Friday, June 3, 2011

Tumwater Falls Park (Tumwater, WA)

Tumwater Falls Park in Tumwater, Washington: rugged beauty without the rugged hike!  Easily traversable walkways and bridges, 15 acres of natural beauty, fabulous photo opportunites and great places to picnic.  Doggies must be on leash.  See the the Deschutes River near the end of its journey from the the Cascade Mountain Range toward Puget Sound.  A nearby restaurant of note: Falls Terrace Restaurant (which overlooks the park) - voted "Best View and Most Romantic Restaurant" by The Olympian newspaper.   













The name Tumwater comes from the Native American Chinook phrase tumtum chuck meaning "waterfall" or "rapids" (literally "heartbeat water").

1 comment:

  1. These are just amazing photographs. I am so glad to see this site. Thank you. Am already planning on going to Terrace Falls Restaurant this summer.

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