Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
Explore the best best camping spots & outdoor adventures options for kids and families in Olympia
Chambers Creek Regional Park
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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
Preserve featuring wetlands & forests. A 71-acre tract of wetlands & forest around Snake Lake, featuring trails & a visitors center.
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
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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
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Sunrise Beach Park
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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
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Dash Point Park & Pier
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Dash Point Beach
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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
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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
Waterfront area for outdoor recreation. Lakeside place with a beach & fishing dock, plus a playground, baseball field & tennis courts.
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
Waterfront area with camping & more. This park on the shores of Puget Sound has campsites, volleyball courts & an artificial reef.
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
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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
Forested park with trails & wildlife. Tranquil, 53.1-acre park with hiking paths & nature watching among old-growth forest.
Alki Adventure Camp
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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
Lakeside spot for strolling & playing. Local park with walking paths, a kids' play area, picnic shelters, a fishing dock & athletic courts.
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
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Moss Bay
Kayak & paddleboard rentals plus tours. Waterfront company providing kayak & paddleboard rentals, private tours, lessons & children’s camps.
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
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
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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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