Best places: Nature preserves in Tumwater, United States

762-acre protected estuary with trails, an education center, & bird- & whale-watching opportunities.

A 71-acre tract of wetlands & forest around Snake Lake, featuring trails & a visitors center.

👍👍 Beautiful! Stunning! Read the signs, lots of info about stuff! Who knew?! A female bat can eat 600 insects in an hour. Can you imagine if we didn’t have bats? WHOA! Also saw 30 plus herein (blue) sunbathing all casual like. Check it out or don’t.

👍👍 Had a beautiful time revisiting, loved the option off short or longer trail. The scenery was perfect, from a forested stretch out to the wetlands. Absolutely beautiful. Saw deer and bats during our half hour at the park. Was not disappointed, hadn’t visited for 10 years.

👍👍 2 main trail options, 1 mile and 2 mile. The first loop takes you around 1 side of a small scenic pond/small lake. You can find blackberries here in july. I haven't tried the 2 mile loop yet. There is not much seating for any rest stops. There is some incline but not terrible. If someone in a wheelc...

👍👍 One of my favorite places to get away and drop a hook . Theres two other lakes connecting to the main lake. Oh yeah, and there's a family of beavers there as well.

👍👍 This is one of our favorite places to go walking. The people who take care of this area really care about our ecosystem and attempt to create an environment that fosters community with nature.

👍 Solid place to walk around. There's can be weirdos and strays that come in and out and the creek is quite polluted now a days. Really needs a cleanup. But I still love it here it is a great place to clear the mind. One of my favorite parks.

😠 I would advise against going here, it is not safe. I thought and still believe it is supposed to be open to the public but the "caretaker" will claim you are private property and chase you off and make veiled threats against you. If you go I advise having a camera on just in case. This place needs t...

👍 Not bad, kinda creepy if you are going by yourself 🤣. Great place for bird watching or going for a walk next to water, down side there are lots of mosquitoes around.

👍 New trail preserve with a playground, and pretty clean bathrooms. Beautiful view of Mtn Rainier