What are Family Getaways?
Recognizing that affordable opportunities for families to explore nature together were missing from environmental education, North Cascades began offering Family Getaways at the Learning Center in 2006. Family Getaways are outdoor-based learning experiences that provide multi-generational families an opportunity to gather together in the North Cascades. You can leave the tent at home because accommodations in our comfortable lodges offer the excitement of the great outdoors without the complications of camping. Wonderful meals, with the tastes of young diners in mind, are served buffet-style in our lakeside dining hall. Kids and adults will enjoy learning about nature through adventures on the lake and trails, games, arts and crafts, storytelling and scientific explorations. Plus, there will be plenty of free time so your family can do your own thing too. A great description of one family’s experience at a Family Getaway can be read on ParentMap’s website. We also invite you to view ou
