The Path over the Dam and around the Lake
The path around Capitol Lake is either 1.5 or 1.7 miles long depending on if you take the inside North basin shoreline trail and sidewalk loop or the outside Heritage Park perimeter road and...
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Olympia Duck Airport: Capitol Lake Dam Terminal
Many birds were taking off and landing at Capitol Lake. I could hear the mallards quacking out right of way pleas and the seagulls complaining back, squawking that they were first in line. The flight/landing patterns...
Capitol Dome’s Reflection
Again, I can’t help but have my attention drawn to the Capitol Building even though I am here for the dam. Without the Capitol Lake Dam, there’d be no Capitol Lake and no Capitol...
Drive to Capitol Lake Dam
I started my trip to Capitol Lake Dam around 6:30 P.M. It was 82° F. in my area of Yelm. After leaving my housing community, I continue on Bald Hills Rd SE in to...
Capitol Lake Arc of Statehood County Markers
Heritage Park sits east of the Capitol Lake Dam. Along the North Basin Shoreline trail, a 2,500-foot-long pathway features the Arc of Statehood which commemorates each Washington county with a bronze county marker. I only noticed...
Capitol Lake Dam from 4th Ave. Bridge
Whenever I journey to the Capitol Lake Dam, the Capitol Building is always catching my eye, its grand dome peeking over the conifers. The efforts of using the lake to highlight the Capitol Building...
Contaminated Water
I remember when I was younger, as a kid we would visit a lake just to escape the heat, that’s not the case with Capitol Lake anymore. The lake has been deemed hazardous to...
Capitol Lake Dam Grates
The view of the grates over top of the dam are a mesmerizing site. The pattern is enhanced with the addition of weather’s touch of rusty brown....
The Capitol Lake Dam Birds
Besides the joggers, another common visitor to the Capitol Lake Dam area is the varieties of birds. The Great Blue Heron can be seen stalking its...
The Capitol Lake Dam Joggers
I travel from Yelm to visit the Capitol Lake Dam, so I use I-5 south to the US-101. I take the first exit off the 101 by...
