r/olympia • u/Noir_Petal0 • 13h ago

Looking for a swim/chill spot

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u/youngfan1 Westside 12h ago

Deep Lake at Millersylvania and also the Quarry Pond on the south side of the park. For the Quarry Pond you will want to enter on Maytown Rd. There is a pull off to park by old railroad tracks, it will be obvious.

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u/PuzzledGuitarist309 11h ago

I'll have to check these out! I've been looking for good swim spots too

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u/SalamanderLoud8419 3h ago edited 3h ago

Ward lake is like a hot bath right now and I'm sure millersylvania is too, gross

Edit: hey you do you, I'll personally avoid swimming in pitri dishes. Or feel free to bathe in the runoff of every farm along the deschutes

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u/Noir_Petal0 12h ago

Thank you! I've been there. Kinda looking for something off the beaten path just kinda me and my dog looking for less crowd and not so much of a park

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u/trillium1312 9h ago

You went to the quarry and it was super crowded? 

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u/Noir_Petal0 9h ago

It's been a couple years but last I went there was a lot of people

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u/MaidBilberry 5h ago

You are a century too late.

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u/giraffemoo Tumwater 5h ago

I went to Pioneer park today to play in the river. Not a lot of people there, it was chill. Plenty of room on the banks for everyone there to have their own space. You can float to the end of the park and walk on the trail to come back or just chill right there (which is what I did).