Priest Rapids Wildlife Area

Priest Rapids Wildlife Area is a parking area in Kittitas, Washington. Access is restricted and requires permission. Priest Rapids Wildlife Area is situated nearby to the village Mattawa.

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
Type: Parking area
Parking: surface

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Priest Rapids.

Priest Rapids

Rapids

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Priest Rapids was a narrow, fast-flowing stretch of the Columbia River, located in the central region of the U.S. state of Washington. It was flooded by the construction of the Priest Rapids Dam in the 1950s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mattawa and Schwana.

Mattawa

Village

Photo: Williamborg, Public domain.

Mattawa is an incorporated city in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 3,335 at the 2020 census. Mattawa is situated 2½ miles southeast of Priest Rapids Wildlife Area.

Schwana

Hamlet

Schwana is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Grant County, Washington, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 215. Schwana is situated 5 miles north of Priest Rapids Wildlife Area.

Desert Aire

Village

Desert Aire is a census-designated place in Grant County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,288 at the 2020 census up from 1,626 at the 2010 census. Desert Aire is situated 5 miles south of Priest Rapids Wildlife Area.

Priest Rapids Wildlife Area

Category: transportation
Location: Kittitas, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

46.75223° or 46° 45′ 8″ north

Longitude

-119.9462° or 119° 56′ 46″ west

Operator

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

Open location code

85R2Q323+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 769851173

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

OpenStreetMap attribute

parking=surface

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