Join us throughout the summer at your favorite local beaches to wade through the mud and turn over rocks discovering estuary creatures like crabs, worms, sea stars and clams during summer low tides! The Estuarium’s trained volunteer Beach Naturalists will help you explore and identify the Salish Sea’s unique intertidal life during our annual Meet the Beach program. Check out our Beach Schedule to learn where you can find Beach Naturalists this summer.

Squaxin Park

• Address: 2600 East Bay Drive Northeast, Olympia, WA 98506
• Parking: Large lot, free to park, couple different trails to take down to the beach
• Accessibility: Short, slightly steep trail down to the beach
• Bathrooms: One on the East side of parking lot and one on the West side of the parking lot
• Beach Type: Gravelly, small rocks, muddy