Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- 1 Olympia Regional Airport, 7643 Old Highway 99 SE, ☏ +1 360-528-8079. A general aviation public airport offering aircraft service and maintenance operations, flight instruction, hangars and tie down space, state and corporate aviation facilities, and land and buildings available for lease for aviation related use.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) is the nearest commercial airport.
By car
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Interstate 5 (I-5) from Seattle and Portland passes through Tumwater.
US Highway 101 (US-101) from Port Angeles and the Olympic Peninsula moves along the northern city limit before merging into I-5.
Get around
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Map of Tumwater
Intercity Transit, ☏ +1 360-786-1881, toll-free: +1-800-287-6348. Operates local buses in and around Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater.
See
[edit]- 1 Tumwater Falls Park, 110 Deschutes Way SW.
- 2 Tumwater Historical Park, 802 Deschutes Way SW, ☏ +1 360-754-4160. Sunrise to Sunset. Park adjacent to the Crosby House. Includes space for picnics and river access.
- 3 Tumwater Hill Park, 3115 Ridgeview Ct SW, ☏ +1 360-754-4160. Sunrise to Sunset. Includes trails and a baseball field.
- 4 Crosby House Museum, 702 Deschutes Way N, ☏ +1 360-943-9884.
- 5 Henderson House Museum, 602 Deschutes Way.
Do
[edit]- 1 Tumwater Valley Golf Course, 4611 Tumwater Valley Dr SE, ☏ +1 360 943-9500.
- 2 Wolf Haven International, 3111 Offut Lake Rd SE, Tenino (9 mi southeast of Tumwater, on Offut Lake Rd SE, just east of Old Hwy 99), toll-free: +1-800-448-9653, fax: +1 360-264-4639. It is a wolf sanctuary located about a half an hour from Olympia. Forty-seven wolves reside at the refuge and it can be toured by visitors. It has been listed several times in reputable wildlife journals as being one of the top wolf sanctuaries in the United States.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Falls Terrace, 106 Deschutes Way SW, ☏ +1 360 943-7830. Great seafood & steakhouse with a view of Tumwater Falls.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Best Western Tumwater Inn, 5188 Capitol Blvd SE, ☏ +1 360 956-1235, fax: +1 360 357-6025.
- 2 Motel 6 Tumwater - Olympia, 400 W Lee St, ☏ +1 360 754-7320, fax: +1 360 705-0655.
- 3 Extended Stay America - Olympia - Tumwater, 1675 Mottman Rd SW, ☏ +1 360 754-6063. A hotel designed especially for longer stays with studios featuring fully-equipped kitchens and plenty of work space.
Go next
[edit]| Routes through Tumwater |
| Seattle ← Olympia ← | N S
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→ Centralia → Portland |
| Port Angeles ← Olympia ← | N  S
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