Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Nature reserve along Columbia River in Washougal, US.

Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a 1,049-acre riverine flood plain and semi-permanent wetland on the Columbia River, 10 miles east of Vancouver, Washington. It has cottonwood-dominated riparian corridors, pastures and remnant stands of Oregon white oak. The refuge lies partly within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and serves as operational headquarters for the 329-acre Pierce National Wildlife Refuge.

The refuge was established in 1987 to offset habitat loss caused by construction of the Bonneville Dam. Its creation was part of a broader effort to restore river ecosystems in the Columbia River region.

The refuge lies partly within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area and serves as the operational headquarters for the 329-acre Pierce National Wildlife Refuge. It has also been designated the site of the "Gateway to the Gorge" visitor center, completed in late 2022; the Washington Department of Transportation estimated the facility could draw up to 100,000 visitors a year.

The refuge lies 10 miles east of Vancouver, Washington, partly within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The Gateway to the Gorge visitor center, finished in late 2022, serves as the entry point and operational headquarters for the 329-acre Pierce National Wildlife Refuge. Trails cross a riverine flood plain of cottonwood corridors, pastures and Oregon white oak stands.

The Steigerwald Reconnection Project redesigned the levee system to restore roughly 965 acres of floodplain back to the Columbia River ecosystem. This restoration work allows water to flow naturally through the landscape again, bringing wetland habitat back to areas that were previously isolated from the river.