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Best Birding Spots in Skamania County, Washington

Hamilton Island leads Skamania County's birding spots with 158 species reported, best in spring. 21 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Hamilton Island	158	794	82	130	111	120
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail	134	358	42	85	63	106
Ridell Lake	132	432	56	109	83	74
Hood	120	459	77	87	43	89
Saint Cloud	112	273	38	80	66	79
Crgnsa General Management Area Special Designated Area	108	179	51	89	49	54
Greenleaf Slough	107	175	59	49	50	55
Lake Bonneville	105	282	59	65	43	69
Rock Creek Park	102	284	62	67	39	74
Little White Salmon Fish Hatchery Reservoir	92	202	46	63	43	52
Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge	84	216	42	45	29	50
Rock Cove	78	134	50	37	22	40
Gates of the Columbia River Gorge Special Management Area (Duncan Creek)	78	60	18	65	41	32
Drano Lake	72	184	49	39	30	52
Iman Lake	69	85	14	44	39	36
Gates of the Columbia River Gorge Special Management Area	67	67	8	41	54	15
Little Iman Lake	62	63	7	42	26	12
Sardine Lake	53	63	19	21	32	22
Takhlakh Lake	49	82	0	0	43	24
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (southeast)	46	114	0	3	41	8
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (southeast)	34	54	0	0	30	5