Sequalitchew Creek is a pet friendly and an ideal easy stroll for families. It is a total of 3…read moremiles round trip. Half a mile of it is paved and the remaining mile is rock path. Decline going there and incline on the reverse. You'll see beautiful views of the puget sound at the end. Most of the trail is surrounded by trees. If you decide to go there to watch the sunset, you'll have to use your cell phone flashlight. There is no lighting on the path. Respect the aina (land, earth, environment) and take your trash back with you since there are no trash cans.

Beautiful hiking trail that is only 3 miles in total - out and back with great views of the Puget…read moreSound. Plenty of free parking available and restrooms on site. I would recommend if you are looking for an easy hike. My kids and I enjoyed this trail a lot plus it wasn't crowded at all on a weekday!

Nice little stop over on the way to Mt Rainier or if you are exploring the area…read more We went on a weekday in the fall so parking was plentiful and it was very quiet. The weather was also clear enough to see the lake, with a dock to walk around and stretch our legs. I didn't see much else to do aside from exploring the lake and whatever other water activities are involved like fishing, kayaking, etc. The restrooms are actual flush toilets with soap and water, and they were pretty clean aside from the hard water stains on the toilet bowl that is inevitable with park bathrooms. Still a better option that pit toilets. Fun Fact: The code name for Intel's 12th gen desktop processors was based on this lake.

There are two elements for me when it came to camping. One is the campground facility itself, the…read moresecond one is the campers demography, or mainly the neighbors. For the campground facility I'd say this park checked all the boxes for me. There's natural water body, clean toilet (even with shower, although I didn't use it), and I got to see deers! There's also a convenient store right outside the campground. What I hate was my neighbor. To be specific, the group of people check in later on the 5th of July at the campsites of 66 and 65. I've never seen campers this obnoxious in my life. Not only they arrived late and make a scene, they also kept their boring unseasoned music all the way til almost 1am! Like what kind of etiquette was that? Who raise those people? And they also had kids too. Yeah so besides these annoying neighbor I actually find this campground quite nice.

Just a long flat paved straight shot from Yelm to Tenino or farther. Not a huge amount to look at…read moreand although the roadway is a few feet away, it's still kind of peaceful. It's perfect for biking or just a walk. There are lots of apple trees and fresh berries along the way just in case you get hungry. The trail is kind of sandwiched between the highway & the golf course until you get out of Yelm. Then it turns into horse farms and fields of grass and wildflowers. It's 13.1 miles one way. I thought it was round trip when I looked on my hiking app and didn't realize how long it was until I got to Rainier city. So, if you go all the way to Tenino and back to Yelm, then you will have went well over the length of a marathon. It is shady in spots so there is reasonable cover from the sun until you get to Rainier. There are a few bugs and bees and wasps along the way. They have bug catching boxes and things along the way though to help reduce the bugs. The pavement can get tough to walk on over time so I switched up walking on the grass and sand on the sides of the trail. There is a designated parking lot off Railroad Ave just behind the skate park. I also didn't notice that when I started and ended up parking by the golf course. It would be nice if there was a water fountain along the way but I'm not begging. I would suggest you bring water though for the long walk.

Love the trail, only complaint I have is that dog and horse owners need to clean up their poop…read more Just nasty. Clean that shit up...

The map was a little confusing at first. We did the hiking trails and we're surprised how the paths…read moreare mainly kept up. We loved going out the falls. We didn't see the upper falls but the middle and the bottom. Was a little ways to figure how to get inside the waterfall but was awesome when we made it over :) but there was alot of trash at the bottom that needs to be cleaned like beer bottles.

Really solid place to hike. Very clear trails with varying difficulty. We chose to go to the falls…read more The maps and markers were very clear which was great. The walk to the falls had good elevation and an amazing view.

Hidden gem in Buckley! It was an easy for an experienced hiker. You have two ways of reaching to…read morethe top. There is pinnacle peak's way and cal magnusson trail's way. Pinnacle starts with about a one mile incline with a couple turns. You have options of going off the main trail to get to the top. Once you get to the top of the gravel trail, you turn right and you are lead to a forest. You have options of going straight which the incline becomes more difficult to get up to, or left, or right. I found going left is an easier path. If you keep going, you will see an intersection. Go right to keep going up. You will eventually hit another intersection, but keep going right. I think at this intersection, if you go left you will head towards Cal Magnusson trail's entrance as there were many people coming from this direction. Eventually when you keep going, you will reach the top and the view is absolutely gorgeous. A bit hidden behind trees, but Buckley looks pretty from up there. Overall, I definitely recommend this hike to all ages. Saw all ages on this hike. Also, if you like staying away from big crowds on hikes, this hike is for you.

Great views of reflection lake from here, unfortunately the lake was snow-covered and it wasn't…read moremuch of a reflection. Later on in the season and probably will be impressive.

The parking area is easy to get to. I got there at 9am and there were only 4 spots left out of…read moreabout 13-14 spots. The vault toilets were clean and surprising smelled great. The trees provide great cover from the sun and keeps the walking area quite cool. It was already warm at 9am and the sun peeked through the limbs of the trees. The first 3 or so miles are on the paved service road so it's a great warm up although the lack of variance can be tough if you have fallen arches or issues walking on flat surface for a while. Once you get closer to the start of the actual Green Lake Trail, the river kind of greets you and welcomes you to the start of the trail. It is then another 1.8 miles to the lake and there is a stop off about a mile in where you can go to Ranger Falls. The switchbacks are odd and there isn't really a strategy to them. It's not the typical back and forth. It's kind of all over the place and I liked that, so you don't get bored. The lake was beautiful. Simply beautiful. Super clear, still, emerald water. Hardly any fish stirring. Plenty of chipmunks though. The bees were slightly annoying though and won't leave you alone. I took an old tree limb from the ground to use as a swatting tool & that seemed to help.

This is a nice 80 acre multipurpose park in Ashford that is located right off the main road. It has…read morean amphitheater, walking paths, restrooms and a playground. There are plenty of parking spaces to park at. I ran a 5K over the summer that began and ended at this park. It was well organized and the park provided enough room for all of us runners and for the tents that were set up for the event. The amphitheater was designed to be used for various festivals, concerts, movies and other events.

After leaving the Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier, we (two families with a total of 5 kids under…read morethe age of 6) happened to notice this park/playground just off the road. It is brand new, and is a wonderful playground. Lots of really neat features, along with drinking fountains and bathrooms and trails. One of the best playgrounds I've been to, and it was a great way for the kids to burn off some excitement before we finished the drive home.

This Park was great for great for both beginners and experienced skaters. My grandkids had an…read moreawesome time here