Waterfalls
Research 5 waterfalls within weekend reach of Olympia, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Olympia. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Olympia. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Olympia, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Tumwater Falls is a waterfall reachable from Olympia as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Tumwater Falls, about 3 km (2 mi) from Olympia
Image credit: Image: Joe Mabel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lilliwaup Falls is a waterfall reachable from Olympia as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lilliwaup Falls, about 51 km (31 mi) from Olympia
Image credit: Image: Ellis via U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Rainbow Falls is a waterfall reachable from Olympia as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Rainbow Falls, about 53 km (33 mi) from Olympia
Image credit: Image: ECTran71 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Murhut Falls is a waterfall reachable from Olympia as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Murhut Falls, about 71 km (44 mi) from Olympia
Image credit: Image: Ebencalhoun / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Chenuis Falls is a waterfall reachable from Olympia as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Chenuis Falls, about 80 km (50 mi) from Olympia
Image credit: Image: NPS Photo / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain