📷 Nature Photography on public land in Washington

330 public places in Washington are listed for nature photography (210 state & public land, 104 state parks, 11 national parks, 3 state forests, 2 national forests). 0 have no entry fee. Open any place for its map, directions, fees and the land around it.

Rules, seasons and closures vary by unit. Confirm with the managing agency before you go.

The places

🌳 Alta Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Bridgeport State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Deception Pass State ParkDiscover Pass $10/day, $30/yr
🌳 Harstine Island State ParkUnknown — check official site
🏞️ South Okanagan Grasslands Protected AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Agate Bay PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Alpine Lakes WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Anderson Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Anderson Landing PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Ashland Conservation FuturesUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Auburn Narrows Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Badger Mountain Centennial PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bakerview Open SpacesUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Barker Creek CorridorUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Barkley TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bass Lake Complex Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Bay View State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bay to Baker GreenwayUnknown — check official site
🌳 Beacon Rock State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Beaver Pond Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Belfair State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Belmondo Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Bend Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Big Spring/Newaukum Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Birch Bay State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black Diamond Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Black River - Mima Prairie Glacial Heritage Preserve (limited public access)Unknown — check official site
🗺️ Black River PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Bogachiel State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Bone River Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Bottle Beach State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Boulder River WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Bridle Trails State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Brooks Memorial State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Buckhorn WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Burrows Island Marine State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ CadmanUnknown — check official site
🌳 Cama Beach State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Camas Meadows Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Camp Sekani Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Cape Disappointment State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌲 Capitol State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Carpenter Lake Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Castle Rock Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cattle Point Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cavanaugh Pond Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar Grove Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar Grove Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cedar Grove Road Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chamna Natural PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chehalis River Surge Plain Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chico Creek EstuaryUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chinook Passage Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Chopaka Mountain Wilderness Study AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Clark Island Marine State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Clearwater Corridor Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Clearwater WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Coffeepot Lake Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Colchuck Permit AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Colonel Bob WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Columbia Hills Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Columbia Hills State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Columbia Plateau Trail State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Conconully State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Cone Islands State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Connelly Creek Nature AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Core Enchantments Permit AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cougar Ridge East Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cougar Ridge West Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cowiche CanyonUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cowiche Canyon UplandsUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Cultus Lake Provincial ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cypress Highlands Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Cypress Island Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dabob Bay Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Dash Point State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Deception Pass State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dishman Hills Conservation Area - Glenrose UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dishman Hills Conservation Area - Iller Creek UnitUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Doe Island State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Dorre Don Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Dosewallips State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Doug's Beach State ParkFee charged — check official site
🗺️ Duvall Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🌳 Eagle Island Marine State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ East Biddle Lake Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Ebey's Landing State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eglon ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Eightmile/Caroline Permit AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elger Bay Trust LandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Elk River Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🏞️ English Camp - San Juan Island National Historical ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Erlands Point PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Evans Crest Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Federation Forest State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Fields Spring State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Fishtrap Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Flaming Geyser State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Forks of the Sky State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Fort Casey State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Fort Ebey State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Fort Worden Historical State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Foulweather Bluff Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Galbraith Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gazzam Lake Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌲 Gifford Pinchot National ForestUnknown — check official site
🌳 Ginkgo Petrified Forest State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glacier Peak WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Glacier View WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Goat Rocks WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Goose Island Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grant County SportsmenUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Grass Lake Nature ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Grayland Beach State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Green River Gorge State Park Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Green River Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Guillemot Cove Nature ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Gunpowder Island Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Hanford Reach National MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hat Island Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Hells Canyon National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Henry M. Jackson WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Herbert M. Hamblen Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Hoko River State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Honey Creek Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🌳 Hope Island Marine State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Horan Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Howe Farm ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Ike Kinswa State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Illahee Preserve Heritage ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Illahee State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Indian Heaven WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Inspiration Point Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Interurban Greenway & TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Island Center Forest Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ IslandwoodUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Iverson Nature PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 James Island Marine State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Jarrell Cove State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Jones Island Marine State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Joseph Whidbey State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed DeerUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Juniper Dunes WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kanaskat Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Kanaskat-Palmer State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kellogg IslandUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kennedy Creek Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Kitsap Memorial State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Klickitat Canyon Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Klickitat State Park TrailUnknown — check official site
🌳 Kopachuck State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Kukutali PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lacamas Prairie Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Lake Chelan National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lake Chelan State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lake Chelan-Sawtooth WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lake Easton State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lake Isabella State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lake Lenore Caves State Park Heritage SiteUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Lake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lake Sammamish State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lake Wenatchee State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Landsburg Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Larrabee State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laughlin CoveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laurel Street TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Laurelwood TrailUnknown — check official site
🌳 Leadbetter Point State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lewis & Clark Trail State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Liberty Lake Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Liberty Lake Regional ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Little Spokane Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Log Cabin Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Longfellow Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Loomis Lake State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Loomis Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lost Lake Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lower Lions Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lower Newaukum Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lummi Island Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Lyle Cherry OrchardUnknown — check official site
🌳 Lyons Ferry State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Marine Drive TrailUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maury Island Marine ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Maury Island Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 McMicken Island Marine State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Meigs ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mercer Slough Nature ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Merrill Lake Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mica Peak Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Middle Fork Snoqualmie Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Middle Issaquah Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Millersylvania State ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 Moran State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Moses Coulee PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Adams Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Adams WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Baker National Recreation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Baker WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Mount Pilchuck State ParkUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Mount Rainier National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic MonumentUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Si Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mount Skokomish WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Mount Spokane State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mouth of Taylor Reach Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Mullen Habitat ReserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Myers ParcelsUnknown — check official site
🌲 Naneum Ridge State ForestUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Naselle Highlands Natural Resources Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Niawiakum River Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nick's LagoonUnknown — check official site
🌳 Nisqually State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Noisy-Diobsud WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Nolte State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Norse Peak WildernessUnknown — check official site
🗺️ North Bay Natural Area PreserveUnknown — check official site
🏞️ North Cascades National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Nute's Pond ParkUnknown — check official site
🌳 O'Brien-Riggs State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Olalla Beach PreserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Olallie State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Olympic Coast National Marine SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
🏞️ Olympic National ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Padden GorgeUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveUnknown — check official site
🌳 Palouse Falls State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Panorama Heights Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pasayten WildernessUnknown — check official site
🌳 Patos Island Marine State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Patterson Creek Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Peaceful Valley Conservation AreaUnknown — check official site
🌳 Penrose Point State ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Peterson Lake Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Pilot Point ParkUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Point Heyer Natural AreaUnknown — check official site
🗺️ Porter Levee Natural AreaUnknown — check official site

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