General Information

• Olympia
  • Olympia, Washington – Wikipedia
  • Welcome to the City of Olympia (olympiawa.gov)
  • Location
• Lacey
  • Lacey, Washington – Wikipedia
• State of Washington
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Local places to visit with family and friends

• Visit/Tour the Washington State Capitol
• Cherry trees at the Capitol Campus
• Brewery Park at Tumwater Falls
• Bountiful Byway
• Boston Harbor Marina
• Nisqually Wildlife Refuge (fee)
• Explore the shops, art galleries and eateries in Downtown Olympia
• Hands on Children’s Museum – Olympia
• Woodard Bay Conservation Area
• Olympia Farmers Market
• Take a tour on the Governor’s Mansion
• Visit Sylvester Park to see the end of the Oregon Trail
• Sandman Tugboat (The boat is open to the public, free of charge, on most weekends, year-round. You are cordially invited to come to Percival Landing in Olympia and visit this historic vessel)
• Olympic Flight Museum – The Olympic Flight museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preserveration and flying of vintage aircraft.
• The Lacey Museum
• Artesian Well Drinking Fountain
• Go cycling on the Chehalis Western Trail
• Bring your chairs and slow down at Tolmie State Park
• Rent a boat at Zittel’s Marina
• McLane Creek Nature Trail (https://goo.gl/maps/V8PZf1BrhusFmK3c8)
• Wolf Haven International
• Visit Ward Lake or Long Lake (for swimming)
• Picnic at Burfoot Park
• Millersylvania State Park (for hiking and camping)
• Walk or Run around Capitol Lake
• Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve – The Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve (NAP) was established in 1976 to protect rare examples of mima mound landforms and Puget prairie grasslands
• Yashiro Japanese Gardens – The garden is symbolic of the ties between Olympia and Yashiro, Japan. Dedication of the garden was May 6, 1990, following a two-year construction effort of 75 volunteers.

Events in Olympia

• Capital City Marathon
• Capital Lakefair   (5 day festival, mid-July) – Heritage Park and Percival Landing
  • • Capital Lakefair has been a Thurston County tradition since 1957, raising millions of dollars for local non-profit food vendors and more than $400,000 in scholarships for young women from area high schools.
• Dixieland Jazz Festival (early July) – Worthington Center, St.
• Music in the Park (July – August) – Sylvester Park
• LoveOly Summer Fest
• Olympia Harbor Days – (2 day festival, Labor Day weekend) – Percival Landing
• Olympia Wooden Boat Fair (Mother’s Day weekend) – Percival Landing Boardwalk
• Olympic Air Show (mid-June) – Olympia Regional Airport
• Procession of the Species (April, Saturday of Arts Walk) – downtown Olympia
• Visit the Arts Walk in downtown Olympia – Fall and Spring
• Thurston County Fair held each August
• Saint Martin’s Food and Wine Festival – Since 1990. St. Martin’s Alumni Association’s annual food and wine event with regional vitners and microbrews joining South Sound restaurants to provide you with tantalizing tastes to enjoy.
• Attend the Olympia Film Festival
• Check the plays schedule at Harlequin Productions or Olympia Little Theater

Close vacation places, resorts and activities:

• Alderbrook – Hood canal (next door to Bill Gates house)
• Port Townsend
• Seabrook (Pacific Ocean) 
• Bellingham 
• Local Wineries  & Statewide Wineries
  • Brochure download
• Suncadia
• Adventures
• Whidbey Island
• San Juan Islands (3 hrs)
• Paradise Inn on top of Mt Rainer 
• Seattle (1 hour)
  • Pike Place Market
  • Ballard Locks
  • Boeing Museum
  • Seattle Art Museum
• Fun Scenic River Rafting in Washington State
  • Alpine Adventures
  • Outdoor Adventures Center
  • Triad River Tours
• Nearby 100+ miles of mountain biking. Check out the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance page:
  • Capitol Forest
  • Tiger Mountain
• Nearby ski resorts for the winter, and mountain biking for the summer:
  • The Summit at Snoqualmie
  • Crystal Mountain Resort

Washington State National Parks:

• National Park Service
• Olympic National Park (45 min)
• Mt. Rainer National Park (1 hour)
• Mt St. Helens

Washington State Parks:

• https://www.parks.wa.gov/

Sport Fishing

• Fishing & Shellfishing | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
• South King County PSA (pugetsoundanglers.net)
• https://fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov/

Kids Parks with toys

• Percival Landing Park
• Priest Point Park

Other interesting places to visit (20-30 min)

• City of Tenino
• Steilacoom
• Chambers Bay

 Local News

• Olympia WA Breaking News, Sports & Crime | The Olympian

Local Weather – year round