List of nature centers in Washington
This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Washington.
| Name | Location | County | Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adriana Hess Audubon Center | University Place | Pierce | Puget Sound | located in Adriana Hess Wetland Park, operated by the Tahoma Audubon Society |
| Camp Long (Seattle, Washington) | Seattle | King | Puget Sound | operated by the City of Seattle, 68 acres, park and nature center, environmental education and rock climbing classes |
| Carkeek Park | Seattle | King | Puget Sound | 216 acres, operated by the City, center open for programs or rentals only |
| Cedar River Watershed Education Center | North Bend | King | Puget Sound | regional education facility about the Cedar River watershed, located on Rattlesnake Lake, operated by Seattle Public Utilities |
| Coastal Interpretive Center | Ocean Shores | Grays Harbor | Southwest | hands-on natural history museum, also exhibits about culture of coastal living, geology |
| Dash Point State Park | Federal Way | King | Puget Sound | 398 acres, nature center opened in 2012 |
| Discovery Park | Seattle | King | Puget Sound | 534 acres, operated by the City, features the Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center |
| Dungeness River Audubon Center | Sequim | Clallam | Olympic Peninsula | located in Railroad Bridge Park |
| Feiro Marine Life Center | Port Angeles | Clallam | Olympic Peninsula | aquarium and marine environmental education and conservation |
| Forest Learning Center | Mount St. Helens | Skamania | operated by Weyerhaeuser, exhibits on the eruption of Mount St. Helens, forest recovery, reforestation and conservation of forest resources | |
| Fox Island Nature Center | Fox Island | Pierce | Puget Sound | 5 acres, operated by the community |
| IslandWood | Bainbridge Island | Kitsap | Puget Sound | 255 acres, outdoor learning center |
| Lake Hills Greenbelt Ranger Station | Bellevue | King | Puget Sound | An educational visitor center that provides information, environmental programs, p-patch garden plots, master gardener demonstration gardens, and interpretive displays. |
| Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center | Bellevue | King | Puget Sound | Multipurpose interpretive center provides visitors with Bellevue Parks and regional system information, family programs and recreational opportunities. |
| Marine Life Center | Bellingham | Whatcom | Puget Sound | operated by the Northwest Discovery Project, aquarium and marine environmental education, owned by the City |
| MaST - Marine Science and Technology Center | Des Moines | King | Puget Sound | Marine laboratory and education center for Highline Community College, open to the public on Saturdays |
| Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center | Bellevue | King | Puget Sound | A collaboration between the City of Bellevue and the Pacific Science Center. Family ranger programs and curriculum based school and group programming focusing on freshwater wetland ecosystems and their importance to the region. Visitor's center has interactive, interpretive exhibits about Mercer Slough's 320 acre wetland habitats. |
| Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge | Olympia | Thurston | Puget Sound | 3,914 acres, visitor center exhibits, environmental education programs |
| Nisqually Reach Nature Center | Olympia | Thurston | Puget Sound | education and research about the environment of the Nisqually Estuary of the Nisqually River |
| North Cascades Environmental Learning Center | Whatcom | Puget Sound | field campus in North Cascades National Park, operated by the North Cascades Institute on Diablo Lake | |
| Northwest Trek Wildlife Park | Eatonville | Pierce | Puget Sound | 723-acre wildlife park with tram and walking tours, nature discovery center, zip line course, 5 miles of nature trails |
| Orkila Outdoor Environmental Education Center | Orcas Island | San Juan | San Juan Islands | Run by the YMCA of Greater Seattle. Campus covers 283 acres. Outdoor Education classes focusing on marine and terrestrial ecology for regional schools. Includes Marine Salmon Center containing touch tank, small aquarium tanks, and 18,000 gallon saltwater display tank. |
| Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve | Mount Vernon | Skagit | Puget Sound | Features the Breazeale Interpretive Center with natural history exhibits |
| Port Townsend Marine Science Center | Port Townsend | Jefferson | Olympic Peninsula | located in Fort Worden State Park, marine ecology, local marine and shoreline habitat, history, flora and fauna |
| SEA Discovery Center | Poulsbo | Kitsap | Puget Sound | aquarium and environmental education center |
| Seward Park | Seattle | King | Puget Sound | 300 acres, operated by the City, features the Seward Park Environmental & Audubon Center |
| Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center | Rockport | Skagit | Puget Sound | located in 103-acre Howard Miller Steelhead Park, focus is the Skagit River ecosystem with an emphasis on the winter migration of bald eagles and salmon |
| Stillwaters Environmental Center | Kingston | Kitsap | Puget Sound | 8 acres |
| Tacoma Nature Center | Tacoma | Pierce | Puget Sound | 71 acres, operated by Metro Parks Tacoma |
| Water Resources Education Center | Vancouver | Clark | Southwest | operated by the City, management of drinking water |
| West Valley Outdoor Learning Center | Spokane | Spokane | Eastern | teaching and learning facility for students and their teachers about fish, wildlife and natural resources, monthly open house days |
