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Key to abbreviations (used when appropriate)
D--the site can be birded from a car
E--some easy (low-impact) trails
G--guide or tour company willing to modify tours
W--the site has some wheelchair-accessible trails (includes E)
(Town name)--this is the closest town to the birding location
WASHINGTON SITES
Accessible Trails for Wheelers and Slow Walkers
This web site gives wonderful information about trails that are in habitat suitable
for good birding. Enjoy.
http://www.accessibletrails.com/
W, E
Bayview State Park (Mount Vernon)
Adjacent to Padilla Bay National Estuarine Reserve (see below)
http://parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Bay+View
D
Blaine Marina and Semiahmoo Spit (Blaine)
http://birdweb.org/birdweb/birding_site_details.aspx?id=9&ecoregion=3
D, W, E
Columbia NWR (Othello)
http://www.fws.gov/pacific/refuges/field/wa_columbia.htm
http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=135
5&agencyCode=127
D
Gray's Harbor National Wildlife Refuge (Hoquiam)
http://www.fws.gov/graysharbor/
W, E, D [parking lot]
Little Pend Oreille NWR (Colville)
http://www.fws.gov/littlependoreille/index.htm
D
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (Olympia)
http://www.fws.gov/nisqually/
W [w/some assistance in areas], E
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Reserve (Mount Vernon)
http://www.padillabay.gov/recopportunities.asp
W, E
Rails to Trails Conservancy--see USA Sites index--top of page in red
Ridgefield NWR (Ridgefield)
http://www.fws.gov/ridgefieldrefuges/RNWRHome.htm
D, W, E
San Juan Island National Historic Park (San Juan Island)
http://www.nps.gov/sajh/
D, E, W [one short overlook for whales]
Tommy Thompson Trail (Anacortes)
http://www.cityofanacortes.org/parks/tommy_thompson.htm
http://www.cityofanacortes.org/Parks/WaPark/wa_park.htm
W, E
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (Cheney)
http://www.fws.gov/turnbull/
D, W, E
Washington Park (Anacortes)
http://www.cityofanacortes.org/Parks/WaPark/wa_park.htm
D, W, E
D--the site can be birded from a car
E--some easy (low-impact) trails
G--guide or tour company willing to modify tours
W--the site has some wheelchair-accessible trails (includes E)
(Town name)--this is the closest town to the birding location
WASHINGTON SITES
Accessible Trails for Wheelers and Slow Walkers
This web site gives wonderful information about trails that are in habitat suitable
for good birding. Enjoy.
http://www.accessibletrails.com/
W, E
Bayview State Park (Mount Vernon)
Adjacent to Padilla Bay National Estuarine Reserve (see below)
http://parks.wa.gov/parkpage.asp?selectedpark=Bay+View
D
Blaine Marina and Semiahmoo Spit (Blaine)
http://birdweb.org/birdweb/birding_site_details.aspx?id=9&ecoregion=3
D, W, E
Columbia NWR (Othello)
http://www.fws.gov/pacific/refuges/field/wa_columbia.htm
http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=135
5&agencyCode=127
D
Gray's Harbor National Wildlife Refuge (Hoquiam)
http://www.fws.gov/graysharbor/
W, E, D [parking lot]
Little Pend Oreille NWR (Colville)
http://www.fws.gov/littlependoreille/index.htm
D
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (Olympia)
http://www.fws.gov/nisqually/
W [w/some assistance in areas], E
Padilla Bay National Estuarine Reserve (Mount Vernon)
http://www.padillabay.gov/recopportunities.asp
W, E
Rails to Trails Conservancy--see USA Sites index--top of page in red
Ridgefield NWR (Ridgefield)
http://www.fws.gov/ridgefieldrefuges/RNWRHome.htm
D, W, E
San Juan Island National Historic Park (San Juan Island)
http://www.nps.gov/sajh/
D, E, W [one short overlook for whales]
Tommy Thompson Trail (Anacortes)
http://www.cityofanacortes.org/parks/tommy_thompson.htm
http://www.cityofanacortes.org/Parks/WaPark/wa_park.htm
W, E
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (Cheney)
http://www.fws.gov/turnbull/
D, W, E
Washington Park (Anacortes)
http://www.cityofanacortes.org/Parks/WaPark/wa_park.htm
D, W, E