Grays Harbor Farmers Market & Crafts Fair (18 minutes, 0.8 miles) Open 7 Days 11am-7pm

The Grays Harbor Farmers Market & Crafts Fair in on US 101 at 1956 Riverside Ave, where Sumner Ave. veers to become Riverside Ave. Discover local produce at Jay’s Farm Stand, delicious pastries from Nancy's Bakery, fine soups and sandwiches at Deidra's Deli, fine arts, & quality crafted items, Handmade Soaps & sundries, Candles, and Goods! Something for everyone!

Riverside Dike Park (20 minutes, 0.8 miles)

After visiting the Farmers Market, stroll along the Hoquiam River on Johnny Green Riverside Dike. A 0.3 mile stretch between Riverside Avenue and the Hoquiam River.

Polson Museum (25 minutes, 1.0 miles) Wed-Sat 11am-4pm, Sun 12-4pm

Polson Museum is on US 101 at 1611 Riverside Ave. The 1924 26-room mansion belonged to timber heir Arnold Polson. The museum provides a pictorial history of the Grays Harbor communities and presents special exhibits throughout the year. A replica of Polson's locomotive repair shop is housed in a separate building and contains a collection of large equipment, including the Polson 45, a 1906 2-6-2 Baldwin. Stroll through the rose garden on the park grounds, which is at its most floriferous during the summer months.

Locally

Lake Quinault

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Majestic glacier-carved and glacier-fed Lake Quinault is surrounded by the mossy old growth trees of the Quinault Rain Forest, one of only three temperate coniferous rain forests in the Western Hemisphere. The Quinault Valley is known as the "Valley of the Giants." Easy, short hikes will take you to the largest Sitka Spruce tree in the world or the world’s largest Western Red Cedar, along with other nationally recognized giants of Hemlock, Douglas Fir.

A 31-mile loop road takes you around the lake venturing into the south end of the Olympic National Park. Keep a keen eye out for Roosevelt Elk, Black Tail Deer, Cougar, Bald Eagle, Bobcat, and Black Bear and gorgeous views of the Olympic Mountains.

A strenuous day hike can take you to the top of Colonel Bob Mountain, elevation 4492’, for breathtaking scenery.

Ocean Shores Beaches

Damon Road, Chance a la Mer, Pacific Ave., Ocean Lake Way, and Taurus Blvd. allow both pedestrian and vehicular access to the beach. The six-mile long beach extends the length of Ocean Shores to the North Jetty and affords a wide expanse of flat beach that is designated a legal state highway.

Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve

The Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve (NAP) was established in 1976 to protect rare examples of mima mound landforms and Puget prairie grasslands. The site includes a small Garry oak woodland and savannah (widely spaced oak trees with grass understory) and also supports a variety of prairie dependent butterflies and birds, and Douglas-fir forest. The NAP currently comprises 637 acres of grassland covered mima mounds, forest and oak woodland. In 1966, the National Park Service designated mima mounds a National Natural Landmark, for its representation of our Nation’s natural landscape. The site is one of only 17 landmarks found in Washington State.

REMINDER: Please​ remember there are no dogs allowed (service dogs are an exception) at Mima Mounds Preserve.