Best Outdoor Activities in Olympia

Touted to be the city's first waterfront park, the Priest Point Park was once a Native American settlement. A recreational spot, the park is frequented by outdoor lovers and bird watchers. The park can be explored by various trails and bird species like downy, breasted nuthatch, osprey etc. can be spotted here.

Skirting the harbor, the picturesque Percival Landing Park is one of the most popular in the city. Besides the lush open spaces and picnic areas, the park includes a popular boardwalk that offers beautiful vistas of the bay. Beautifully landscaped with sculptures and other public art installations, the park is also the site of several public events and celebrations through the year.