Grass Lake Nature Park Explained

Grass Lake Nature Park is a nature reserve in Olympia, Washington. The park has an area of .^[1]

The central feature of the park is Grass Lake, a reservoir dammed in 1966.^[2] Swamp grass in the lake accounts for the name.

The lake and surrounding wetland has been owned by the City of Olympia since the 1980s.^[1] Amenities include a 1.3miles hiking trail.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: City of Olympia - Grass Lake Nature Park . olympiawa.gov . 25 July 2022.
2. Web site: Thurston County Place Names: A Heritage Guide . Thurston County Historical Commission . 1992 . 28 March 2018 . 32 . 24 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200324163309/https://www.co.thurston.wa.us/permitting/historic/docs/Place-Names.pdf . dead .
3. Web site: Grass Lake Nature Park . WTA . 28 March 2018.