General Info & Links
Places to Go, People to See, Things to Do.
Founded in 1845, historical Tumwater is located between Seattle and Portland on Interstate-5, serving the traveler with a central location for exploring Puget Sound and all of its beauty, including Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Pacific Ocean beaches, and the Olympic Peninsula and Rain Forest. Tumwater is a friendly community with a population of 16,710 and growing (based on 2010 stats).
Tumwater serves as a great "home base" for all of your sight-seeing activities. Hotels, bed and breakfast and campground facilities are priced just right. Enjoy your time visiting Tumwater, Olympia, Lacey and surrounding Thurston County communities during the day and rest comfortably in Tumwater at night.
Distance from Tumwater . . .
Tacoma -- 30 Miles
SeaTac Airport -- 46 Miles
Seattle -- 60 Miles
Pacific Ocean (Ocean Shores) -- 74Miles
Mt. Rainier (Paradise) -- 81 Miles
Olympic National Park -- 95 Miles
Portland, Oregon -- 113 Miles
Mt. St. Helens -- 120 Miles
Cascase Mountains (White Pass) -- 121 Miles
Neah Bay -- 187 Miles
Vancouver, Canada -- 201 Miles
Spokane -- 320 Miles
What to See and Do . . .
Bird Watching:
Birds of Washington State
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge
South Puget Sound's Best Places for Bird Watching
McLane Creek Trail
Casinos:
Lucky Eagle Casino
12888 - 188th Avenue SW, Rochester, WA 98579
Phone: 360-273-2000 or 1-800-720-1788
Red Wind Casino
012819 Yelm Hwy SE, Olympia, WA 98513
Phone: 360-412-5000 or 1-866-946-2444
Farmer's Markets:
Olympia Farmers Market
Tumwater Town Center Farmers Market
Delphi Valley Greenhouse
Golf:
Port of Olympia Airport Golf Center
Tumwater Valley Municipal Golf Course
Delphi Golf Club
Libraries:
Timberland Regional Library - Genealogy Resources
Tumwater Timberland Library
Washington State Library
Museums:
Bigelow House Museum
Crosby House Museum - Tumwater
Henderson House Museum - Tumwater
Olympic Flight Museum - Tumwater
State Capital Building/Capitol Campus - Olympia
State Capitol Museum - Olympia
Ocean Beaches:
Washington Beaches - Pacific Northwest
Olympia Lacey Tumwater Visitor & Convention Bureau
Parks - Miscellaneous:
Heritage Park Fountain - Olympia
Millersylvania State Park - South of Tumwater
Mt. St. Helens National Park
Mt. Rainier National Park
National Park Service
Washington State Parks
Parks - Tumwater:
Tumwater Falls Park
Tumwater Historical Park
5th & Grant Pocket Park
Historical Park
Jim Brown Park
Overlook Park
Palermo Pocket Park
Pioneer Park
Tumwater Hill Park
"V" Street Pocket Park
Trails:
The Mima Mounds
Thurston County Trails
Tumwater Trails
Watershed Park (Off Henderson Blvd.)
Area Schools
Administration
Tumwater School District
Elementary Schools (Grades K-6)
Black Lake Elementary
East Olympia Elementary
Littlerock Elementary
Michael T. Simmons Elementary
Peter G. Schmidt Elementary
Tumwater Hill Elementary
Middle Schools (Grades 7-8)
George Washington Bush Middle School
Tumwater Middle School
High Schools (Grades 9-12)
Tumwater High School
A. G. West Black Hills High School
Other Sites
New Market Vocational Skills Center
Local Colleges
South Puget Sound Community College
The Evergreen State College
Saint Martin’s University
