straightarrownews.....