
Take a Family Bike Ride Along the Yelm-Rainier-Tenino Trail
Where nature, history, and the future intersect. With a gushing waterfall as its centerpiece, Tumwater shines for its natural beauty, historic significance, and vibrant present.
The city just south of Olympia was the terminus for the Oregon Trail and became the first permanent European-American settlement in the Puget Sound region, where pioneers relied on energy from the churning Deschutes River. Originally named New Market by settlers, the Chinook jargon term Tumwater, meaning waterfall, ultimately made the cut as the city’s official brand.
The falls were instrumental to early industry—especially beer brewing—and they are now part of the 15-acre Brewery Park, arguably Tumwater’s most significant attraction. However, that reputation may soon be outpaced by Tumwater’s rising craft spirits scene. The Tumwater Craft District, once complete, will offer mixed-use spaces for restaurants, retail, produce, housing, and, of course, imbibing. The district has partnered up with South Puget Sound Community College’s Brewing and Distilling Program, which trains students in the art of making beer, spirits, and cider, putting Tumwater in the running for yet another historical designation as a world leader in craft production.
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8080 Center Street SW Tumwater, Washington 98501 (360) 786-8626
690 Barclift Ln SE Tumwater, Washington 98501
5188 Capitol Blvd SE Tumwater, Washington 98501 (360) 956-1235 Find A Room
6969 Tyee Dr SW Olympia, Washington 98516 (360) 539-4012
408 Cleveland Ave SE #107 Tumwater, Washington 98501 (360) 753-0719
110 Deschutes Pkwy SW Tumwater, Washington 98501 (360) 943-2550
709 Trosper Road SW Tumwater, Washington 98512 (360) 753-6626
2975 37th Ave SW Tumwater, Washington 98512 (360) 943-3556
1126 2nd Ave Tumwater, Washington 98512 (360) 357-5375
702 Deschutes Way N Tumwater, Washington 98502 (360) 943-9884
4800 Capital Blvd SE, Suite D Tumwater, Washington 98501 (360) 590-8666
600 T Street SE Tumwater, Washington 98501
6005 Tyee Dr SW Tumwater, Washington 98512 (360) 464-6700
1675 Mottman Rd. SW Tumwater, Washington 98501 (360) 754-6063
4200 Capitol Blvd. SE, Se. 104 Tumwater, Washington 98501 (360) 229-7697
2442 Mottman Rd. SW Tumwater, Washington 98512 (360) 705-4000
316 Schmidt Pl SW Tumwater, Washington (360) 704-9232
535 Bates Street SW Tumwater, Washington 98512 (360) 754-4160
3200 Mottman Rd SW Tumwater, Washington 98512 (800) 500-3812
4600 Capitol Blvd SE Tumwater, Washington 98501 (360) 352-5433
400 Lee Street SW Tumwater, Washington 98501 (360) 754-7320
3900 Cleveland Ave Tumwater, Washington 98501 (360) 943-9845
2030 Mottman Road SW Tumwater, Washington 98512 (360) 754-5760
7637 Old Hwy 99 SE Tumwater, Washington 98501 (360) 705-3925
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