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Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge

The Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a 1,049-acre riverine flood plain habitat, semi-permanent wetland on the Columbia River, 10 miles (16 km) east of Vancouver, Washington, with cottonwood-dominated riparian corridors, pastures, and remnant stands of Oregon white oak. The largest wetland restoration project on the lower Columbia River involves removing about 2 miles (3.2 km) of levees separating the refuge from the river to restore 965 acres (391 ha) of floodplain habitat.

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National Wildlife Refuge1,315 acresUSFWSWA
Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗
4fires
active
High Lava · 24 mi from the center · 2,899 acres
3 more within 50 miles
Incident details ↓

Facts

Where each comes from ↓
DesignationNational Wildlife Refuge
Managed byU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
StateWashington
Size1,315 acres (computed from the boundary polygon)
FWS regionRegion 1
Center point45.5653, -122.3025
Night skySome glow on the horizon (Black Marble reading 59)

Boundary map

5 outlines

Boundary, simplified to about 0.005 degrees

The outline is the agency boundary simplified for display, so small parcels and inholdings may not show. The agency page has the authoritative map.

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-09-17
  • Wildfire
    High Lava

    24 mi from the center point · 2,899 acres · 60% contained

  • Wildfire
    The Narrows

    31 mi from the center point · 305 acres · 98% contained

  • Wildfire
    Austin

    41 mi from the center point · 12,881 acres · 87% contained

  • Wildfire
    Grasshopper

    44 mi from the center point · 93,996 acres · 98% contained

Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge, and is measured from the center of a boundary that may be many miles across. Check the agency page for closures.

Explore

Nearby on the other atlases

National Park System units within 30 miles · Park Atlas
National Historic Site · 16 mi
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
National Register listings within 15 miles · 113 in all · Register Atlas

Landmarks are listed first, then by distance from the boundary.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

1,315 acres, measured from the published boundary polygon. The agency’s own figure can differ where the boundary includes water or inholdings.

Source: How acreage is computed

Who manages Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

What state is Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge in?

Washington.

Source: How states are assigned

How do I get to Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

A point inside the boundary is at 45.565, -122.302. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is 16 miles away. The official page carries directions and the office address.

Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Is there a fire near Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge right now?

4 active incidents within 50 miles as of 2026-09-17, the nearest High Lava at 24 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

How dark is the night sky at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

NASA’s Black Marble night-lights image reads 59 on a 0 to 255 scale at the center point, some glow on the horizon.

Source: NASA Black Marble

Which national parks are near Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (16 mi). Park Atlas has fees, hours and alerts for each.

Source: Nearby on the other atlases

Are there historic places near Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

113 National Register listings within 15 miles, including Vista House and View Point Inn.

Source: Register Atlas

Sources

  • Boundary, name: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge boundary layer.
  • States: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons; a state is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area.
  • Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
  • Description: Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. The article was accepted because its title contains this unit’s name.
  • Campgrounds: the Campsite Atlas index of federal campgrounds, matched to this boundary at build time.
  • Night sky: NASA Black Marble (VIIRS, 2016 composite) sampled at zoom 6 around the center point.
  • Weather, alerts, air quality, river flow and earthquakes load live in your browser from NWS, AirNow, USGS and iNaturalist when you open the page.