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Mima Mounds Prairie

 










Mima Mounds (13Kb)

 





Mima prairie expanse and forest edge.






Wildflowers bloom across these "pimpled" plains from April until September.  A 30-minute self-guided trail (1/2 mile) meanders through the mounds; hiking trails circle out into the 445-acre preserve, where bird watchers can enjoy the sights and sounds of the prairie and forest.  
 
Open daily dawn to dusk. 








Directions

Road Map to Priest Point Park (13 Kb)

To reach Waddell Creek Rd, I-5 exit #95, take SR 121 west, approx. 10 miles south of Olympia; (360) 748-2383


While you are in the Mima Mounds area, you may want to drive by the Glacial Heritage area. This area is normally closed to the public. But you can view  birds from the road. White-tailed kites have been seen
in this area. 



 

Bird Watching Notes


Typical birds include Meadowlark, White-crowned Sparrow, Swainson's Thrush,
numerous butterflies, grasshoppers, and wildflowers.










Trail Map

Trail Map for Priest Point Park (15 Kb)








































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Send comments about our web site to Greg Pelletier: 
pelican@vei.net

Thanks to Bob Morse for his descriptions of the birding sites! Others who also contributed to this web site are:

Michael Clegg, Woody Franzen, Larry Goldstein, Sheila McCartan, Nikki McClure, Tammy Pelletier, Brian Price,

Scott Richardson, Bill Shelmerdine, Ruth Sullivan, Bill Ward, Cedar Wells,

and the City of Olympia Water Resources Program