Base Camp Learning and Lodging

Where: North Cascades Environmental Learning Center
Instructor: Institute staff
Infant (0-2): free
Quadruple Accommodations: 100.00
Quadruple (Shoulder Season): 55.00
Triple Accommodations: 120.00
Triple (Shoulder Season): 65.00
Double Accommodations: 160.00
Double (Shoulder Season): 75.00
Single Accommodations: 230.00
Single (Shoulder Season): 95.00
Tuition Includes: Lodging, three delicious meals and outdoor activities in North Cascades National Park

New Shoulder Season prices for November 2024 - our best-priced Base Camps ever: overnight accommodations, three meals and guided learning adventures as low as $55 per person!

What is Base Camp?

Base Campers enjoy their pick from dozens of nearby trails that offer adventures for every skill level.

Base Camp is your opportunity to stay and play in the heart of North Cascades National Park for overnight learning adventures with meals and accommodations at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center. Come explore the American Alps while enjoying the comforts of our award-winning campus. Each night of your stay includes:

COMFORTABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Guests enjoy private rooms in our comfortable lodges that feature cozy lounges, wardrobes and desks and shared gender-specific bathrooms

THREE DELICIOUS MEALS
We offer three meals per day, showcasing fresh and flavorful foods with vegetarian options. We accommodate a wide range of dietary needs too! Breakfast and dinner are served buffet-style in the lakeside dining hall. Guests are also provided a sack lunch to take and eat later wherever your adventure takes you!

OUTDOOR LEARNING ADVENTURES
Our educational staff will empower you for seasonal explorations of the natural and cultural history of the North Cascades ecosystem. Naturalist-led Fall activities might include

big canoe voyages on Diablo Lake (weather dependent, of course)
fall color peeping along the Skagit River
yoga
mushrooming in the woods
learning about old growth forest on the way to the waterfall
arts & crafts
hiking local trails
campfires & s’mores
game nights and social hours in the lounges and the Wild Ginger Library

Institute naturalists offer a daily slate of engaging self-guided activities.

Pricing & Accommodations

Base Camp pricing is determined by how your family or friends group fill a lodge room. All lodge rooms contain 2 bunk sets (4 twin beds).

REGULAR SEASON: June - October

Private (single accommodations) - $230
Couple (couple or double accommodations) - $160 per person
3 People (triple accommodations) - $120 per person
4 People (quadruple accommodations) - $100 per person

Children under 3 are free. We encourage people to bring their own bedding and towels but have linens for an additional rental fee of $10 per person for the duration of your stay. Click here for our Cancellation Policy in case your plans change.

Our award-winning campus is nestled on the wooded shores of Diablo Lake.

The evening dam walk is a participant-favorite Base Camp activity.

Learning Center Accommodations

Single, Double, Triple and Quad Accommodations are for families and groups who wish to guarantee lodging with specific individuals during their stay. Triple and Quad Accommodations will require use of an upper bunk, accessible by an easy-to-use ladder. Hostel pricing is the cost for sharing a room with up to three other participants. The number of occupants per room (1-4) will be determined based on the total number of hostel guests each night. We do not guarantee a room with your requested roommate under this option, and you may be lodged in a mixed gender room. Please do not select this if you have participants under 18 in your group.

The Learning Center campus features classrooms, a dining hall, a library, outdoor learning shelters, trails, a canoe dock and an amphitheater. Our three guest lodges have shared gender-specific bathrooms with showers and each room contains two sets of twin bunk beds, desks, wardrobes and wireless internet connectivity. Facilities and local trails are all ADA accessible and a personal mobility vehicle is available. Delicious, healthy meals incorporating local and organic foods are provided in our dining hall. If you have special dietary requirements or food allergies, we will gladly attempt to accommodate them with advance notice. Sorry, but we cannot accommodate pets.

Registration

To register online, click the Register Now button on this page:

By phone, call (360) 854-2599 with your VISA, MasterCard, or Discover card ready.

Or by mail, download and mail a registration form with your credit card information or personal check.