Trip
Day Hike - Watershed Park
This is an after-school hike for families with children through forested parks that lace through Olympia’s beautiful Wildwood Neighborhood, including the undeveloped portion of Watershed Park west of Henderson, Trillium Park, and Rowan hillside park. We can talk about the history of the neighborhood and the glacial geology that shaped the forested ravines and ponds that give this neighborhood its “wild woods”. We’ll finish with hot drinks.
Contacts
- Wed, Feb 18, 2026
- Olympia Family Hiking Committee
- Day Hiking
- Families, Youth
- Easy
- Casual
- Mileage: 2.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 100 ft
- 9 (11 capacity)
- Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
- Mon, Feb 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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This is a family hike with priority given to kids with adults:
- The hike is appropriate for children of all ages but trails are not suitable for strollers.
- The trails are single-track paths through ferns and dense undergrowth and may be muddy.
- Water-resistant boots will help keep you dry.
- We will hike rain or shine.
We will meet at a time convenient for after-school family schedules (probably at 3:30 pm) at the Hike Leader’s home in the neighborhood. Specific directions will be given in a pre-Hike email. We anticipate hiking for about 2 hours.
Required Equipment
Bring basic family hiking gear appropriate for the expected weather, including:
- backpack for each adult and kid, ideally with a waist strap.
- family first aid kit.
- rain gear and warm layers for everyone in your family group.
- Water-resistant shoes that can get muddy, and change of shoes in the car for the drive home.
- water and snacks.
- maps will be provided by the leader.
- binoculars and field guides as desired for wildlife and plant identification.