Priest Point Park beach
Priest Point Park sits east of the Budd Bay Inlet. The capital and city of Olympia spreads before it. This is a great beach to picnic, play, party, and most of all, explore. It holds over 265 acres of forested area. Located on East Bay Drive, between Mission Ave and Flora Vista Ave.
Capital Lake Park
It's nestled right in the heart of downtown on Capital Lake, great climbing toys, great for any ages. There is also a very nice path to walk on that surrounds the lake. It is located on Fifth Ave and Water Street in downtown Olympia.
Burfoot park
This park is great for parties, picnics, or just having fun! You can hike in the woods, play at the beach, climb on the toys or play in the open fields. There are barbecues and covered picnic areas. This is a very nice park! East Bay Drive and Boston Harbor Road
Youger Park
Here you can play on the toys, play games on the 2 baseball fields or on the regular fields. There is a picnic area, horseshoe place and soon there will be a new skateboard and rollerblading park. It is located on Capital Mall Drive and Cooper Point Road.
Tumwater falls park
This is a great opportunity for fun and beautiful walks. A path leads you around a nice calm river and wonderful waterfall of the Deschutes River. There is a open field for picnicking and playing. You can also visit the fish hatchery that's there. It is located off of Deschutes Parkway in Tumwater.
Tumwater Historical Park
Located near the Tumwater Falls Park and across from the old brewery, is a small park with lots of play toys and picnicking areas. Gravel trails run through a cattail marsh, and this is also where the trail that circles Capitol Lake is located. Open dawn to dusk. It is located off of Deschutes Park Way just south of the I-5 underpass.
Sylvester Park
In the middle of downtown, is a park called Sylvester Park. It was part of the original plat made by Edmund Sylvester in 1850. At a time it was used as a pasture and during the 1856 Indian War, settlers built a blockhouse there for protection. Today there are huge beautiful trees, shaded picnic areas and places for public gatherings. The gazebo in the middle of the park was rebuilt in 1976. It is located on Legion and Capitol Way.