List of Washington Natural Area Preserves
This is a list of Natural Area Preserves (NAPs), part of the Washington Natural Areas Program managed by Washington Department of Natural Resources.
| Name | County | Location/GPS Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcellus Shrub Steppe | Adams | 47.231°N 118.412°W | |
| Camas Meadows | Chelan | 47.489°N 120.595°W | |
| Entiat Slopes | Chelan | 47.649°N 120.251°W | |
| Upper Dry Gulch | Chelan | 47.331°N 120.149°W | |
| Washougal Oaks | Clark | 45.565°N 122.270°W | Largest remaining Garry oak forest in Western Washington[1] |
| The Two-Steppe | Douglas | 47.599°N 119.633°W | |
| Kahlotus Ridgetop | Franklin | 46.695°N 118.555°W | |
| Castle Rock | Grant | 47.890°N 119.065°W | |
| Carlisle Bog | Grays Harbor | 47.143°N 124.084°W | Sphagnum bog |
| Chehalis River Surge Plain | Grays Harbor | 46.941°N 123.705°W | |
| Goose Island | Grays Harbor | 46.979°N 124.070°W | Island in Grays Harbor, sometimes submerged |
| North Bay | Grays Harbor | 47.049°N 124.103°W | Sphagnum bog |
| Sand Island | Grays Harbor | 46.962°N 124.062°W | Island in Grays Harbor, sometimes submerged |
| Whitcomb Flats | Grays Harbor | 46.909°N 124.074°W | Island in Grays Harbor, sometimes submerged |
| Admiralty Inlet | Island | 48.176°N 122.686°W | Located inside Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve; population of threatened golden paintbrush[2] |
| Clearwater Bogs | Jefferson | 47.583°N 124.165°W | Sphagnum bog |
| Dabob Bay | Jefferson | 47.834°N 122.827°W | |
| Charley Creek | King | 47.242°N 121.793°W | |
| Kings Lake Bog | King | 47.596°N 121.779°W | Sphagnum bog |
| Snoqualmie Bog | King | 47.662°N 121.622°W | Sphagnum bog |
| Kitsap Forest | Kitsap | 47.612°N 122.867°W | One of the last old-growth forests in Puget Sound region[3] |
| Badger Gulch | Klickitat | 45.842°N 120.537°W | Oak savanna |
| Cleveland Shrub Steppe | Klickitat | 45.961°N 120.376°W | |
| Columbia Hills | Klickitat | 45.704°N 121.075°W | |
| Monte Cristo | Klickitat | 45.906°N 121.557°W | |
| Trout Lake | Klickitat | 46.018°N 121.563°W | |
| Spring Creek Canyon | Lincoln | 47.750°N 117.889°W | |
| Hamma Hamma Balds | Mason | 47.585°N 123.075°W | Rocky balds |
| Ink Blot | Mason | 47.293°N 123.242°W | Sphagnum bog |
| Oak Patch | Mason | 47.477°N 122.920°W | |
| Schumacher Creek | Mason | 47.311°N 123.080°W | Also spelled Schumocher Creek Critically imperiled Sitka alder/skunk cabbage/water parsley community[4] |
| Skookum Inlet | Mason | 47.139°N 123.081°W | |
| Kennedy Creek | Mason and Thurston | 47.095°N 123.080°W | One of the largest Chum salmon spawning areas in the lower Puget Sound[5] |
| Barker Mountain | Okanogan | 48.680°N 119.300°W | |
| Chopaka Mountain | Okanogan | 48.975°N 119.780°W | 2,764 acres (1,119 ha) surrounding summit of Chopaka Mountain[6] |
| Davis Canyon | Okanogan | 48.240°N 119.766°W | |
| Methow Rapids | Okanogan | 48.032°N 119.892°W | |
| Riverside Breaks | Okanogan | 48.484°N 119.496°W | |
| Bone River | Pacific | 46.659°N 123.870°W | |
| Gunpowder Island | Pacific | 46.658°N 124.036°W | |
| Niawiakum River | Pacific | 46.632°N 123.914°W | |
| Willapa Divide | Pacific | 46.448°N 123.581°W | Old-growth forest[7] |
| Point Doughty | San Juan | 48.708°N 122.941°W | Adjacent to Point Doughty Recreation Site[8][9] |
| Cypress Highlands | Skagit | 48.579°N 122.725°W | Wetlands and rocky balds |
| Olivine Bridge | Skagit | 48.615°N 121.905°W | Dwarf forest on serpentine soil[10] |
| Skagit Bald Eagle | Skagit | 48.469°N 121.453°W | 1,546 acres (626 ha), part of 8,000-acre (3,200 ha) Skagit River Bald Eagle Natural Area[11] |
| Columbia Falls | Skamania | 45.615°N 122.134°W | Threatened Larch Mountain salamander, threatened and sensitive plant species[12] |
| Pinecroft | Spokane | 47.682°N 117.232°W | |
| Little Pend Oreille River | Stevens | 48.589°N 117.555°W | |
| Bald Hill | Thurston | 46.821°N 122.433°W | Cliffs and rocky balds; over 1,000 plant species[13] |
| Mima Mounds | Thurston | 46.89°N 123.05°W | |
| Rocky Prairie | Thurston | 46.918°N 122.859°W | |
| Dailey Prairie | Whatcom | 48.723°N 122.037°W | |
| Selah Cliffs | Yakima | 46.705°N 120.455°W | Near Selah Creek Bridge; largest known population of threatened basalt daisy[14] |
Notes
- Washougal Oaks NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-14, retrieved 2013-05-24
- Admiralty Inlet NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2014-04-13
- Kitsap Forest NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-13, retrieved 2013-05-24
- Schumacher Creek NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-14, retrieved 2013-05-24
- Christopher Smith; Laura Ritter, Engineering with Nature: Alternative Techniques to Riprap Bank Stabilization, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Chopaka Mountain NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2011-05-20
- Willapa Divide NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-13, retrieved 2013-05-24
- "Site analysis: Point Doughty" (PDF), Trust Lands Guidelines, San Juan County, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03, retrieved 2013-05-24
- Washington sea kayaking: Point Doughty on Orcas Island, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), retrieved 2013-05-24
- Olivine Bridge NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-13, retrieved 2013-05-24
- Skagit Wild and Scenic River System—Wildlife, United States Forest Service, retrieved 2013-05-24
- Columbia Falls NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-14, retrieved 2013-05-24
- Ed Alvorson; Reid Schuller; Shelly Evans; Jim Barrett; Ed Alvorson (c. 1988), "Bald Hill Lake, Thurston County, Washington", WNPS Plant List, Washington Native Plant Society, retrieved 2013-05-24
- Selah Cliffs NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-14, retrieved 2013-05-24
Sources
- Natural Area Preserves, Washington Department of Natural Resources, archived from the original on 2010-01-14, retrieved 2010-01-18
- Natural Area List by Agency: Washington DNR, Pacific Northwest Interagency Natural Areas Network
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