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The U.S. state of Washington has over 140 state parks that are managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. These include 19 marine parks and 11 Historical Parks. The park system was established in 1913 by the creation of the Washington State Board of Park Commissioners. [ 2 ]
Name (by alphabetical order) Location (of main entrance) Ahtanum State Forest: Yakima County: Blanchard State Forest: Skagit County Snohomish County: Capitol State Forest: Grays Harbor County: Elbe Hills-Tahoma State Forest: Lewis County Pierce County: Green Mountain-Tahuya State Forest: Kitsap County Mason County: Little Pend Oreille State ...
The eight National Forests within the state of Washington are: Colville National Forest [5] Gifford Pinchot National Forest [5] Idaho Panhandle National Forest [5] Kaniksu National Forest [5] Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest [5] Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest [5] Olympic National Forest [5] Umatilla National Forest [5]
Natural Area Preserves, Washington Department of Natural Resources, archived from the original on 2010-01-14; Natural Area List by Agency: Washington DNR, Pacific Northwest Interagency Natural Areas Network
Pages in category "Campgrounds in Washington (state)" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Ahtanum State Forest is a working forest and recreation area located in Yakima County, Washington. It covers approximately 75,000 acres (30,000 hectares) and lies 30 miles (48 km) west of the city of Yakima. [1] The forest borders the Yakama Indian Reservation to the south, and the name Ahtanum means “stream by long mountain” in the Yakama ...
Yacolt Burn State Forest is a 90,000 acre state forest located in southern Washington in the foothills of the Cascade Range. [1] It is named after the Yacolt Burn, a collection of wildfires that broke out in 1902. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources manages the land for timber harvesting and recreation. [2]
The forest has a total area of 1.5 million acres. A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the Forest was 212,488 acres (85,991 ha). [5] In descending order of forestland area it is located in parts of Ferry, Pend Oreille, Okanogan, Stevens counties. The forest headquarters is located in Colville, Washington.