Ravensdale, Washington

About Ravensdale

Ravensdale is a small unincorporated community in central Washington.

Ravensdale holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.24 square miles.

📰 Ravensdale News Today

• Ravensdale Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
• FlatironDragados-led JV inks $691M Washington dam contract with USACE Construction Dive · Mar 26
• Man sentenced to 24 years in prison for Ravensdale murder fox13seattle.com · Dec 18
• Michael Brian Henderson | Obituaries Siuslaw News · Jan 15
• Andrew Baim sentenced to 24.6 years in prison in 2023 Ravensdale killing KIRO 7 News Seattle · Dec 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Ravensdale Unique

• The only place in America named Ravensdale — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Washington — one of 639 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Petroglyph · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ravensdale

• Black Diamond Open Space reviews ★
• Cemetery Reach Natural Area reviews ★
• Danville-Georgetown Open Space reviews ★
• Kanaskat-Palmer State Park reviews ★
• Basketball Park reviews ★
• Big Bend Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Henry's Ridge Open Space reviews ★
• Kanaskat Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Landsburg Reach Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• New Park reviews ★
• Ravensdale Park reviews ★
• Ravensdale Retreat Natural Area reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Ravensdale

• Summit Trail Middle School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Ravensdale

🏘️ Nearby Communities