Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

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government agency parks and recreation agency state agency

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is the state agency responsible for managing and protecting Washington’s system of state parks, recreation areas, and related natural and cultural resources.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission canonical	34
Washington State Parks system	10
Washington State Parks Commission board	2
WA State Parks	1
Washington State Park System	1
Washington State Parks	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3265521 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Context triple: [Blake Island, governingBody, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission]

A. Washington State Department of Natural Resources
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is a state agency responsible for managing Washington’s public lands, forests, aquatic resources, and geological hazards to support environmental health and public benefit.
B. Washington State Department of Ecology
The Washington State Department of Ecology is the state’s environmental protection agency responsible for regulating and overseeing activities that affect Washington’s air, land, and water, including major federal cleanup sites.
C. Washington State Water Pollution Control Commission
The Washington State Water Pollution Control Commission was a former state agency responsible for regulating and reducing water pollution in Washington prior to the creation of the Department of Ecology.
D. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is the state agency responsible for managing Oregon’s state parks, recreational programs, and heritage resources.
E. Puget Sound Partnership
Puget Sound Partnership is a Washington State agency that leads and coordinates efforts to restore and protect the health of Puget Sound’s marine and freshwater ecosystems.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Target entity description: The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is the state agency responsible for managing and protecting Washington’s system of state parks, recreation areas, and related natural and cultural resources.

A. Washington State Department of Natural Resources
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is a state agency responsible for managing Washington’s public lands, forests, aquatic resources, and geological hazards to support environmental health and public benefit.
B. Washington State Department of Ecology
The Washington State Department of Ecology is the state’s environmental protection agency responsible for regulating and overseeing activities that affect Washington’s air, land, and water, including major federal cleanup sites.
C. Washington State Water Pollution Control Commission
The Washington State Water Pollution Control Commission was a former state agency responsible for regulating and reducing water pollution in Washington prior to the creation of the Department of Ecology.
D. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is the state agency responsible for managing Oregon’s state parks, recreational programs, and heritage resources.
E. Puget Sound Partnership
Puget Sound Partnership is a Washington State agency that leads and coordinates efforts to restore and protect the health of Puget Sound’s marine and freshwater ecosystems.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ parks and recreation agency ⓘ state agency ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerOf	interpretive staff ⓘ maintenance staff ⓘ natural resource managers ⓘ park rangers ⓘ
focusesOn	cultural resource protection ⓘ environmental conservation ⓘ outdoor recreation ⓘ
fundedBy	Washington State, United States ⓘ surface form: State of Washington recreation licenses and passes ⓘ user fees ⓘ
governedBy	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Washington State Parks Commission board
hasDuty	campground management in state parks ⓘ conservation of scenic resources ⓘ historic preservation within state parks ⓘ interpretive and educational programs in parks ⓘ management of Washington state parks ⓘ marine park management ⓘ operation of state recreation areas ⓘ protection of state park cultural resources ⓘ protection of state park natural resources ⓘ provision of outdoor recreation opportunities ⓘ trail management in state parks ⓘ
hasOfficialName	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission self-link ⓘ
hasPart	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Washington State Parks Commission board
hasRole	conservation agency ⓘ heritage preservation agency ⓘ land management agency ⓘ recreation management agency ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Olympia, Washington ⓘ
jurisdiction	Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington (state)
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Thurston County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatesProgram	Washington State Parks Discover Pass system ⓘ interpretive and environmental education programs ⓘ state park reservation system ⓘ volunteer and stewardship programs ⓘ
oversees	Washington state parks system ⓘ state heritage sites in Washington ⓘ state marine parks in Washington ⓘ state recreation areas in Washington ⓘ
partOf	Government of Washington (state) ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
shortName	Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: WA State Parks Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Washington State Parks
website	https://parks.wa.gov ⓘ

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Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blake Island → governingBody → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Potholes Reservoir → managingAgency → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Fort Flagler Historical State Park → operatedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Fort Worden Historical State Park → operator → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Fort Worden Historical State Park → partOf → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks system

Cape Disappointment → isManagedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Fort Townsend Historical State Park → governingBody → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Fort Townsend Historical State Park → operator → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Fort Townsend Historical State Park → partOf → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks system

Spokane River Centennial Trail → managedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Dash Point State Park (nearby) → managingOrganization → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

subject surface form: Dash Point State Park

Tolmie State Park → operatedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Tolmie State Park → partOf → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks system

Dosewallips State Park → managedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Government of Washington (state) → executiveAgency → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Admiralty Head Lighthouse → managedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve → governingBody → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Fort Casey State Park → operator → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

South Whidbey Island State Park → managedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

South Whidbey Island State Park → operatedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

South Whidbey Island State Park → isPartOf → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks system

Millersylvania State Park → operatedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Fort Ebey State Park → managingOrganization → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Fort Ebey State Park → partOf → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks system

Cama Beach State Park → operator → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Cama Beach State Park → partOf → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks system

Joseph Whidbey State Park → managedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Joseph Whidbey State Park → isPartOf → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks system

Camano Island State Park → managingOrganization → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Camano Island State Park → isPartOf → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks system

Deception Pass State Park → managedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Point Wilson Lighthouse → ownedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Squak Mountain → hasManagementAgency → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Wallace Falls State Park → operatedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Wallace Falls State Park → isPartOf → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks system

Battle Ground Lake State Park → operatedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Goldendale Observatory State Park → operatedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Goldendale Observatory State Park → governingBody → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Goldendale Observatory State Park → partOf → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Park System

Columbia Hills Historical State Park → partOf → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks system

Columbia Hills Historical State Park → managedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Steamboat Rock State Park → administeredBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission → hasOfficialName → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission self-link ⓘ

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission → shortName → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission → shortName → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: WA State Parks

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission → hasPart → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks Commission board

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission → governedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washington State Parks Commission board

Blake Island Marine State Park → managingOrganization → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

Fay Bainbridge Park → formerlyOperatedBy → Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission ⓘ

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