 | | Willapa National Wildlife Refuge is located on the shores of Willapa Bay near the Pacific Ocean. The bay is one of the most pristine estuaries in the United States. From the protected bay, Chum, Chinook, and Coho salmon move to refuge streams to spawn. The bay's shallow water and mud flats support vast beds of eelgrass and shellfish, providing spawning habitat for fish. During spring migration, more than 100,000 shorebirds are present. Isolated sandbars provide pupping grounds for harbor seals and rest sites for migratory birds. Seabirds, such as brown pelicans, stream into the bay from the ocean in summer and fall. Other coastal habitats include sand dunes, sand beaches, and mud flats to grasslands, saltwater and freshwater marshes, and coniferous forest, including an old-growth stand of western red cedar-western hemlock forest. Important species include the threatened marbled murrelet, bald eagles, great blue herons, and Brant. Grasslands and neighboring forests are home to bear, elk, bobcat, woodpeckers, flying squirrels, spotted owls, silver-haired bats, and Pacific tree frogs. |
| |  | | | Facilities: Willapa National Wildlife Refuge does not provide facilities. Reservations: Reservations are not accepted for Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. Best Time To Visit: Willapa National Wildlife Refuge is open from 7:30am-4:30pm Monday through Friday. Fees: No fees are charged. Accessibility: Handicap accessibility is not provided. Rules: Unknown Directions: To reach Willapa National Wildlife Refuge from Longview start out going south on 15th Ave toward Hudson St. for 0.8 miles. 15th Ave becomes WA-433 for 2.4 miles. Merge onto US-30 W for 46.7 miles. Turn slight right onto US-30 W. for 0.9 miles. Turn right onto US-101. Continue to follow US-101 for 13.2 miles. Turn right onto US-101 Alt. for 0.6 miles. Turn left onto US-101 for 1.8 miles. Turn right onto Sandridge Rd. for 15.5 miles. Turn left onto WA-103 for 0.3 miles. Turn right onto WA-103. Continue to follow WA-103 for 3.7 miles. Turn right for 11.1 miles. Warning: There are 1.42 miles between your ending location and the end of your driving directions. Use maps to get from your ending location to the end of your route. End at Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. | | |
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| | | | Address | | National Wildlife Refuge System | | 46 Steamboat Slough Rd. | | Cathlamet, Washington 98612 |
| | | Phone | | General: (360) 484-3482 | |
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