This is such a beautiful place to take a peaceful walk. They have a great walking path where you can see all kinds of birds including bald eagles. There is a nice gift shop to pick up souvenirs. You can also rent binoculars if you happened to forget some. It's an easy place to visit from the freeway. There is... More

Great walk and talk while being able to look OUT and see nature and critters in their native habitat. More

Just off the freeway and very accessible. You can walk and be with nature for about five miles. This is right on the Sound so you also get spectacular views! A very popular spot, especially when the weather is nice. A particular treat if you are a bird watcher. More

Shovelers, Pintails, Teals, Buffleheads, Goldeneyes, Red-breasted Mergansers, Horned and Pied-Billed Grebes, American Bittern, Great Blue Herons, Great Egret, Ret-tailed hawks, Bald Eagles, Great Horned Owls, Bonaparte's gull, Hairy woodpecker, Common Yellowtroat, Yellow-rumped Warbler, and more in a four-hour stroll through the refuge. A birder's dream day! More

This was a great trip! It's very interesting seeing how what was once a farm is now becoming an estuary..... Very cool. For birders, lots of birds as well. Very informative and helpful staff at the visitors' center... More

from the Nisqually river to the Puget Sound there are too many sights,smells and sounds to enjoy in one trip.many rewarding photo options More

Incredible views of Bald Eagles, and all other forms of bird life. Trails are level and well maintained. The removal of the levees, and now natural estuary with an amazing boardwalk built out over the water is not something to be missed. Bring your binoculars and be in awe! More

Although Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is just off I-5, a few minutes northeast of Lacey-Olympia, the well-designed paths and boardwalks of the refuge let you get lost in nature for an hour or more. You can circle the ponds, watch swallows and swifts dart around the old barns (all that remain of the original farmstead), or wander off down a... More

This would be a wonderful park, but it is too close to the freeway, which is noisey in an otherwise peaceful atmosphere. It's great for the animals, though, and much needed. If you can get past the freeway noise, it's a nice place to visit. More