POTA and SOTA Locations
Jeff Banke, NZ2S, has provided the following list of POTA sites in the Spokane area:
Literally every Riverside Park location, every Centennial Trail Trailhead, every State Fish & Wildlife fishing lake is a POTA site. So let's start with the Lakes where you can activate only from the boat launch area or from on the water:
Amber Lake Badger Lake Deer Lake
Diamond Lake Eloika Lake Farragut State Park (Idaho)
Farragut Wildlife area (Idaho) Fishtrap Lake Jumpoff Joe Lake
Hayden Lake (Idaho) Hog Canyon Lake Horseshoe Lake
Liberty Lake Newman Lake Silver Lake
Sprague Lake Waitt's Lake Williams Lake
Then there are the other sites like:
Blackwell Recreational Area (Idaho) Blue Creek (Idaho) Centennial Trail (Multiple access points)
Columbia Plateau (Multiple access points) Cougar Bay (Idaho) Dishman Hills
Dragoon Park Ice Age Flood Zone Trail (Multiple access points)
International Selkirk Loop (Multiple access points) Mt. Spokane State Park Priest Lake State Forest
Priest Lake State Park (2 access points, Indian Creek & Lions Head) Riverside Park (Multiple access points from Hayward in Liberty Lake to 9 Mile Dam)
Rustler's Gulch Steptoe Battlefield Steptoe Butte Turnbull Wildlife area
POTA sites in Spokane County
Dishman Hills State Conservation Area - US-12318, 47.6549, -117.289 (DN17ip)
https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/eng_rms_dish_both.pdf
Liberty State Fishing Lake - US-12427, 47.6541, -117.085 (DN17kp)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/liberty-lake
Newman State Fishing Lake - US-12428, 47.7735, -117.085 (DN17ks)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/newman-lake
Mount Spokane State Park- US-3234, 47.8851, -117.083 (DN17lv
https://www.parks.wa.gov/549/Mount-Spokane
Dragoon Creek State Recreation Site - US-12315, 47.8884, -117.443 (DN17gv)
https://wadnr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Shortlist/index.html?appid=98a7fe4ea3764440ad59f0d9b0b280e3
Waikiki Springs Wildlife Area Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area - US-12239, 47.7718, -117.421 (DN17gs)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/places-to-go/wildlife-areas/waikiki-springs-wildlife-area-unit
Spokane State Fish Hatchery - US-12399, 47.7659, -117.459 (DN17gs)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/hatcheries/facilities?county=73
Spokane River Centennial State Trail - US-3171, 47.7766, -117.546 (DN17fs)
https://parks.wa.gov/find-parks/state-parks/spokane-river-centennial-state-park-trail
Riverside State Park - US-3257, 47.7724, -117.553 (DN17fs)
https://www.parks.wa.gov/573/Riverside
Columbia Plateau State Park Trail State Trail - US-10407, 47.5219, -117.516 (DN17fm)
https://parks.wa.gov/find-parks/state-parks/columbia-plateau-state-park-trail
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge - US-0595, 47.4155, -117.532 (DN17fj)
Spokane Plains Battlefield State Heritage Area - US-12413, 47.6433, -117.647 (DN17ep)
https://properties.historicspokane.org/property/?PropertyID=1985
Silver State Fishing Lake - US-12422, 47.572, -117.657 (DN17en)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/silver-lake-spokane
West Medical State Fishing Lake - US-12943, 47.5624, -117.704 (DN17dn)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/west-medical-lake
Clear Lake State Fishing Lake - US-12942, 47.5167, -117.694 (DN17dm)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/clear-lake-spokane
Badger State Fishing Lake - US-12424, 47.3428, -117.638 (DN17ei)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/badger-lake
Williams State Fishing Lake - US-12423, 47.3331, -117.677 (DN17dh)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/williams-lake-spokane
Amber State Fishing Lake - US-12425, 47.348, -117.715 (DN17di)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/amber-lake
Hog Canyon State Fishing Lake - US-12426, 47.3738, -117.81 (DN17ci)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/hog-canyon-lake
Folsom Farm Interpretive BLM Interpretive Site - US-12404, 47.3676, -117.83 (DN17ci)
https://www.blm.gov/visit/folsom-farm-recreation-site
Fishtrap State Fishing Lake - US-12955, 47.355, -117.824 (DN17ci)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/locations/lowland-lakes/fishtrap-lake
Fishtrap National Recreation Area - US-8664, 47.345, -117.857 (DN17bi)
https://www.blm.gov/visit/fishtrap-recreation-area
Audubon Lake Wildlife Area Unit State Fish and Wildlife Area - US-12238, 47.6728, -117.874 (DN17bq)
https://wdfw.wa.gov/places-to-go/wildlife-areas/audubon-lake-wildlife-area-unit
Spring Creek Canyon Natural Area Preserve State Nature Preserve - US-12240, 47.7547, -117.89 (DN17bs)
https://dnr.wa.gov/natural-areas/natural-area-preserves/spring-creek-canyon-natural-area-preserve
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