USFWS · Washington

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 Refuge 1,315 acres USFWS WA

Official page at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ↗

Photo by USFWS - Pacific Region, in the public domain, from Wikimedia Commons.

4 fires
active

Bull Piles Rx East (prescribed burn) · 26 mi from the center

3 more within 50 miles

Incident details ↓

Facts

Where each comes from ↓

Designation	National Wildlife Refuge
Managed by	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State	Washington
Size	1,315 acres
FWS region	Region 1
Center point	45.57° N, 122.30° W
Night sky	Some 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.

Weather by month

NOAA climate normals →

The line is the average temperature and the bars are average precipitation at Troutdale, 4 miles from the center point at 33 feet, station USC00358634 in the NOAA monthly climate normals for 1991 to 2020. Precipitation totals about 48 inches a year.

Large units span more than one climate. The station stands in for the center point, and the outer parts of the boundary can be warmer or colder.

Fire nearby

Within 50 miles · as of 2026-11-01

Prescribed
Bull Piles Rx East
26 mi from the center point
Prescribed
Bronco Piles Rx East
28 mi from the center point
Prescribed
Tyee Piles Rx - South
28 mi from the center point · 329 acres
Prescribed
Podunk Admin Piles Rx - West
29 mi from the center point

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

1.9 mi
Vista House ↗Crown Point, OR
2 mi
View Point Inn ↗Corbett, OR
2.8 mi
Springdale School ↗Corbett, OR
2.9 mi
Harlow, Fred, House ↗Troutdale, OR
3.2 mi
Troutdale Methodist Episcopal Church ↗Troutdale, OR
3.3 mi
Us Post Office--Camas Main ↗Camas, WA
3.3 mi
Farrell Building ↗Camas, WA
3.4 mi
Roffler, John, House ↗Camas, WA

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

Guidebooks for Washington

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Hiking Waterfalls in Washington
Sawyer Scheer, 2019
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Best Tent Camping: Washington
Ellie Kozlowski, 2018
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Hiking Washington's Fire Lookouts
Amber Casali, 2018
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Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

How big is Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge?

1,315 acres.

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° N, 122.302° W. 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 2026-11-01, the nearest Bull Piles Rx East at 26 miles. Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge.

Source: Fire nearby

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?

The National Register has 113 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 and territories: computed by intersecting the boundary with Census state polygons and coarse outlines of the territories and outlying islands. A place is listed when it holds at least one percent of the area. A boundary that touches no outline is listed under the nearest one.
Acreage: geodesic area of the published polygon. The agency’s official acreage can differ where the boundary includes water, easements or inholdings.
Photograph: the image Wikidata records for this refuge (Q7606731), the item linked to its Wikipedia article. Author and license come from the file page on Wikimedia Commons.
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.
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