State Parks and National Parks

The Willapa National Wildlife Refuge provides 11,000 acres of wintering habitat for shorebirds, including black-bellied plover, dunlin, western sand piper, marbled godwit and sanderling, and waterfowl including brant, trumpeter swans, Canada geese, canvasback, scaup, bufflehead, scoters and American wigeon.

Mammals on the refuge include black bears, deer, elk and numerous smaller mammals.

The refuge's diverse habitats include sand dunes and beaches, mud flats, grasslands, saltwater and fresh marshes and coniferous forests.

Long Island has a stand of old-growth western red cedar and western hemlock forest.

Recreation activities include fishing, clamming, and crabbing in Willapa Bay and tributary streams and on ocean beaches.

A boat launch at refuge headquarters provides access and camping is permitted in five primitive campgrounds on Long Island (boat access only).

Limited waterfowl hunting, big game and upland game archery hunting are also allowed. Contact the refuge for details.

Photo credits in order: Courtesy of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. Courtesy of Corel.