Washington Natural Park Wonders
National and State Wonders Found in the Evergreen State:
National Scenic Trails:
National Wildlife Refuges:
National Scenic Roads and Byways:
State Scenic Roads and Byways:
Washington, perhaps the most beautiful of all the states, and known for the enormous number of pine tree forests, is home to a plethora of geological wonders, from desert to rain forest, from furtile plains to cascading mountains and glaciers, from rugged coastlines to scenic rivers.
Let us be your guide to discovering these natural wonders. Follow the links below to obtain more information, insider tips, and pictures, as well as ideas for where to stay when visiting.
National Parks:
Mount Rainier National Park North Cascades National Park Olympic National Park
National Monuments:
Hanford Reach National Monument. Established: 2000. [Official Site] Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument. Established: 1989. [Official Site] San Juan Islands National Monument. Established: 2013. [Official Site]
National Marine Sanctuaries:
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary [Official Site]
National Scenic Trails:
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail [Official Site] Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail [Official Site]
National Scenic Areas:
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area [Official Site]
National Recreation Trails:
Boundary Trail Brown Farm Dike Trail Cascadia Marine Trail Cedar Creek Trail Clearwater and Snake River Trail John Wayne Pioneer Trail Kettle Crest Trail Oaks to Wetlands Trail Pacific Northwest Trail, North Cascades National Park/Ross Lake NRA Segment Pacific Northwest Trail, Olympic National Park Segment Pass Creek-Grassy Top Trail Shadow of the Sentinels Trail Shedroof Divide Trail Wonderland Trail Wynoochee Lake Shore Trail Yakima Greenway Path Trail
National Recreation Areas:
Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. Location: north central Washington, administered by the National Park Service, along with the North Cascades National Park and nearby Ross Lake National Recreation Area. [Official Site] Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. eastern Washington, includes 130-mile-long Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake (Columbia River) created by the Grand Coulee Dam, offering abundant recreational activities, and administered by the National Park Service. [Official Site] Mount Baker National Recreation Area. Location: northwest Washington, adjacent to the Mount Baker Wilderness, and administered by the Forest Service as part of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. [Official Site] Ross Lake National Recreation Area. Location: north central Washington, administered by the National Park Service, along with the North Cascades National Park and nearby Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. [Official Site]
National Forests:
Colville National Forest. Location: Colville, Washington. [Official Site] Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Location: Vancouver, Washington. [Official Site] Idaho Panhandle National Forest. Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho (as well as Washington and Montana). [Official Site] Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Location: Everett, Washington. [Official Site] Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Location: Wenatchee, Washington. [Official Site] Olympic National Forest. Location: Olympia, Washington. [Official Site] Umatilla National Forest. Location: Pendleton, Oregon (as well as Washington). [Official Site]
National Wildlife Refuges:
Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge Copalis National Wildlife Refuge Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge McNary National Wildlife Refuge Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Pierce National Wildlife Refuge Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge Willapa National Wildlife Refuge
National Wilderness Areas:
Alpine Lakes Wilderness Boulder River Wilderness Buckhorn Wilderness Clearwater Wilderness Colonel Bob Wilderness Glacier Peak Wilderness Glacier View Wilderness Goat Rocks Wilderness Henry M. Jackson Wilderness Indian Heaven Wilderness Juniper Dunes Wilderness Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness Mount Adams Wilderness Mount Baker Wilderness Mount Rainier Wilderness Mount Skokomish Wilderness Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness Norse Peak Wilderness Olympic Wilderness Pasayten Wilderness Salmo-Priest Wilderness San Juan Wilderness Stephen Mather Wilderness Tatoosh Wilderness The Brothers Wilderness Trapper Creek Wilderness Washington Islands Wilderness Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness Wild Sky Wilderness William O. Douglas Wilderness Wonder Mountain Wilderness
National Scenic Roads and Byways:
Chinook Scenic Byway Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway International Selkirk Loop Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 Stevens Pass Greenway Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112 White Pass Scenic Byway
Washington State Parks, Campgrounds, Recreational Areas:
Alta Lake State Park Anderson Lake State Park Battle Ground Lake State Park Bay View State Park Beacon Rock State Park Belfair State Park Birch Bay State Park Blake Island State Park Blind Island State Park Bogachiel State Park Bridgeport State Park Bridle Trails State Park Brooks Memorial State Park Camano Island State Park
Camp William T. Wooten State Park Central Ferry State Park Chief Timothy State Park Clark Island State Park Conconully State Park Crawford State Park Crow Butte State Park Crown Point State Park Crystal Falls State Park Curlew Lake State Park Dalles Mountain Ranch Daroga State Park Dash Point State Park Deception Pass State Park Doe Island State Park Dosewallips State Park Doug's Beach State Park Dry Falls State Park Fay-Bainbridge State Park Federation Forest State Park Fields Spring State Park Flaming Geyser State Park Fort Canby State Park Fort Casey State Park Fort Columbia State Park Fort Ebey State Park Fort Flagler State Park
Fort Okanogan State Park Fort Simcoe State Park Fort Worden State Park Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Goldendale Observatory State Park Grayland Beach State Park Griffiths-Priday Ocean State Park Harvey Rendsland State Park Hoodsport Trail State Park Hope Island State Park Horsethief Lake State Park Ike Kinswa State Park Illahee State Park Indian Painted Rocks State Park Indian Rock Paintings State Park Iron Horse State Park James Island State Park Jarrel Cove State Park Joemma Beach State Park Jones Island State Park Joseph Whidbey State Park Kanaskat-Palmer State Park Kitsap Memorial State Park Kopachuck State Park Lake Chelan State Park
Lake Cushman State Park Lake Easton State Park Lake Lenore Caves State Park Lake Sammamish State Park Lake Sylvia State Park Lake Wenatchee State Park Larrabee State Park Leadbetter Point State Park Lewis and Clark State Park Lewis and Clark Trail State Park Lime Kiln Point State Park Lincoln Rock State Park Loomis Lake State Park Manchester State Park Maryhill State Park Matia Island State Park Millersvania State Park Moran State Park Moses Lake State Park Mount Spokane State Park Mukilteo State Park Mystery Bay State Park Nolte State Park Ocean City State Park
Olallie State Park Old Fort Townsend State Park Olmstead Place State Park Osoyoos State Park Pacific Beach State Park Pacific Pines State Park Palouse Falls State Park Paradise Point State Park Patos Island State Park Peace Arch State Park Pearrygin State Park Penrose Point State Park Peshastin Pinnacles State Park Pleasant Harbor State Park Posey Island State Park Potholes State Park Potlatch State Park Rainbow Falls State Park Ranald McDonald's Grave State Park Rasar State Park Riverside State Park Rothschild House State Park Sacajawea State Park Saddlebag Island State Park Saint Edwards State Park
Saltwater State Park Scenic Beach State Park Schafer State Park Seaquest State Park Sequim Bay State Park Shine Tidelands State Park South Whidbey State Park Spencer Spit State Park Steamboat Rock State Park Steptoe Battlefield State Park Steptoe Butte State Park Stretch Point State Park Stuart Island State Park Sucia Island State Park Summer Falls State Park Sun Lakes State Park Tolmie State Park Triton Cove State Park Turn Island State Park Twanoh State Park Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park Twin Harbors State Park Wallace Falls State Park Wenatchee Confluence State Park Wenberg State Park Westhaven State Park Westport Light State Park Yakima Sportsman State Park
State Scenic Roads and Byways:
Cape Flattery Tribal Scenic Byway Cascade Loop Cascade Valleys Heritage Corridor Chuckanut Drive Columbia River Gorge Scenic Byway Cranberry Coast Scenic Byway Lewis and Clark Trail Highway Mountain Loop Scenic Byway Mount Baker Highway (Route 542) North Cascades Scenic Highway North Pend Oreille Scenic Byway Okanogan Trails Scenic Byway Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Washington Palouse Scenic Byway Pend Oreille Valley Scenic Byway Sherman Pass Scenic Byway Spirit Lake Memorial Highway Swift Water Corridor U.S. 12 Snake River Bridge to Walla Walla Scenic Byway Whidbey Island Scenic Byway Yakama Scenic Byway Yakima River Canyon
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