List of Washington Natural Area Preserves

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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°13′52″N 118°24′43″W / 47.231°N 118.412°W / 47.231; -118.412 (Marcellus Shrub Steppe)
Camas Meadows Chelan 47°29′20″N 120°35′42″W / 47.489°N 120.595°W / 47.489; -120.595 (Camas Meadows)
Entiat Slopes Chelan 47°38′56″N 120°15′04″W / 47.649°N 120.251°W / 47.649; -120.251 (Entiat Slopes)
Upper Dry Gulch Chelan 47°19′52″N 120°08′56″W / 47.331°N 120.149°W / 47.331; -120.149 (Upper Dry Gulch)
Washougal Oaks Clark 45°33′54″N 122°16′12″W / 45.565°N 122.270°W / 45.565; -122.270 (Washougal Oaks) Largest remaining Garry oak forest in Western Washington[1]
The Two-Steppe Douglas 47°35′56″N 119°37′59″W / 47.599°N 119.633°W / 47.599; -119.633 (The Two-Steppe)
Kahlotus Ridgetop Franklin 46°41′42″N 118°33′18″W / 46.695°N 118.555°W / 46.695; -118.555 (Kahlotus Ridgetop)
Castle Rock Grant 47°53′24″N 119°03′54″W / 47.890°N 119.065°W / 47.890; -119.065 (Castle Rock)
Carlisle Bog Grays Harbor 47°08′35″N 124°05′02″W / 47.143°N 124.084°W / 47.143; -124.084 (Carlisle Bog NAP) Sphagnum bog
Chehalis River Surge Plain Grays Harbor 46°56′28″N 123°42′18″W / 46.941°N 123.705°W / 46.941; -123.705 (Chehalis River Surge Plain NAP)
Goose Island Grays Harbor 46°58′44″N 124°04′12″W / 46.979°N 124.070°W / 46.979; -124.070 (Goose Island) Island in Grays Harbor, sometimes submerged
North Bay Grays Harbor 47°02′56″N 124°06′11″W / 47.049°N 124.103°W / 47.049; -124.103 (North Bay NAP) Sphagnum bog
Sand Island Grays Harbor 46°57′43″N 124°03′43″W / 46.962°N 124.062°W / 46.962; -124.062 (Sand Island) Island in Grays Harbor, sometimes submerged
Whitcomb Flats Grays Harbor 46°54′32″N 124°04′26″W / 46.909°N 124.074°W / 46.909; -124.074 (Whitcomb Flats) Island in Grays Harbor, sometimes submerged
Admiralty Inlet Island 48°10′34″N 122°41′10″W / 48.176°N 122.686°W / 48.176; -122.686 (Admiralty Inlet NAP) Located inside Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve; population of threatened golden paintbrush[2]
Clearwater Bogs Jefferson 47°34′59″N 124°09′54″W / 47.583°N 124.165°W / 47.583; -124.165 (Clearwater Bogs) Sphagnum bog
Dabob Bay Jefferson 47°50′02″N 122°49′37″W / 47.834°N 122.827°W / 47.834; -122.827 (Dabob Bay NAP)
Charley Creek King 47°14′31″N 121°47′35″W / 47.242°N 121.793°W / 47.242; -121.793 (Charley Creek)
Kings Lake Bog King 47°35′46″N 121°46′44″W / 47.596°N 121.779°W / 47.596; -121.779 (Kings Lake Bog NAP) Sphagnum bog
Snoqualmie Bog King 47°39′43″N 121°37′19″W / 47.662°N 121.622°W / 47.662; -121.622 (Snoqualmie Bog NAP) Sphagnum bog
Kitsap Forest Kitsap 47°36′43″N 122°52′01″W / 47.612°N 122.867°W / 47.612; -122.867 (Kitsap Forest) One of the last old-growth forests in Puget Sound region[3]
Badger Gulch Klickitat 45°50′31″N 120°32′13″W / 45.842°N 120.537°W / 45.842; -120.537 (Badger Gulch) Oak savanna
Cleveland Shrub Steppe Klickitat 45°57′40″N 120°22′34″W / 45.961°N 120.376°W / 45.961; -120.376 (Cleveland Shrub Steppe)
Columbia Hills Klickitat 45°42′14″N 121°04′30″W / 45.704°N 121.075°W / 45.704; -121.075 (Columbia Hills NAP)
Monte Cristo Klickitat 45°54′22″N 121°33′25″W / 45.906°N 121.557°W / 45.906; -121.557 (Monte Cristo)
Trout Lake Klickitat 46°01′05″N 121°33′47″W / 46.018°N 121.563°W / 46.018; -121.563 (Trout Lake NAP)
Spring Creek Canyon Lincoln 47°45′00″N 117°53′20″W / 47.750°N 117.889°W / 47.750; -117.889 (Spring Creek Canyon NAP)
Hamma Hamma Balds Mason 47°35′06″N 123°04′30″W / 47.585°N 123.075°W / 47.585; -123.075 (Hamma Hamma Balds NAP) Rocky balds
Ink Blot Mason 47°17′35″N 123°14′31″W / 47.293°N 123.242°W / 47.293; -123.242 (Ink Blot NAP) Sphagnum bog
Oak Patch Mason 47°28′37″N 122°55′12″W / 47.477°N 122.920°W / 47.477; -122.920 (Oak Patch NAP)
Schumacher Creek Mason 47°18′40″N 123°04′48″W / 47.311°N 123.080°W / 47.311; -123.080 (Hamma Hamma Balds NAP) Also spelled Schumocher Creek
Critically imperiled Sitka alder/skunk cabbage/water parsley community[4]
Skookum Inlet Mason 47°08′20″N 123°04′52″W / 47.139°N 123.081°W / 47.139; -123.081 (Skookum Inlet NAP)
Kennedy Creek Mason and Thurston 47°05′42″N 123°04′48″W / 47.095°N 123.080°W / 47.095; -123.080 (Kennedy Creek NAP) One of the largest Chum salmon spawning areas in the lower Puget Sound[5]
Barker Mountain Okanogan 48°40′48″N 119°18′00″W / 48.680°N 119.300°W / 48.680; -119.300 (Barker Mountain NAP)
Chopaka Mountain Okanogan 48°58′30″N 119°46′48″W / 48.975°N 119.780°W / 48.975; -119.780 (Chopaka Mountain NAP) 2,764 acres (1,119 ha) surrounding summit of Chopaka Mountain[6]
Davis Canyon Okanogan 48°14′24″N 119°45′58″W / 48.240°N 119.766°W / 48.240; -119.766 (Davis Canyon NAP)
Methow Rapids Okanogan 48°01′55″N 119°53′31″W / 48.032°N 119.892°W / 48.032; -119.892 (Methow Rapids NAP)
Riverside Breaks Okanogan 48°29′02″N 119°29′46″W / 48.484°N 119.496°W / 48.484; -119.496 (Riverside Breaks NAP)
Bone River Pacific 46°39′32″N 123°52′12″W / 46.659°N 123.870°W / 46.659; -123.870 (Bone River NAP)
Gunpowder Island Pacific 46°39′29″N 124°02′10″W / 46.658°N 124.036°W / 46.658; -124.036 (Gunpowder Island NAP)
Niawiakum River Pacific 46°37′55″N 123°54′50″W / 46.632°N 123.914°W / 46.632; -123.914 (Niawiakum River NAP)
Willapa Divide Pacific 46°26′53″N 123°34′52″W / 46.448°N 123.581°W / 46.448; -123.581 (Willapa Divide NAP) Old-growth forest[7]
Point Doughty San Juan 48°42′29″N 122°56′28″W / 48.708°N 122.941°W / 48.708; -122.941 (Point Doughty NAP) Adjacent to Point Doughty Recreation Site[8][9]
Cypress Highlands Skagit 48°34′44″N 122°43′30″W / 48.579°N 122.725°W / 48.579; -122.725 (Cypress Highlands NAP) Wetlands and rocky balds
Olivine Bridge Skagit 48°36′54″N 121°54′18″W / 48.615°N 121.905°W / 48.615; -121.905 (Olivine Bridge NAP) Dwarf forest on serpentine soil[10]
Skagit Bald Eagle Skagit 48°28′08″N 121°27′11″W / 48.469°N 121.453°W / 48.469; -121.453 (Skagit Bald Eagle NAP) 1,546 acres (626 ha), part of 8,000-acre (3,200 ha) Skagit River Bald Eagle Natural Area[11]
Columbia Falls Skamania 45°36′54″N 122°08′02″W / 45.615°N 122.134°W / 45.615; -122.134 (Columbia Falls NAP) Threatened Larch Mountain salamander, threatened and sensitive plant species[12]
Pinecroft Spokane 47°40′55″N 117°13′55″W / 47.682°N 117.232°W / 47.682; -117.232 (Pinecroft NAP)
Little Pend Oreille River Stevens 48°35′20″N 117°33′18″W / 48.589°N 117.555°W / 48.589; -117.555 (Little Pend Oreille River NAP)
Bald Hill Thurston 46°49′16″N 122°25′59″W / 46.821°N 122.433°W / 46.821; -122.433 (Bald Hill NAP) Cliffs and rocky balds; over 1,000 plant species[13]
Mima Mounds Thurston 46°53′N 123°03′W / 46.89°N 123.05°W / 46.89; -123.05 (Mima Mounds NAP)
Rocky Prairie Thurston 46°55′05″N 122°51′32″W / 46.918°N 122.859°W / 46.918; -122.859 (Rocky Prairie NAP)
Dailey Prairie Whatcom 48°43′23″N 122°02′13″W / 48.723°N 122.037°W / 48.723; -122.037 (Dailey Prairie NAP)
Selah Cliffs Yakima 46°42′18″N 120°27′18″W / 46.705°N 120.455°W / 46.705; -120.455 (Selah Cliffs NAP) Near Selah Creek Bridge; largest known population of threatened basalt daisy[14]

Notes

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  1. ^ Washougal Oaks NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-14, retrieved 2013-05-24
  2. ^ Admiralty Inlet NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2014-04-13
  3. ^ Kitsap Forest NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-13, retrieved 2013-05-24
  4. ^ Schumacher Creek NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-14, retrieved 2013-05-24
  5. ^ Christopher Smith; Laura Ritter, Engineering with Nature: Alternative Techniques to Riprap Bank Stabilization, Federal Emergency Management Agency
  6. ^ Chopaka Mountain NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2011-05-20
  7. ^ Willapa Divide NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-13, retrieved 2013-05-24
  8. ^ "Site analysis: Point Doughty" (PDF), Trust Lands Guidelines, San Juan County, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03, retrieved 2013-05-24
  9. ^ Washington sea kayaking: Point Doughty on Orcas Island, Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), retrieved 2013-05-24
  10. ^ Olivine Bridge NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-13, retrieved 2013-05-24
  11. ^ Skagit Wild and Scenic River System—Wildlife, United States Forest Service, retrieved 2013-05-24
  12. ^ Columbia Falls NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-14, retrieved 2013-05-24
  13. ^ 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
  14. ^ Selah Cliffs NAP, Washington DNR, archived from the original on 2013-04-14, retrieved 2013-05-24

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