Rainbow Rails — Attraction in Olympia

I came to the Rainbow Rails with a friend. We parked in a neighborhood at the top of the hill and walked down and had to figure out how to get here. I would suggest parking by Capitol Lake, crossing the street, and taking the dirt path under the road and it takes you right there. We were the only ones there. We didn't see any homeless people and we felt safe. I love that people beautify places. We came at low tide around 10:30 am. and saw lots of birds. It also has a beautiful view of the Olympia Capitol Building across the water....

Pretty rainbow painted rails along the waterfront. Easiest access would be to park along Capital Lake and walk under the bridge on the dirt trail. There is no bathrooms but it makes for a fun photo opportunity and we saw ducks and a couple of heron off in the distance. Watch your step, it does go over water and they are spaced apart with some in a need of repair. However my 6 1/2 year old managed it just fine. I would recommend any tide, but for photos it does look and smell better when...

Didnt make the walk to see it up close but from afar it was beautiful and certainly a hidden gem. And for the record, i dont know why everyone else was complaining about the homeless because as far as I could tell there weren't any heaps of garbage or foul smells or people screaming or harassing anyone or any other negative thing that would warrant a complaint, so if there are people living here I am sure they are harmless and deserve a little...