A great park located in Downtown Olympia. You can walk up a winding path to the Capitol which is…read moregreat, though it is not wheelchair friendly. You definitely feel the burn going up that zig-zagging hill.

I love parking at this park and walking around Capital Lake! The switchbacks give a breathtaking…read moreview of the Olympic Mountains and the lake. Oh It's close to downtown if you want to see the boats and people watch. A lot of dog walkers with people who keep their pooches on a leash. Bathroom near parking lot. It's a lovely place.

Pioneer Park is AWESOME! I love going here with fellow doggy owners so our pups can swim in moving…read morewater.

Dropped by for the annual Dog Day in the Park event and it was great. Lots of freebies for your…read moredogs from the sponsors and vendors at the event. The Tumwater police will usually do a meet and greet along with doing a talk. There is an off leash watering hole for the dogs to run around in, so they have lots of fun.

I love this park! Such a beautiful area that is kid and dog friendly. It's a must-visit for the…read morearea.

I love this place! I go every year when the salmon are running! It's gorgeous! The falls, the…read morebeautiful scenery and the trail is just perfect! The bridges and the stairs have plenty of photo opportunities. The parking area is plentiful. Every one brings their dogs. It's a perfect place to have a picnic. Bring your lunch if you work near by and enjoy the view. It's one of my favorite parks in Tumwater!

This is my favorite park in Olympia: the climbing dome, the bear statues, the zip line, tennis…read morecourts, plenty of room for everyone and dog bags and trash cans to keep us clean. Parking is hard on a sunny day.

We live LBA park! It's the only park around that we know of with an off-leash trail area. We…read moreusually do a walk through the trails, there are always some artistic surprises off trail and great for hide and seek. Follow it up with an hour or so on the playground. One of our very favorite parks!

Well this trail is cute. I had avoided going on the trail because usually I am in the area at night…read moreand there aren't any lights down on the trail at night so it's kind of spooky because you don't know what's lurking down below. I parked at the West Bay park and walked up and over to the trail. I did like that the trail has direct access to water. The land next to the water wasn't too muddy or loose where your shoes might get stuck either, so that was nice. As there is nothing preventing your from walking up to the stream, watch your kids to make sure they don't fall in. The trail is just wide enough for a stroller, but it's uneven in sections and has steps and bridges so be aware of that. I think the stream is feed by water that runs off the streets as there are large black plastic tubes running down the hillsides carrying street water to disperse into the stream. I guess that's why it's important to watch what you throw into the gutters and streams. Even though this trail is short there are no shortage of inclines, stairs, bridges, and declines. It's a lot of variety in a short stretch. Although the sign says no running there were several people running or with their dogs. At the end of the trail furthest away for West Bay there are steps that lead up to a bus station just in case you're trying to catch the bus. Overall, it's a cute & short trail which may be just enough to get your heart pumping.

This is a super short trail, less than a mile round trip, but a nice way to escape the heat of the…read moreday and enjoy the peace and quiet of nature. I parked for free at West Bay Park and crossed the main road at the pedestrian walkway to find the trailhead. There is a bench at both ends of the trail as well as one other at the halfway point. Signs at both ends clearly indicate the rules of the park including leashed dogs allowed; but no jogging is permitted. Seriously? I'm not sure why that last one is an issue. There were very few people, mostly women of all ages, that I saw on the trail, but perhaps the no jogging rule was implemented because the path is narrow and could be slippery when wet. I met two leashed dogs on trail with their responsible owners. The trail winds down from the road at both ends and follows a creek bed. There are bridges, retaining walls, wood planks, steps and dirt path that make it easy to follow this trail from start to finish. You will be surrounded by large trees throughout that provide a canopy blocking out the sun and heat of the day. At a few points, you can see water trickling through the brook below. I imagine that it is more powerful during and after a few days of rain. I could hear the stream and birds squawk. This easy trail basically offers a nice, short stroll through the woods to breakup the monotony of the day.

This is a lovely park in Downtown Olympia though people do not clean up themselves, so there's…read moretrash on the ground nearly every time you go. Just an FYI for parents and dog owners.

Lovely park around Capital Lake area! There is a circled path that takes you around the portion of…read morethe lake in which on the other side of the lake is Marathon Park. I parked here because there were spaces on my route that I could utilize right away. The dirt path that goes around is very scenic and Heritage Park definitely adds the pleasure of that. Heritage Park is also conveniently located next to downtown Olympia so if dining out or shopping is also on the agenda to exploring the Park you can definitely do that too! I've been wanting to come to this park for several years and I'm so glad I finally did! It is as alluring on foot as it was by passing by it in the car!

The capital state forest is a huge state forest by any measure. It's geared towards recreation and…read moreconveniently positioned just south of Olympia. The best set of mountain bike trails are 15 minutes drive into the forest. My wife and I explored them once on foot and were only able to see a small segment. There were a fair number of mountain bikers enjoying the trails. The drive to the trail is part pavement, part dirt. As you drive along a dirt ridge and start to think that you are lost, it actually means you're getting close. There are a handful of other trail networks surrounding the state forest, but these seem to be focused for off-road motorcycle use. I wouldn't use them on busy weekends but they are great hiking trails on a weekday evening. Off-road motorcycling seems to be a gear intensive sport and not one easily managed quickly after work. A late summer hike might get dusty, but the views get progressively better the farther you go up. Also, these trails only appear manageable for experienced motorcyclists. That might be another reason I only saw one motorcycle at the beginning flat section and none farther up. There is one mountain biking trail network on the northern side of the state forest near the road. Unfortunately, it is downhill only. I huffed and puffed my way up part of it and was passed by a group of mountain bikers heading up together with their bikes in a pickup truck. This seemed to be the best method. I slowly walked down on the intermediate trail to test the difficulty and confirmed that it was beyond my ability. The trails in Washington generally skew towards the higher end of the difficulty level, probably because the mountains are so steep.

Dear God!!!! Camped at Margaret Mackenney campground in capital Forest where if you have a…read moreDiscover pass keep this in mind for later, you can stay for a total of seven nights for free so that's a great resource and I really appreciate it and I do have a Discover pass and I am staying here for four nights on my way to somewhere else. that being said, the other people camped here most of them are being very loud blasting all different kinds of music that you can literally hear clear on the other side of the campground, I have that going on three sides of me, one of the groups of people have five or six dogs who keep getting in big fights with each other and then trying to attack other dogs as they're walking past with their owners. Kids in the campsite next to me were up half the night, talking really loud and I could hear them from INSIDE my hard sided camper. There's a guy in a battered minivan with plastic for windows camped across from me that looks like he's selling drugs because other people have pulled up and he got out and they exchanged something and then the other people went on their way right away so there's that shady aspect going on. And there are people driving through here all night long!!! if I did not have a hard sided camper, I would not be able to stay here due to the noise at night, especially. This could be such a peaceful place if people would respect it. And the other thing is the camp host? Here is so deaf that he cannot even tell what you're saying to him, I tried to talk to him and he kept saying what??? so good luck with the Campos being able to hear if people are causing noise and fractions. What a joke. and by the way, there are people camping here without a Discover pass. Tons of young people with kids, this is the kind of place where trailer trash lowlifes come with her numerous kids to teach the next hopeless generation of little snot nose, assholes how to camp. And I'm very nice positive person the fast majority of the time it takes a lot to get me in this kind of mood, would not stay here if I were you.

Beautiful park right on the water. Right off the main streets so there's some traffic noise but it…read morehas a great view. Definitely worth a visit!