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DNR Regions and Districts
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has six upland region offices and three aquatic districts that help to provide localized services throughout Washington. Offices are open during regular business hours Monday-Friday, except on state holidays.
Upland Regions
Olympic Region
411 Tillicum Lane, Forks, WA 98331-9271
360-374-2800
From stunning Pacific Ocean beaches to rain forest valleys, our Olympic Region includes the counties of Clallam, Jefferson, and the northwest portion of Grays Harbor. The region includes 371,000 acres of state forest, agriculture, urban, and conservation lands, including the Olympic Experimental State Forest. In this forest, DNR explores methods to meet the needs of wildlife through sustainable timber harvest practices. Staff also oversee forest practices and lead wildfire prevention and fighting efforts on state and private forest land throughout the region.
Pacific Cascade Region
601 Bond Road, Castle Rock, WA 98611-0280
pacific-cascade.region@dnr.wa.gov
360-577-2025
Stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Cascade Mountains, our Pacific Cascade Region includes the widely diverse counties of Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Cowlitz, Clark and Skamania, along with southeast Grays Harbor. Unique to the region are the scenic Columbia River Gorge, Mount St. Helens volcano, Yacolt Burn State Forest, and Toutle Ridge. Our Pacific Cascade region includes 480,000 acres of state forest, agriculture, and urban and conservation lands, and the staff oversee forest practices and lead wildfire prevention and fighting efforts on 3.5 million acres of state and private forest land. Region staff also manage numerous DNR natural preserves and natural resource conservation areas, and work with volunteers to provide visitors with access to 25 recreation sites from which to explore these amazing landscapes.
South Puget Sound Region
950 Farman Ave. N., Enumclaw, WA 98022-9282
360-825-1631
The South Puget Sound Region covers King, Pierce, Kitsap, Mason, Thurston, and parts of Snohomish, Lewis and Grays Harbor counties. Sitting between the central Cascades and the Olympic Mountains, this region is trisected north and south by Puget Sound, Hood Canal, and Lake Washington, and includes the popular Tahoma, Elbe Hills, Capitol, Green Mountain, Tahuya and Tiger Mountain State Forests. The region includes 360,000 acres of state forest, agriculture, urban, and 38,000 acres of conservation lands including Mount Si and Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Areas. The also staff oversee forest practices on approximately 2.5 million acres and leads wildfire prevention and fighting efforts on 1.9 million acres of state and private forestland. Our South Puget Sound Region works with volunteers to provide visitors with access to 69 recreation sites and more than 450 miles of trails.
Southeast Region
713 Bowers Road, Ellensburg, WA 98926-9301
509-925-8510
The Southeast Region is expansive, covering central and southeastern Washington from mixed pine and conifer forest foothills of the Cascade Range east to arid shrub steppe and vast agricultural lands. The region covers Adams, Asotin, Benton, Chelan, Columbia, Douglas, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Walla Walla, Whitman, and Yakima counties. Our Southeast Region includes more than 12,900 acres of conservation lands and region staff manage 880,000 acres of state trust lands for forest, agriculture, and commercial uses, including the state's first community forest. Eighty-five percent - 620,000 acres - of the state trusts' agricultural lands are contained within this region and are leased to farmers to grow orchards, vineyards, and irrigated and dryland crops, and to ranchers for use as grazing and range lands. The region's staff also oversee forest practices and lead wildfire prevention and fighting efforts on 2 million acres of state and private forestland. Our Southeast Region is also home to DNR's wildfire fighting helicopters, seasonally stationed in Ellensburg.
Northeast Region
225 S. Silke Road, Colville, WA 99114-9369
509-684-7474
The Northeast Region includes Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, and Spokane counties, as well as the northern half of Lincoln County. This mountainous region is one of vast distances and includes forests, shrub steppe, agriculture, and grazing lands. The region manages about 567,000 acres of mostly forested and grazing lands and oversees 29,000 acres of conservation lands, including Loomis Conservation Area DNR's largest natural area. Our Northeast Region staff also oversee forest practices and lead wildfire prevention and fighting efforts on 2.5 million acres of state and private forestland. The region administers 32 recreational sites.
Northwest Region
919 N. Township St., Sedro Woolley, WA 98284-9384
360-856-3500
DNR's Northwest Region stretches from the northern suburbs of Seattle to the Canadian border and includes Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties. This region of mountains, valleys, islands, and Puget Sound shorelines features Blanchard Mountain, Lake Whatcom, Walker Valley, Cypress Island, and the Sultan Basin landscapes. The region includes 387,000 acres of state trust lands managed for forestry, farming, and commercial uses, and the staff oversee forest practices and lead wildfire prevention and fighting efforts on 1 million acres of state and private forestland. Our Northwest Region also oversees more than 35,000 acres of natural areas that protect high-quality wildlife and plant habitat. Region staff also work with volunteers to provide visitors with more than 34 recreational sites and over 120 miles of trails for hiking, horseback riding and ORV use in this area.
Aquatic Districts
Orca Aquatic District
919 N. Township St,, Sedro-Wooley, WA 98284
aquaticleasing.orca@dnr.wa.gov
360-856-3500
Shoreline Aquatic District
950 Farman Ave. N., Enumclaw, WA 98022
aquaticleasing.shoreline@dnr.wa.gov
360-825-1631
Rivers Aquatic District
601 Bond Road; PO Box 280, Castle Rock, WA 98611
aquaticleasing.rivers@dnr.wa.gov
360-577-2025