National Park Service (NPS) Sites in Washington

Washington hosts 3 Major National Parks alongside several historical sites, recreation areas, and trails managed by the NPS:

Major National Parks

• Mount Rainier National Park — nps.gov/mora
• Olympic National Park — nps.gov/olym
• North Cascades National Park (Complex) — nps.gov/noca

Historical Parks, Recreation Areas & Reserve Sites

• Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve — nps.gov/ebla
• Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (WA/OR border) — nps.gov/fova
• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Seattle Unit) — nps.gov/klse
• Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area — nps.gov/laro
• Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (WA/OR coastal sites) — nps.gov/lewi
• Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Hanford Unit) — nps.gov/mapr
• San Juan Island National Historical Park — nps.gov/sajh
• Whitman Mission National Historic Site — nps.gov/whmi

National Historic Trails & Scenic Routes Crossing WA

• Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail — nps.gov/iafl
• Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail — nps.gov/lecl

US Forest Service (USFS) National Forests in Washington

Washington falls under USFS Region 6 (Pacific Northwest). There are 6 primary National Forests headquartered or managed within WA, plus two major federally managed scenic areas:

National Forests

• Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest — fs.usda.gov/mbs (Covers the western slopes of the Cascades from the Canadian border down to Mt. Rainier)

• Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest — fs.usda.gov/okawen (Covers the eastern slopes of the Cascades from north to central WA)

• Olympic National Forest — fs.usda.gov/olympic (Surrounds Olympic National Park across the peninsula)

• Gifford Pinchot National Forest — fs.usda.gov/giffordpinchot (South-central WA, includes Mt. Adams)

• Colville National Forest — fs.usda.gov/colville (Northeastern corner of Washington)

• Umatilla National Forest — fs.usda.gov/umatilla (Southeastern WA / Northeastern Oregon)

Special USFS Monuments & Scenic Areas in WA

• Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument — (Managed under Gifford Pinchot NF)
• Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (WA/OR border) — fs.usda.gov/crgnsa