Name	County	Water/Land own/mgt	Location	Boat Launch	Toilet	Camp	Special Information
Alkali Lake	GT	Lk Lenore WA	N of Soap Lake 9.8 mi, R at sign	X	X	X	Gravel boat launch
Blue Lake	GT	Blue Lake	11.8 mi N of Soap Lake on Hwy 17, R on Moore Rd 1.6 mi, L on B St	X	X
Fish Trap Lenore	GT		9.1 mi N of Soap Lake on Hwy 17 to Public Fishing/ Fish Trap sign
Lenore Lake - S	GT	Lk Lenore WA	4.4 mi N of Soap Lake on Hwy 17, L at sign	X	X
Lenore Lake - N	GT	Lk Lenore WA
McLeary	GT		12.2 mi N of Soap Lake on Hwy 17, R at sign
McLeary-Pixlee	GT		N of Soap Lake on Hwy 17 at the N end of Blue Lake turn R to Park Lake Rd for.8 mi
North End	GT		10.3 mi N of Soap Lake on Hwy 17
Sam Israel	GT	Lk Lenore Unit	6.2 mi N of Soap Lake on Hwy 17, L at entrance sign

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There are 9,140 acres within the Sun Lakes Wildlife Area. Very little wetland vegetation exists in this unit. The uplands are mostly occupied by a stiff sage/Sandberg bluegrass community. Big sage/bluebunch wheatgrass occurs where there are pockets of soil. Bare rock is the most common feature of this unit. Many spectacular and interesting geological features exist.

Sun Lakes 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.