Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve, Coupeville

#4 among attractions in Coupeville

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Facts and practical information

Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve in Island County, Washington is part of the Washington Natural Areas Program. It lies along Admiralty Inlet within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve on land owned by the Whidbey Camano Land Trust with a conservation easement owned by the Washington Department of Natural Resources. Admiralty Inlet NAP is home to one of only 11 remaining populations of golden paintbrush, a flowering plant listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The preserve's 46 acres includes old-growth forest, a rare remnant prairie, and shoreline. ()

Area: 46 acres (0.0719 mi²)Coordinates: 48°11'30"N, 122°42'29"W

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Coupeville United States

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Day trips

Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum, Fort Worden, Admiralty Head Light, St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

4.8 miSW
Museum, Military museum
Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum, Port Townsend
122 min walk • Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum is a military museum located at Fort Worden State Park on Puget Sound, in the State of Washington. The museum occupies part of Building 201, a former barracks at Fort Worden.
4.7 miSW
Park
Fort Worden, Port Townsend
119 min walk • Fort Worden Historical State Park is located in Port Townsend, Washington, on 433 acres originally known as Fort Worden, a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps base constructed to protect Puget Sound from invasion by sea.
2.5 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Admiralty Head Light, Coupeville
63 min walk • The Admiralty Head Light is a deactivated aid to navigation located on Whidbey Island near Coupeville, Island County, Washington, on the grounds of Fort Casey State Park. The restored lighthouse overlooks Admiralty Inlet.
5.8 miSW
Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Port Townsend
148 min walk • The St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a Gothic Revival church in Port Townsend, Washington. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
3.9 miSW
Lighthouse
Point Wilson Lighthouse, Greenbank
101 min walk • The Point Wilson Light is an active aid to navigation located in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington.
3.3 miNE
Park
Price Sculpture Forest, Coupeville
85 min walk • Price Sculpture Forest is an outdoor collection of sculptures located east of Coupeville on Whidbey Island, Washington, United States. The land is 16.3 acres and contains just over a half mile of trails.
5.9 miSW
Romanesque revival architecture
United States Post Office – Port Townsend Main, Port Townsend
151 min walk • United States Post Office – Port Townsend Main is a Richardsonian Romanesque building completed in 1893 on a bluff above Port Townsend's waterfront. It was intended to serve as a Federal building that would include a customhouse serving Port Townsend's incipient role in world trade.
5.7 miS
Museum, History museum
Rothschild House, Port Townsend
145 min walk • The Rothschild House is a house in Port Townsend, Washington. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is included in Port Townsend Historic District which was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977. It was built by D. C. H. Rothschild.
2.3 miNE
Piers and boardwalks
Coupeville Wharf, Coupeville
60 min walk • The Coupeville grain wharf is a wharf built in 1905 in Coupeville, Washington. It was formerly used for exporting grain produced on Whidbey Island.
4.6 miSW
48°8'12"N • 122°45'47"W
Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Port Townsend
117 min walk • Science museum, Museum, Aquarium
5.7 miSW
Neighbourhood
Port Townsend Historic District, Port Townsend
146 min walk • The Port Townsend Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing a significant portion of the waterfront and downtown area of Port Townsend, Washington. This area has many well-preserved late 19th-century buildings, owing to a building boom and crash in the 1880s.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Admiralty Inlet Natural Area Preserve?

Nearby attractions include Ferry House, Whidbey Island (4 min walk), Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve, Whidbey Island (24 min walk).