Advertise or Partner with Cascades Field Guide
Reach North Cascades and Highway 20 travelers while they are actively deciding where to stay, where to stop, what is open, and what to do next.
Cascades Field Guide is built for practical trip decisions. Visitors use it to sort out lodging bases, road access, food and fuel stops, easy hikes, bathrooms, campgrounds, weather problems, smoke, closures, and backup plans across the North Cascades Highway corridor.
That makes partner placements most useful when they help a traveler solve a real planning problem—not when they feel like a random banner ad.
Best-fit partnership options
Guest guide and QR resources for lodging partners
This is usually the best starting point for inns, cabins, vacation rentals, campgrounds, RV parks, and short-term rental hosts.
Your guests are already asking the same questions:
- Is Highway 20 open?
- Where is the last reliable gas or food stop?
- What should we do if it rains, smokes, or a road is closed?
- Which easy hikes or scenic stops actually fit our day?
- Where are the bathrooms, visitor centers, groceries, and backup services?
A guest guide or QR resource gives them a simple place to start, while giving your business a useful, trackable planning resource instead of another printed handout that goes stale.
Best for: lodging owners, Airbnb and Vrbo hosts, inns, cabins, campgrounds, RV parks, property managers, and local businesses that regularly answer visitor-planning questions.
What a guest resource can include
- A custom QR code guests can scan from a room, cabin, lobby, check-in message, or printed sign.
- A practical planning page or guide pathway built around what your guests usually need.
- Links to current conditions, seasonal access, food and fuel stops, easy hikes, restrooms, and backup plans.
- Optional featured placement for your business where it fits naturally.
- Basic click tracking so you can see whether guests are using it.
Featured local listings
Featured listings are simple placements inside relevant guide pages. They work best when the business naturally matches what the visitor is already trying to decide.
| Visitor decision | Good-fit business types |
|---|---|
| Where should I stay? | Inns, cabins, hotels, campgrounds, RV parks, vacation rentals, property managers |
| Where should I eat or refuel? | Restaurants, cafes, bakeries, grocery stores, gas stations, markets |
| What should we do today? | Rafting, tours, rentals, guides, outfitters, lake activities, family activities |
| What do we need before heading up the highway? | Gear shops, supplies, firewood, ice, propane, groceries, visitor services |
| What is our backup plan? | Rainy-day stops, winter activities, lower-elevation attractions, food, lodging, tours |
Sponsored planning-page placements
Sponsored placements are for businesses that want visibility on practical planning pages where visitor intent is stronger than casual browsing.
Possible placement areas include:
- Where to stay near the North Cascades
- Marblemount, Rockport, Concrete, Winthrop, Mazama, and Methow Valley guides
- Food, fuel, groceries, and services pages
- Camping and campground backup pages
- This weekend / current conditions planning
- Seasonal access and road-status pages
- Easy hikes, scenic stops, family-friendly trips, and no-hiking guides
Placement is limited by fit. The goal is to keep recommendations useful for visitors and valuable for partners. Not every business fits every page, and some categories may be limited to one featured partner per guide or section.
Partner rates
| Option | Best for | Starting rate |
|---|---|---|
| Featured local listing | A simple business placement on one relevant guide page. | Starts at $145/year |
| Sponsored planning-page placement | More prominent visibility on a high-intent planning page or guide section. | Starts at $295/year or $50/month |
| Guest guide / QR resource | Custom planning resources for lodging guests, rental homes, cabins, campgrounds, or visitor-facing businesses. | Quoted by scope |
Introductory pricing may be available for early local partners while placement inventory is being built.
What partners can receive
- A relevant placement on a guide page where visitors are already making a decision.
- A short business description written to match the visitor’s planning need.
- A link to your website, booking page, menu, listing, or preferred contact page.
- Optional QR-code planning resources for guests or customers.
- Basic click tracking or periodic performance notes, depending on the placement.
- A cleaner way to help visitors before they arrive, especially when road access, weather, smoke, parking, or campground availability changes the trip.
Who this is best for
Cascades Field Guide is a good fit for businesses that serve visitors along the North Cascades Highway 20 corridor, including the west-side gateway towns, Newhalem and Diablo corridor, Washington Pass, Mazama, Winthrop, Twisp, Baker Lake, and nearby trip-planning areas.
It is especially useful for:
- Lodging, cabins, inns, vacation rentals, campgrounds, and RV parks
- Restaurants, bakeries, cafes, groceries, gas stations, and visitor services
- Rafting, tours, rentals, guides, outfitters, and experience providers
- Businesses that regularly answer visitor questions about road status, weather, hikes, bathrooms, services, or backup plans
Who this is probably not for
This is not a broad display-ad network. It is probably not the right fit if your business is not connected to North Cascades visitors, Highway 20 travel, lodging, food, fuel, recreation, local services, or trip planning.
The best partnerships should make the guide more useful for readers and more valuable for the business.
Ask about partner availability
Use the form below or contact Cascades Field Guide directly to ask about guest guides, featured listings, sponsored placements, or QR resources.
Helpful details to include:
- Your business name and website
- Your town or service area
- What type of visitors you want to reach
- Whether you are interested in a listing, sponsored placement, guest QR resource, or something custom
- Any page or guide where you think your business would naturally fit
