Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
Olympia, WA
The trails give excellent birdwatching vantages of the refuge’s sloughs, dikes, wetland pools, and extensive mud and tidal flats. When the tide is out, take to the boardwalk traversing glistening mud and salt flats.
Kennedy Creek Natural Area Preserve
Olympia, WA
This is a great “pit-stop” on your loop journey. The access from Hwy 101 is easy, and ADA accessible.
Oakland Bay County Park
Shelton, WA
From the trailhead hike through old-growth trees and an old orchard to the historic 1892-built Malaney-O’Neill House on a small bluff above Oakland Bay.
Jarrell Cove State Park
Harstine Island, WA
An easy one mile trail loops the park’s periphery through quiet woods and along a bluff above the two slender finger inlets making up Jarrell Cove.