Name	County	Water/Land own/mgt	Location	Boat Launch	Toilet	Camp	Special Information
Clementine Lake	GT	Crab Ck WA	2.5 mi W of Royal City on Hwy 26 L on Rd I SW, 1 mile to "T" at Rd 14 SW, L ½ mi			X
Corfu	GT		9 mi E of Royal City on Hwy 26, R on Corfu Rd for 1/4 mi, Parking on R
Crab Creek Launch	GT	Potholes WA	Take Mae Valley Exit off I-90 W of ML, L over freeway. R at "T" 2.5 mi to D.5 NE	X		X
Jericho - Old Bridge	GT	Crab Ck WA	1 ½ mi E of Royal City on Hwy 26, R on E SW, 13 mi			X
Lenice	GT	Crab Ck WA	.6 mi N of Schwana on Hwy 243, R on Bev/Crab Ck Rd for 4.1 mi		X	X
Nunnally Lake	GT	Crab Ck WA	.6 mi north of Schwana on Hwy 243 to Bev/Crab Ck Rd, R 1.4 mi		X	X
Red Rock Lake	GT		1 ½ mi E Royal City on Hwy 26, R on Smyrna Rd for 1.2 mi, L at sign for .2 mi	X		X
Smyrna - West	GT	Crab Creek WA	1 ½ mi E of Royal City on Hwy 26, turn S on Rd E SW, 8 ½ mi veer R			X

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The 17,000-acre Lower Crab Creek Wildlife Area lies along the north side of the Saddle Mountains. The eastern boundary is just a few miles south of Royal City. The western boundary is near the Columbia River. The wetlands and riparian areas along the creek, and the ponds and uplands above the creek valley provide a diverse habitat for many species of wildlife. A native black greasewood and saltgrass community near Smyrna has been designated a Natural Area Preserve. In 1983 a 600-acre Game Reserve was created around Lenice Lake to provide waterfowl a respite during the hunting season. Lenice and Nunnally Lakes are quality trout fishing lakes. The abandoned Milwaulkee Road railway right-of-way traverses the length of this valley, as does Lower Crab Creek County road. An Off-Road Vehicle area on the west end is managed by the DNR with cooperation from the department.

Lower Crab Creek is just one of several Wildlife Areas in the Columbia Basin which is one of the most important waterfowl breeding grounds in Washington. Millions of other birds also use the waters and marshes for resting and feeding on their annual migrations along the Pacific Flyway. The thousands of small lakes, potholes, and seeps are home to Canada geese, mallards, redheads, canvasbacks, ringnecks, ruddy ducks, gadwalls, blue and greenwing teal, shovelers, pintails, goldeneyes, and wood ducks. Shorebirds abound and Caspian terns, pelicans, sandhill cranes, swans, and many other rare birds are seen. Ring-billed gulls, Brewer's, red-winged, and yellow-headed blackbirds, kildeer, meadowlarks, and horned larks are found. Game birds including pheasant, chukar and Hungarian partridge, and quail are common, though sage and sharp-tailed grouse have severely declined in numbers.

Coyotes are the most abundant predatory mammal. Jackrabbits, marmots, ground squirrels, muskrats, and a wide variety of mice and shrews occur. Mule deer occur in fringe areas where suitable habitat exists. Resident prairie falcons, red-tailed and Swainson's hawks, golden eagles, wintering bald eagles, colonies of burrowing owls, and the occasional snowy owl or gyrfalcon are also present. The vast expanse of water, cattail marshes, potholes, and wetlands offer a wide variety of water-related experiences. The fishing is outstanding, especially for bass, perch, sunfish, and crappie. Rainbow trout are stocked.