Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures

Explore the best best camping spots & outdoor adventures options for kids and families in Olympia

Chambers Creek Regional Park

Chambers Creek Regional Park

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Wapato Park

Wapato Park

Leafy lakeside strolling & recreation. Urban park featuring a woodland area, a lake, walking trail & dog park, plus a historic pergola.

Tacoma Nature Center

Tacoma Nature Center

Preserve featuring wetlands & forests. A 71-acre tract of wetlands & forest around Snake Lake, featuring trails & a visitors center.

Donkey Creek Park

Donkey Creek Park

Viewing platforms for salmon & a trail. Green space offering a salmon-bearing stream & viewing platforms, plus benches, restrooms & a trail.

Sun Outdoors Gig Harbor

Sun Outdoors Gig Harbor

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Point Defiance Park

Point Defiance Park

Hiking, forests & a zoo/aquarium. Large park with the Point Defiance zoo & aquarium, hikes in an old-growth forest, gardens & beaches.

Cummings Park

Cummings Park

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Sunrise Beach Park

Sunrise Beach Park

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Browns Point Lighthouse Park

Browns Point Lighthouse Park

Scenic spot for tours, fishing & picnics. Waterfront park for picnics, with a storied lightkeeper's cottage open for tours or overnight stays.

Wolf Camp and the Conservation College

Wolf Camp and the Conservation College

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Dash Point Park & Pier

Dash Point Park & Pier

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Dash Point Beach

Dash Point Beach

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Wildwood Park

Wildwood Park

Forested site with play & picnic areas. 80-acre grounds with many tree-studded picnic areas, trails, a playground, 2 ball fields & more.

Camp Kilworth

Camp Kilworth

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West Hylebos Wetlands Park

West Hylebos Wetlands Park

With multiple trails & boardwalks. Large, lush park with a network of trails & boardwalks through wetlands (no dogs or bikes allowed).

Five Mile Lake Park

Five Mile Lake Park

Waterfront area for outdoor recreation. Lakeside place with a beach & fishing dock, plus a playground, baseball field & tennis courts.

AYH Ranch Campground & Lodging

AYH Ranch Campground & Lodging

Rustic, Western-style retreat. Enduring, Old West-style campground with seasonal tee-pee & tent sites & a year-round log cabin.

Saltwater State Park

Saltwater State Park

Waterfront area with camping & more. This park on the shores of Puget Sound has campsites, volleyball courts & an artificial reef.

Game Farm Wilderness Park

Game Farm Wilderness Park

Year-round camping & a disc golf course. Set within 72 acres, the grounds offer year-round group camping sites & an 18-hole disc golf course.

Cormorant Cove

Cormorant Cove

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Camp Long

Camp Long

High & low ropes courses amid the trees. Forested ropes course facility featuring both low & high platforms, bridges, swings & wobbly steps.

Schmitz Preserve Park

Schmitz Preserve Park

Forested park with trails & wildlife. Tranquil, 53.1-acre park with hiking paths & nature watching among old-growth forest.

Alki Adventure Camp

Alki Adventure Camp

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Hamilton Viewpoint Park

Hamilton Viewpoint Park

Outdoor area with water & mountain views. A scenic, urban park with city, harbor, bay & mountain vistas, plus wooded areas.

Lake Boren Park

Lake Boren Park

Lakeside spot for strolling & playing. Local park with walking paths, a kids' play area, picnic shelters, a fishing dock & athletic courts.

Discovery Park

Discovery Park

534-acres of wilderness. Seattle's largest green space features miles of rugged trails & beaches, plus views of the Sound.

Seven Hills Park

Seven Hills Park

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Moss Bay

Moss Bay

Kayak & paddleboard rentals plus tours. Waterfront company providing kayak & paddleboard rentals, private tours, lessons & children’s camps.

Fay Bainbridge Park

Fay Bainbridge Park

Small marine camping park on Puget Sound. 17-acre beachfront park with picnic shelters, a kayak launch, campsites & views of Puget Sound.

Interlaken Park

Interlaken Park

Wooded area for biking, hiking & jogging. 51.7-acre city park featuring paths & trails for bikers, hikers & joggers in a densely wooded area.

Miyar Adventures

Miyar Adventures

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Enatai Beach Park

Enatai Beach Park

Park for picnics, swimming & kayaking. Lakefront park with a dock offering swimming & a picnic area, plus seasonal kayak & canoe rentals.

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