Cheap Things To Do in Olympia, Washington

Aunique combination of estuary, tidal flats and freshwater marshes makes the Nisqually National Wildlife Re... More on LLBean.com

Given the climate of the area it's active year-round, although spring thaws significantly... More on Epinions.com

An 842-acre wooded park with impressive stone picnic shelters and bathhouses constructed between 1933 and 1939 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Other facilities include two swimming beaches and...

Millersylvania State Park is an 842-acre camping park with 3,300 feet of freshwater shoreline on Deep Lake. The park, filled with trails, is abundant in old-growth cedar and fir trees. ... More on WashingtonStateParks

The Olympic Flight Museum is dedicated to maintaining and flying historic aircraft. Visitors to the museum ... More on Weather.com

My kids and I thoroughly enjoyed this museum. More on TripAdvisor

These grass-covered mounds are a phenomena that exist in China and Alaska as well as Thurston County, WA. The area, now a registered national landmark, is mysterious in origin and remains a source...

Hike through a landscape that almost appears lunar (except for the vegetation of course). Weave in and out and even over a few of the hundreds of 4- to 6-foot mounds scattered across this Thurston ... More on Trails

Scenic stroll along Budd Bay offers public art, historic interpretive sites and waterfront views of the Ol... More on Visitolympia.com

It's lovely to walk the pier in downtown Olympia. It's in walking distance of the Farmers Market, the fount... More on GeckoGo

On Johnson Point, eight miles northeast of Olympia, Thurston County. It contains an underwater park located... More on GoingToTheBeach.com

The Olympic National Forest is not contiguous. You find it basically around the Outside of Olympic N ... More on Epinions.com

Priest Point Park has a deep and rich history. Missionaries of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate came to this ... More on familydaysoutusa

Priest Point Park is a lovely place to take a walk, look at amazing views or play on the swings with yo... More on TripAdvisor

Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge is located at the western edge of the city of Hoquiam and hosts hundreds of thousands of shorebirds. This is a major stopover each spring for Western sandpiper... More on LLBean.com

Far from its glacial source on the southern side of Mount Rainier, the Nisqually River empties into Puget Sound in a broad delta. Once a working farm, the site has become one of the finest birdwatc... More on Trails

Voted Best Place to Take Kids for nearly a decade, The Hands On Children's Museum hosts more visitors for i... More on Hocm.org

We brought our own refreshments, but if we did it again we would probably let them do it all as that would ... More on GoCityKids

One of the best hiking options in the 90,000-acre Capitol State Forest, the Sherman Creek Loop travels up and down two visually appealing valleys. No grand views or grand forest herejust miles of t... More on Trails

Great trail for dogs/kids especially during the summer berry season. The t More on Trails